Fuzzy Tongue

Ever wake up in the morning feeling like you have a hangover, even though you didn’t drink? You know what I mean, you have that dry pasty mouth, your eyes that won’t focus, and your body that just can’t get coordinated. I’m sure most of you would say, “That’s every morning”. So you know what I mean. Looking out my window I can see a breeze blowing out of the east. While I’m hidden inside my room with a box fan and a new AC unit, I’m reasonably protected from the elements outside. Yet looking out the window I want nothing more but to be outside and face another day…even with a fuzzy tongue.   
 
Despite not having the sense God gave a gopher, I’m sitting outside. And despite the rising heat it is surprisingly comfortable out here. The breeze coming from the coast reminds me of long summer days back home at the beach. With my toes in the sand and the rhythm of the waves taking me back to shore. The rhythmic tapping of hammers by the roofers at my neighbor’s house brings back such memories. Getting me out of my room and back into my head. And while the doctors insist I stay inside as much as I can. I can’t resist the calling that the nature world will teach me more.
 
For many of us, sound bites and notifications on our phones are all we see of the world. Never realizing that it’s all just clickbait designed to tell us how to think and feel. It’s all just a game to the manufactured world to keep us occupied and asleep. But right here as the sun peeks through the leaves and the tapping hammers finish up their day. Just like a billion other humans out there we are all just struggling to survive. So don’t remain in your isolated bubbles. Get to know the opinions of others. Never assume that you’re always right. Let the fuzziness fade from your minds and breathe in nature is telling you.