Thursday, August 5, 2010

Catch a ship across the sea

se·ren·i·ty   /səˈrɛnɪti/  [suh-ren-i-tee]
the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
 
I've spent the better part of the last 3 years trying to find out what actual serenity is, and maybe even attaining it for a little while. I can tell you that I am closer to knowing its true meaning. I can also tell you that serenity is not what I always thought it would be. For example, although I would like it to be, serenity is not the 4 servings of Twix that I just ate, or the Snickers bar that I ate before that.
 
Moments of serenity:
  • riding my bike downtown on a cool spring day, listening to my favorite plalist of the moment
  • taking a yoga class
  • shooting black and white film
  • eating raspberry sorbet on my porch swing
  • making tea and sipping it out of my favorite mug(s)
  • laughing with girlfriends over brunch
  • going to the farmers market, embracing my inner hippie and buying local produce
Life is so much better than I ever thought it could be. Funny how that happens.

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