I ran away …
… but now I’m back. Remember all that moaning about needing to sit on a shack on a beach by myself and contemplate my disfigured navel? Well, I did it. At the end of August, I flew to New Zealand, hired a car, drove across the Southern Alps and up the West Coast and finally reached Destination: Equanimity. I was there for only two weeks and the resulting state of Zen-like calm and detachment vaporised fairly quickly afterwards but I still manage to get a few atoms of it back now and then.
I went for long walks. I took photos. I cooked up large batches of soup. I thought a lot. I made a friend. I read this book, about which I’m still undecided. It seemed like perfect reading for the situation at the time, though.
So, did Your Correspondent find Truth on the wild Ngakawau beach? Nah … but then again, I wasn’t looking for Truth. I was looking for Peace. And, even though it was only just for a little while, I found it.
Now, if only I could track down some fucking Patience …
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Welcome back, Niki. We missed you!
I think I saw Patience in Canada; I don’t think it’s ever been to the United States.
lemme know if you find somewhere that sells it. i could use some too
Welcome back! Did you enjoy the book?
Patience, in this day and age? What are you (not) smoking?
So glad you’re back.
Thanks for the welcomes, nice people. Ken, one of these days I’ll check out Canada and maybe swipe some of the P word for the dear rodent and myself.
C, I enjoyed the book a great deal more than I thought I would but I found the ending a little disappointing … it was all just about finding another bloke. Have you read it? What did you think?
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