Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors.

Support for this episode comes from Costa sunglasses.

So I've always been a water person.

I guess I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter.

When I was just a few months old,

my mom put my baby seat in the front of a two-person kayak, and she paddled me around like that.

She had to put a rock in the front of the boat because apparently I was not heavy enough to keep the

bow in the water. Anyway, suffice it to say, I have grown up loving the water. It's my happy place.

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Costa sunglasses. See what's out there. And now, on to our story for today. Sometimes life has moments that are filled with sweetness.

You know, those times when everything seems to flow just right.

And then there are the periods that leave more of a bitter taste in your mouth, the moments that cause pain.

I think it's pretty natural for us to want the painful times to end.

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