duality and train my brain to cease churning. I practice daily sitting in half lotus, deep breathing, and being fully present. This enlightenment contradicts my lifelong habit of continually thinking, planning, reflecting, and moving. Adjusting my expectations makes all the difference in my satisfaction with daily life. My inner artist reawakens, so I desire the vigor to create and build.
The last leg of my road trip is physical fitness. Vigilantly maintaining a Paleo diet enables me to reintroduce exercise. Hiking miles of nature trails raises my stamina. Yoga with my favorite dvd Not Your Everyday Yoga: Journey Into Inner Strength stretches my inflexible muscles and stiff joints. Weight lifting routines increase my strength. I relieve chronic spinal and nerve pain with acupressure mats from bedofnails.org and massage therapy sessions. All of these improvements energize my efforts to build an organic wilderness preserve and a sustainable lifestyle.