Best of 09: Moment of Peace
December 8 Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?
This one moment sticks out more than others and it was when I was in England. On the first full day we were there, we took a train to Bath. It was ambitious of us to try and attempt that on our own and we actually almost missed the train. I mean, we barely got on the train in time and when we did get on it, we weren’t sure we were on the RIGHT train. It was scary and rushed and full of panic. But it was the right one and we had to take our seats.
Since I was with my mom and sister, and there were only two front facing seats left, I volunteered to go on my own. That’s just how it goes. I’m sort of the loner and they needed each other much more. So I found my own seat, and that’s when I had the best moment of peace.
I found my seat a few rows away and turned on my iPod. As the train sped toward Somerset and the English country side, I was able to reflect on what it took to get there and how my very own eyes were seeing the place I had done so much research on and dreamed so much about. In the book I’ve been writing, my characters travel to Somerset, and so to be there, where my characters went and what initially motivated for me to make this trip happen, well it all came full circle and I was so happy.
If I remember properly I turned on one of my favorite playlists that I use for writing and I listened to the likes of Radiohead, Regina Specktor, and Damien Rice. And that just enhanced the experience. It was one of the best moments I’ve all year.
I actually snapped a picture of myself with my iPhone, which felt silly at the time, but I’m so glad I did, because that moment means more to me now than I was able to process at the time.
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