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Gone Fishin’

Sometimes in life, one can get so wrapped up in everything important going on that they simply forget what it is like to take a deep breath, slow down, and enjoy living in the world they are working so hard in. 

I do.  Practically every week this summer has been filled with things that although important to me, are not really the building blocks for true inner happiness.  My schedule seems so packed that taking a day off here and there is only necessary to continue on the next week.  At work, one lady seemed to be having the exact same epiphany.  Sure, working hard at a job you (secretly) love is important.  But I realized last night, I have been leaving things I use to enjoy doing around the house to my amazing fiancé (such as taking the puppy for a walk) because I have been so busy. 

Then after work, dance practice (if I do well I may be willing to try out for Iowa Western’s spirit squad, (further filling my schedule)), lunch, grocery shopping, gym, I ran up my 3 flights of stairs and threw the apartment door open.  “Trav! We’re going fishing!” 

He looked up from his books, as if the four horsemen of the apocalypse were beating down the door.  “I need to relax!” 

We loaded up the car with fish poles and tackle.  We literally had to find the fishing licenses we bought at the beginning of summer with full intentions of “fishing every weekend!”  Stuffed at the back of the sock drawer underneath anklets, we shoved them in our pockets and headed off.  

Destination: Lake Arrowhead at Neola.  We spent the next 3 hours reeling in fish after fish after fish.  We went through 3 dozen worms, and after tallying how many we caught & kept, the total reached….41 fish!  I had been so busy all summer I forgot how exciting it was to reel in a lil bluegill and wait for Trav to peel it off the hook and put another worm on.  Sounds a bit too simplistic?  It is! 

Fishing may just be the ultimate cure for a too hectic summer.  

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