I’m lying down stretching. It’s 36° out but that doesn’t matter because I’m in an air conditioned trailer. It’s a very comfortable temperature and I’ve got just enough space to lay down my yoga mat and spend some time working on my flexibility and mobility.

How lucky we are to have the comforts we have today. Convenient transportation, good dental and medical services, and cool air to ward off the laziness hot summer days can inspire. Compare this to what our ancestors had to deal with. An infected tooth could have meant death. A rock cave would be the only respite from the summer heat, that didn’t involve getting wet. A half day car ride would have been days of riding or walking across bump terrain.

Now, I can just turn up the air conditioning, stream some music, and stretch in comfort. Even at a camp ground, ‘roughing it’, I am lapping up the luxury of modern conveniences… and feeling lucky to have the comforts I do.