dehydration

I've always known the dangers of stress. In fact, it's the reason that I've calmed down my training a bit and added time for meditation and prayer and/or yoga. I've been working on breathing exercises and controlling my thoughts when they start to create barriers and obstacles to peace and contentment. I'm a work in progress but I feel pretty good about my focus and efforts.

Enter my summer trip to Peru and the wakening of my chicken pox virus and the constant reminder of my body's overload.…