Pretend that you are free

Pretend that you are free, and forget for a while. 

Forget about work starting in 45 minutes. Forget about job applications trying to get somewhere better. Forget about the dream job you lost years ago, everything and everyone that you yearn for, and the emptiness that nothing has ever filled. Forget about all the dreams you are so far behind on, dreams that seem to slip further out of your grasp every day, as your schedule slips once again, drained by an 8-4 that refuses to stay in that timebox. Forget about your finger cramps and the tossing and turning and the exhaustion. 

Even just for a split second, before 7:14:57 turns into 7:14:58, forget. 

Right now there is nothing but the early morning June breeze as you jog through the city. The breeze, and the trees that it sings through. The sprinklers that create little rainbows in fields of green grass. The summer sun, young and hopeful. 

Maybe you are a squirrel at Redwall Abbey. Nothing but birdsong, the sunlight sparkling off the pond, and the smell of breakfast cooking from the kitchens. 

Or a Pokemon trainer, waking up from your campsite in the forest, ready to begin your expedition towards the next city, excited for what adventures lie ahead. 

Or a full-time author, artist, and game dev, with no 8 am standup where they tell you to code faster and be ready for the Sunday night deployment. You'll have a leisurely breakfast and a wonderful shower, and then sit down at your laptop on your little balcony to forget all about this world. 

The world is calm, your living space is clean, and the park is filled with white butterflies. 

"Pretend you're not alone." - Sky Sailing

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