The luxury of the commute.
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Even when I did it always involved driving, so there was no time to switch off.
Today I took a 1.5 hour train journey to work in a cafe for the day and felt like a real grown up. More than the workplace, I’ve developed a real fondness for train travel. It provides the ability to detach from a focus on travel—the same way that the train tracks leave me detached and disorientated from local roads and routes that I know so well.
To be able to pause and have space in an intentional state of waiting feels good for my soul. To read a book knowing that there’s few alternatives whilst I’m trapped on this moving vessel.
A commute is a luxury, in the same way that my barista for the day so perfectly put it; ‘creativity is a luxury’ also.
