I feel really lame telling you about entertainment that has to do with being lazy. It’s almost summertime. I was talking to my friend Amanda, and I was like, “Amanda, what the heck am I going to write about this week?” and she said “Outside stuff. Being active. That sort of entertainment.”
Wow. How true.
Go outside the next chance you get. Tan. Swim (when the lakes are finally warm enough.) Run. Take pictures of the beautiful scenery, if you can find any these days. Go for a hike. Ride your bike. Take a walk to get some ice cream with your friends. Pick up trash on the side of the highway. Pick up skateboarding. Dress up as a ninja with your friends and go film a movie outside while you scare your neighbors and make sure to act as crazy as you can. Be a little kid again!
It makes me sad that a few years ago I was telling my mom, “See ya I’m gonna go play!” or trying to make an excuse for why my new jeans were so muddy. I used to build tree houses that I knew would fall down in a day, but it was the rush of it and the excitement of being outside in the sun and taking in everything around me that made me want to get up in the morning.
People wonder why there’s such a heightened state of depression in the world right now. It’s because there are way too many things that keep us indoors. We’re living in a time where we have to grasp what nature gives us and we need to feel reality in order to be happy. We’re losing ourselves in digital worlds and we forget what’s really important: the simple things.
Have a great summer.
-Kassandra
photo from channel4.com
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