A healing over the holidays
I was swamped. I had finals to finish, a dorm room to pack, a responsibility as a resident assistant to get students off campus for winter break, and about a million other tasks—and a phone that wasn’t working reliably.
But after getting through all of this, I would finally be able to spend time with my family over the holidays. This particular year felt special because I was getting some one-on-one time with my grandma before the rest of my family arrived. To me, Christmas has always been about spending time with loved ones. It can be fun to give gifts that I’ve picked out or made, but being together is always the best gift.
By the time I boarded my flight home, I’d finished everything on my to-do list but was feeling completely burned out. I was looking forward to the long flight to unwind, rest, and reset. But before the plane even took off, I noticed that something in my back felt out of whack. I couldn’t move my neck or back, and my immediate thought was, “Really? After all this, I can’t just relax?”
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