The funny thing is, I never thought I was auditioning. I have always hated anything that felt performative. You know when something feels like somebody is doing it for the reaction, the applause, the attention? Yeah. That has never been my ministry. In my head, being performative had a certain look, and because I didn't look like that, I figured I was good.

For the longest time, I thought procrastination simply meant I was lazy or lacked discipline. But recently, I started wondering if maybe it goes deeper than that. Because why do so many of us keep saying “I’ll do it later” even for the things that could genuinely improve our lives?

If you’ve been feeling a little off, or like you’ve been in the house too long, these are some of my go-to spots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that always help me feel like myself again.