Right before I was getting ready to turn thirty, I started to feel a major existential crisis coming on. I didn’t really know what to do next with my life, I was in a LTR I knew needed to end, and my issues with my family were driving me insane. I knew I needed to get out of town and get some perspective, so I planned a solo trip.
I wound up locking myself away at an old, trippy, hot springs resort in the middle of Oregon for 5 days. It was off the grid, totally vegetarian, no alcohol or caffeine was allowed and the food was mostly grown on-site. I basically just hung out naked, went from water pool to water pool, did yoga, got massages, walked aimlessly and did almost no talking.
After the 5 days were over, I really had a few major epiphanies. I needed to end my relationship, I needed to go to start applying to grad school, and I realized that my parents and I just didn’t have the relationship I thought we did.
I came out of the 5 days detoxed and with a clear head. On the drive home, I hit the freeway, passed a diner and had another epiphany; I don’t give a crap how much I try to eat healthy, I effin’ LOVE Reubens. I pulled over, ordered one, and mulled over my impending life changes.