A’s pointless chatter

Sometimes it is those little things that make a great difference. Our little quirks and oddities, or however you may want to label them, not speaking in derogatory terms, but rather with great fondness.

I wonder if everyone is able to recall those cherished little things that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, or whether it is only something I have discovered for myself. Small, seemingly trivial things that have this soothing effect that makes you forget and zone out.  The feeling comes close to the psychological concept of ‘flow’, a state we experience when we are fully one with the task at hand. Time and context become meaningless and everything seems to virtually flow.

Earlier today I remembered one of those small things that I have cherished for years. I am not sure about the origins, but I have always loved to look at books with someone else, preferably an atlas:) To simply listen silently while the other is flipping through the pages. For some unexplainable reason I find this simple act extremely soothing and could sit there practically for hours, being completely happy with only observing and listening to the sound of fingers running through paper. It almost makes me feel as if I were a kid again, recalling how my mom used to sit there with me, reading out loud countless children’s stories to me.  I am not sure how the fascination with atlases came about, but looking at the world in front of us makes me realise how much there is to see and how small and meaningless things become in relation to the Earth. I love to travel, both in theory and in practice. Something about being in motion makes me feel more alive than any other experience I recall.

My recent couple of months have been filled with transitions, both in terms of places and changes. I am once again back in Houston, the place I now eye with mixed feelings. I am not sure about the direction of the upcoming road, as the unplanned and unforeseen tends to dictate my recent course of events…but as a friend of mine would say, this is what ultimately makes life interesting.