​​ It has been said that thoughts create suffering. When we obsess about things that happened in the past or things we hope will or will not happen in the future, we become stressed and anxious; and we become disconnected from the present moment. The implied suffering is emotional, but I would argue it can also be physical. After college, I chose to forgo a traditional career path for a stint with the Peace Corps in Perú. However, during my service I got frighteningly ill