Serene & Surreal

I don’t necessarily have a physical place that I like to go to, aside from my bedroom. I do have places I like to go to mentally when I’m in need of some peace.

One of these places is by a river or lake. I’m not sure where this was but when I was a child I had a neighborhood friend who had a cottage up north. They invited me and my sister to go up north with them one time.

I remember one morning waking up and going near the lake and sitting on a bench. I was a child but still appreciated the moment of quiet solitude. I remember this peaceful moment during the very stressful times of my life.

Another place I think of often is very specific to a time. It was in elementary school and I was waiting in line to go to class after or before lunch. I remember standing outside and the temperature was perfect. By perfect I mean that I couldn’t feel the ambient air temperature. It felt like it was perfectly in sync with my body temperature. It was a surreal moment.