Stillness in Motion: Finding Peace on the Rails
A train journey is an open opportunity to see the world from a different window in a new way. Some of my favorite and most memorable travel experiences have been clunking along the Hudson (River) Line or gliding across a Euro rail, catching glimpses of countrysides while moving towards metropolitan destinations in the US and abroad, respectively. For example, I think fondly of boarding at Grand Central Station (New York, New York) among the hustle and bustle of daily commuters or curious, international travelers, then riding “up” the Hudson River on crisp fall days towards Boston or bright summer days on the way to the Saratoga horse races— all with space to dream, time to read and quiet to think about — and through — a lot of matters on the head and heart.
Living in the Present: A Meditation on Time
Time is a tricky thing. And if we live long enough, we face more experiences and stories about death and divorce than ever anticipated and expected. The truth is time never agrees to move backwards and it is always moving forward. It ebbs and flows nonlinearly, and if we are keenly aware and present, we can travel it in an intentional way, so that it is stacked with experiences and people and places and things that make our time on earth full and unique.