Sunday, May 30, 2010

drive until you lose the road

get in car. don't pack, don't think, just get in the stupid thing.

drive. don't look at a map, don't ask for directions, just see where the road takes you.

stop. when you havent seen a familiar face for a hundred miles and you feel like you've fallen into a different country, pull over.

find a quiet place. go where the quiet is pressing down on you so hard that you forget what it ever felt like to hear.

scream until you run out of breath. don't worry about what people will think or do, just let out every problem, every little stress from home in one long yell. when they're out, don't look at them again.

breathe. inhale the peace, the hope, the relief, the calm, the freedom, the silence, the repose. don't exhale.

relax. don't answer phone calls or emails. read, listen to music, drink pretty drinks, write, walk, sit, watch, talk.

forget. don't think about appointments, responsibilities, chores, unanswered questions, deadlines, worries. wait until you can't remember what they feel, sound, taste like.

go back home. or don't.





one day...

*How to Save a Life - The Fray

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