At first, it seemed like the gods were conspiring against us. Today was our free day in Athens, and it also happened to be demonstration/strike day. Which m
eant that we had limited options as to what to do with our free day. We ended up taking and hour and a half bus ride to Sounion to visit the Temple of Posideon. Although it was chilly, it was a gorgeous day. I didn't even make it up to the Temple because the view from the cliffs was so ridiculously amazing. It was so wonderful to just sit and let the sun hit me and hear nothing but the waves hundreds of feet below. I can't think of a time when I felt more at peace. I had nothing to do: no book, no music, no computer, no phone to keep me occupied. And I loved that. Nothing but me and my thoughts. Or for a bit me and no thoughts. For someone who is usually so busy, always focused on what has to be done, trying to check things off the list of never-ending things to do, I didn't know a feeling like this could exist. I've experienced moments of non-busy contentness before, but never anything that lasted for more than a few minutes. I'm going to make it a point when I get back to experience more moments like this. Just shut everything off and have ME time. Because after today I feel rested and rejuvinated and more al
ive and ready to go than I've felt in a long time.
eant that we had limited options as to what to do with our free day. We ended up taking and hour and a half bus ride to Sounion to visit the Temple of Posideon. Although it was chilly, it was a gorgeous day. I didn't even make it up to the Temple because the view from the cliffs was so ridiculously amazing. It was so wonderful to just sit and let the sun hit me and hear nothing but the waves hundreds of feet below. I can't think of a time when I felt more at peace. I had nothing to do: no book, no music, no computer, no phone to keep me occupied. And I loved that. Nothing but me and my thoughts. Or for a bit me and no thoughts. For someone who is usually so busy, always focused on what has to be done, trying to check things off the list of never-ending things to do, I didn't know a feeling like this could exist. I've experienced moments of non-busy contentness before, but never anything that lasted for more than a few minutes. I'm going to make it a point when I get back to experience more moments like this. Just shut everything off and have ME time. Because after today I feel rested and rejuvinated and more al
ive and ready to go than I've felt in a long time. I feel like this is something I've brought up a few times, this idea of a beautiful place having almost magical powers, bringing feelings of contentness. And now more than ever I realize how important it is to be able to take a step back from everything that's going on in my life. Live in the moment and not worry about everything else. Don't let anything hold you back. Life is too short to obsess over the little things you can't control.
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