Escape Is It Possible?

Leave It All Behind

Have you ever wanted to just escape your life? Go somewhere for some down time. Take five minutes for yourself. Not have to think or worry about anything. No worries about your better half, the dogs, the kids, or life in general.

If you have, don't feel alone. Almost everyone has felt the same at some point in their life. That desperate almost insatiable need to get lost, disappear, fall off everyone’s radar. Peace and quiet, serenity, an oasis of much needed tranquility. Just quietness, the only sound heard is the wind, or the random hoot of an owl. Nature is a luxury all who inhabit the earth should seek out and enjoy. Whether it’s a walk through the woods in the fall or losing yourself in the beauty of springtime deep within a wooded area. Sitting for a moment on the branch of a fallen tree. A feeling of peace rushes through your body, you think this is what life is about, serenity. Once again on the move, at a glance the trees look strong and majestic, the sunlight barely penetrating through making our walk a dusky sanctuary. There is nothing to be gained by running, a leisurely stroll is the way to go. Sink into it, soak in and enjoy the beauty and quietness of the woods.

Such Is Life

The stress of everyday life leads to a conclusion. Would anyone miss you, if all of a sudden poof, gone, vanished, no longer a substance, a solid living being? Only a mist left behind a scent of who you once were. Disappearing off the face of this earth. What is the purpose of a lifetime spent here? Should you waste it wishing you were somewhere else? A chaotic day spent chasing dreams that don’t really matter. Worrying about things that are out of your control. There are some things in this world that cannot be fixed. Realizing this is a breakthrough. There is no need to worry or stress about anything. Because in the long run what will be will be. There is nothing one can do to change the course of the day. What is supposed to happen will happen. There should be no wondering, what if I had done this or said that. Would that have changed things? No, this crazy, insane, demented world will keep evolving with or without you.

Think About It

The next time thoughts of getting away creep into an already overwhelmed and exhausted mind. Take a minute and evaluate life as you know it. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Look around and for the first time notice how good you have it. Could life possibly be better? Yes, there is always that itch that cannot be scratched. Wishing you would have carved out an alternate style of being. Gone in an entirely different direction. You cannot take back what you’ve already been through. There is no redo. The past is the past, and the future is yours for the taking. Don’t dwell on sorrow or disappointment for you cannot change it. Instead embrace the day to live, learn, and challenge. Tomorrow is a different day than today. The thoughts and possibilities whirl inside your head. Penetrating the madness that lurks inside all of us. That deep, dark hole that cannot be filled no matter how hard you try. Escape is a fantasy, a bolt for freedom that never materializes. Life is made up of accomplishments and failures. You cannot accomplish anything if you do not fail. Life is hard until it gets easy. It's like the crockpot full of soup in the photo above, tempting, full of flavor, and it makes the mouth water. So, go ahead and taste it.

Escape from your reality is a mirage, it can be arranged for a short period of time. A get away, a spa day, a week in the Bahamas. As you lay in the sun do you dream about the life you escaped if only for a little while. Are your thoughts constantly changing? Do you wonder if everyone is surviving without you? After all you are the anchor, the comfort, the voice of sanity in an insane world. If you aren’t there, who is making sure everything stays afloat? You, always the responsible one, taking charge in any given situation. Responsibility is your middle name.

We All Need It

Who needs to escape? There is so much to do, places to go and people to see. Visits and appointments scheduled and unscheduled. Taking into consideration the family unit cannot be sustained unless you are at the core of it. A fleeting thought enters an already overloaded brain. This is what you were put on this earth for. To command, oversee, and assemble this life as you know it. Not to run and hide. Cower in the dark, escape from the here and now. This is the reality you so desperately seek. A daily lesson learned and accepted. There is no escape, there is only a moment in time. Returning, an understanding has come front and forward. What does escaping mean? What do we need to escape from? Awareness furrows the brow and puckers the lips. At this exact moment in time this is where you are supposed to be. Do not fight it, embrace and accept the urgency to flee. Just do not act on it. Take it for what is, a longing or impulse that is desired but not achieved.

Life pushes us forward whether you want to go or not. Staying in one place makes anyone stagnate. There is a need to keep moving, growing and learning.  Life is full of opportunities, chance meetings, love, laughter, arguments and make-ups. Grab it with both hands and hang on. It's a dizzy ride. You only get to do it once. Form friendships that are everlasting and live like tomorrow never comes, because it doesn't.

Escape from life. Only in a forbidden fantasy world in your mind.

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