The Best Summer Yet...

Despite being unemployed and getting progressively lower on funds, I feel that this has been my most successful and most fulfilling summer ever. I feel that my decision to quit my miserable job and to explore and embrace life was completely justified and productive, and have never been happier, even despite my "blue days." What has made this summer so excellent, you ask? To name a few:

• Exciting trips and adventures
• SCUBA opportunities in exotic AND local venues
• Lots of time with Dad-lunches and fun SCUBA trips
• Lots of time with Mom-I have spent more time in Kansas this summer than ever before
• Time with the sister
• Time at the pool
• Great tans
• Time with friends of all degrees
• Happiness, laughter, self-exploration, and an inner peace not to be laughed at
• Meditation retreat
• Exercise
• New hobbies and experiences
• A broadened vision of what might and ought to be

I have noticed a marked improvement in my temper, my stress level, and my overall happiness. Things that are all welcomed changes for someone like me. Things haven't always turned out like I expected or anticipated or even wanted, but they have turned out, and have often been much better than expected. I cannot even begin to express my gratitude for the experiences I have had and continue you to have. The past two years or so have really opened my eyes to the joy that is life, and this summer has continued to show me the things that are truly important in life, and how living for those things is far more fulfilling and productive.