Journals from the Jungle IX: Save the Life You Can

One day you finally knew

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The following are journal excerpts—a series of stories from my recent travels.

HRV 140. HR 40. This is such an incredible place, and way to live for bodies. Either exercising or at rest and never in between.

Two days remain. Ouch.

But, that house …

It’s hard to think beyond right now.

I sleep? I sleep. I wake up eager, eager, eager. And happy too. Definitely happy.

Everyone asks if I’m ever coming home, do I live here now? I say no, and yes, and it feels right. They say, You look so happy. My friend sends me a Mary Oliver poem and it’s the first time I’ve cried on this trip. 

I am just riding this wave. Like I know to, because eventually it will break. Like Dad taught me, like nature taught me. I am, I am. And, I can’t handle my life right now—it’s immense.

Could I describe how I feel right now? I feel …