Bozeman or Bust

I am currently sitting in my old, yet Oh So Comfortable orange Popazan chair.  I didn't know till recently that it even had a name besides orange, round comfortable, don't sit in My camp chair or else.  Therefore, I don't know how to spell it and am not even going to spell check it.  Sorry of if you are uncomfortable with that. Ok, not really sorry, because today's topic is a reflection on my past weekend and how it could have been Really uncomfortable in many moments had my head/heart not been in the right space.

So, Friday morning a friend and I tossed some basic needs into her car.  Clothes, sleeping bags, a tent and some food. Oh, and she did toss in matches.  I think she may have seen a couple episodes of Survivor and remembered that fire is a good thing out in the wild and we were headed to the wild for sure. Our chosen direction was North; with Bozeman, MT being our most northern point given we only had a few days and didn't want to spend all our time driving to Awesomer destinations.  Bozeman would be awesome enough given she had never crossed its borders.

With the air conditioner in our hair and a song in our ears, we hit the road. Free at last! For those planners out there...Breath...it will all be ok.  Big Sky was our first stop and we met a wonderful woman who gave us Get Lost Montana stickers.  Two for each of us!!  Now we were livin. We wandered the resort area and took many silly pictures and soaked in the beauty of that area before continuing North.

Hmmm, do we rough camp along the river or hit the KOA outside Bozeman?  We had set out to find hot springs and the hot tub at the KOA was pretty darn close to that...right? Upon arrival, we found the whole set up changed and no hot tub.  Bummer!  Next.  We found a sports store and the cute, energetic girl inside filled our heads and a piece of paper with extrodinary camping ideas and directions.  We were set now!

A plate full of sushi, no we didn't spear it ourselves, and another server's ideas found us headed toward Hyalite Resevoir, in the complete opposite direction from the first girl's suggestions. This decision came partly due to the huge rainstorm outside and staying lower down the mountain sounded like a smart idea. We were a little lost though, as the server didn't provide as elaborate of instructions.  Luckily, I purchased a fancy map while at the sports store which came in handy at several points on the trip, especially this night as it was raining and we were lost, it was getting late and All the campsites were taken. We found the last one...a literal mud pit due to all the rain. I won't tell you how long it took us or how many times up and down the canyon road we drove to find it.  I was about ready to just pull over and sleep in the car. I fell in love with our mud pit and the beautiful things that were close to it to see.  Did I mention that even though we were lower down the mountain we were actually right below the dam, we could see it from our campsite.  Funny!

We hiked, took pictures, came across lots of grouchy storm clouds, met great people, found another Last Spot at a KOA near Livingston, got rained on a little, sat by a smoking fire because to wood was wet, saw deer, a bald eagle, cows, elk, buffalo, amazing mountains and beautiful rivers. We ate healthy food and lots of Wilcoxson's creamy, smooth peanut butter & chocolate ice cream with a scoop of bubble gum.  We drank water, hot chocolate and a few swigs of soda. We were serious and we were silly. We had it all because we were happy, carefree and doin different.

So that is my message!  For those of you who are so stuck to schedules and planners and the "this is how it must be done's," I say Be Free.  Let your hair down and go with the Flow.  Set your exercise routines down for a day or two and do whatever comes to mind; even if that's just putting on your shoes and walking, going to the hills, or turning on some music and dancing.  Maybe it's simply resting and not pushing so hard for a moment. Be willing to Flow and see what comes across your path and trust it will be the right thing for you in that moment.   Be Spontaneous!  Be Silly! Be Soul-full!  You might just be amazed at what you discover when you take the time to do different from the routine and scheduled lives you lead. You might just hear You calling!

For exercise ideas different from your norm give us a holler at Health and Fitness Academy.  Or, if your norm is never having a plan and you would like one, it would be our pleasure to assist you with that as well. We have a team of four trainers to fit your needs and assist you in "doing different."

So go ahead, get in the ring, get dirty, Be spontaneous, Be free and then share your stories with us! You never know how you may inspire another with your courage &/or crazy story.

Until Next Time...Go BE Great!

Jennifer Saunders
Health & Fitness Academy
ButtinGear
Reiki
Intuitive Life Coach