Sometimes you just gotta get off by yourself, you know.  I know you long for that kind of silence and autonomy.

Lots coming up: Drama Club starting again, gym challenge winding up – gotta lose all those pounds!  Yes, the next few weeks are going to be hectic. So I decided to get out and recharge my batteries.  You gotta do stuff like that for yourself.  And if you’re expecting other people to GIVE you this time – forget it.  You gotta snatch it when you can.  We all do it, right?  Asking the teacher to go to the restroom when you just need a few minutes of silence.  In grade school, I used to go to the nurse for the same reason.  She’d let me lay down in a quiet dark room.  Fifteen minutes later, I was ready to go back to class.  You don’t need too long.  Even five minutes laying on your bed focusing on your breathing can make a huge difference.  Try it! Imagine I am lying on the bed next to you.  I am with you – whenever you think of me.  There is no disconnectedness.  We are all one.  Runaway with me “to a garden that is bursting into life.” Enjoy Snow Patrol and their song – “Chasing Cars.”