Backflips for Serenity

29 years ago (perhaps even to the day) I was totally stressed out about my life.

I had recently graduated from college and was about to leave for the Peace Corps. I was out of sorts and confused about what I wanted to do with my life. So, I went to the pool at Eldorado Springs and did back flips off the diving board until I found peace.

I hadn’t been back there since until I took my daughter there today.

As soon as I walked in I was struck by the absurdity of my stress 29 years ago. I literally laughed out loud. What in the world did I have to be stressed about?

I imagine that in 29 years if I look back at what stresses me out now, I’ll find that completely absurd too.

Hmmmm? Maybe I should just skip the being stressed out part since it will just be absurd.