Discovering Morning

i'm feeling dangerously deprived of sleep. my stomach won't rest. my face is burned from both sun and chilly wind. anxiety flows to my fingertips. the muscles in my neck may never be the same. dirt is always under my fingernails. my hair, wiry. lips, chapped. eyes, bloodshot. fatigued & dehydrated. if a lesson in anything, this would be how to care for my health while traveling. traveling doesn't have to be stressful. it doesn't have to mean constant unrest. it's okay to spend money, to indulge. if it means that you get some rest and can replenish, then follow through with it because you will feel all the better through mind and body. i worry a lot about what others think of me as a solo traveler. the same way i do back home-how others think of me as a friend, roommate, or co-worker. i cause myself an unnecessary amount of preoccupation with self. and i'm not sure how to put an end to this, what exercises or meditations i can do. put aside time for myself-...