Aaron Collins

was an easy choice because I'm not spending thousands of dollars on my health care a year until your health changes overnight and you now have type 1 diabetes and have to spend thousands of dollars on prescriptions. You don't want to have that high deductible health plan anymore.

And so I enjoyed open enrollment in 2018 when I was able to switch my health plan from a high deductible to a lower deductible. because I wasn't going to want to spend five grand out of pocket every year. And now I spend only two grand out of pocket every year. So open enrollment is also great because you don't know how your health is going to change on the flip of a coin.

And so I enjoyed open enrollment in 2018 when I was able to switch my health plan from a high deductible to a lower deductible. because I wasn't going to want to spend five grand out of pocket every year. And now I spend only two grand out of pocket every year. So open enrollment is also great because you don't know how your health is going to change on the flip of a coin.

And that's what happened to me. And that's why open enrollment is good.

And that's what happened to me. And that's why open enrollment is good.

That's a good question because right now, at the moment, I don't consider myself a very spiritual or religious person at all. I grew up in a Catholic household and I think a lot of people my age get to be 24 after going to CCD every week and living in a Catholic house and family for so long and kind of move away from religion and spirituality because of

That's a good question because right now, at the moment, I don't consider myself a very spiritual or religious person at all. I grew up in a Catholic household and I think a lot of people my age get to be 24 after going to CCD every week and living in a Catholic house and family for so long and kind of move away from religion and spirituality because of

I think the best way to put it is pressures from the church. So my sense of spirituality is more how I am in touch with myself and the people around me. And so I kind of define it as community and in church and spirituality, people have community and my community is not in a church or a synagogue, but they're close knit.

I think the best way to put it is pressures from the church. So my sense of spirituality is more how I am in touch with myself and the people around me. And so I kind of define it as community and in church and spirituality, people have community and my community is not in a church or a synagogue, but they're close knit.

groups of friends, or I have a very, very close community at the lifetime that I work out at. And I work at, um, people that I didn't know two years ago, and now we go get happy hour drinks, or, um, I have a couple of women who are very, very close. And, you know, the only time that we chat or talk is when we're at the gym, but I still consider them very close friends.

groups of friends, or I have a very, very close community at the lifetime that I work out at. And I work at, um, people that I didn't know two years ago, and now we go get happy hour drinks, or, um, I have a couple of women who are very, very close. And, you know, the only time that we chat or talk is when we're at the gym, but I still consider them very close friends.

So my reflection on spirituality and religion might look a little bit different because of that, but I think it's still kind of a similar theme that what we've been talking about for the last 30, 40 minutes.

So my reflection on spirituality and religion might look a little bit different because of that, but I think it's still kind of a similar theme that what we've been talking about for the last 30, 40 minutes.

I think so. When you get to that point in fitness where you're doing marathons or racing, it takes a lot of mental strength and toughness within yourself to complete those things. And I think that's the same thing that I said about the definition of spirituality is being in touch with yourself. So yeah, running a marathon, you better be pretty in touch with yourself to finish that.

I think so. When you get to that point in fitness where you're doing marathons or racing, it takes a lot of mental strength and toughness within yourself to complete those things. And I think that's the same thing that I said about the definition of spirituality is being in touch with yourself. So yeah, running a marathon, you better be pretty in touch with yourself to finish that.

Cause that's going to take a whole lot of strength on the inside of you more than it is physical to be able to complete that. So I think you're absolutely right with, with that theme. That is definitely a spiritual experience to do that kind of stuff.

Cause that's going to take a whole lot of strength on the inside of you more than it is physical to be able to complete that. So I think you're absolutely right with, with that theme. That is definitely a spiritual experience to do that kind of stuff.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I was going to leave with something about community and connecting with others and especially coming into the holiday season for lots of different religions and spiritualities. Just a friendly reminder to find those close to you and lean on them for the next couple months.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I was going to leave with something about community and connecting with others and especially coming into the holiday season for lots of different religions and spiritualities. Just a friendly reminder to find those close to you and lean on them for the next couple months.

Sure.