On the Road is How I Relax

However you spend your day (or the day spends you), it is recommended that people take at least 30 minutes for their well-being to do an activity that they enjoy. That doesn't sound like much time in the grand scheme, but sometimes it can be impossible to find those 30 minutes in a given day.

Lucky for me, driving is an activity I thoroughly enjoy. Even when I'm travelling somewhere new or crowded and my anxiety spikes and frustration has me growling at other drivers. My car is my safe space. It was my love of travel that begot my love of driving, not the other way around; but the end result of road-trip relaxation is the same. When all I have is 30 minutes to relax, I'll often reach for a more immediate activity such as yoga or reading or listening to music, that requires zero prep and can be abandoned without too much fuss as adulting calls me back to the world. But when I've got the time, or the need, I pick a direction and drive.





Sometimes I wind up on the side of the road in a different state, completely lost and loving it.











Sometimes I find myself at the border to another country, experiencing firsthand nature's awesome beauty and power.









And sometimes I find something fun in an area I'd thought totally explored. [Ghostly Manor Thrill Center]












Whatever it is that helps you recharge, do it today. Do it now! Trust me ;) 
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