I am currently sitting in a cafe, well actually it’s a bakery, one where you can order a hot drink and sit. That’s what i’m doing. A pain au chocolate and a hot chocolate, hiding from the rain that is pouring down relentlessly, streaming down the window, seemingly endless. I am already quite wet, in a foreign city, just for a few hours, the weather seemed promising, my clothes are not suited for rain. So hiding in a cafe it is. I had my eyes on a cute cat cafe, the rain had other plans.
So here i am, dipping my croissant into my hot chocolate.
I feel rather Parisian. I imagine myself in Paris, living my best life, sitting in a cosy French cafe instead of reality.
I like that idea.
I start drifting away, can hear the coffee cups clinking, the waiters speaking French, maybe some folk music and the rain pouring down.
But then another thought crosses my mind:
Why do i want to pretend i am somewhere else instead of staying in the now? Sure i’m not in the prettiest or most inspiring place, but this is my here and now, my present moment. And let’s be honest, if i really was in Paris the probability of me being extremely overwhelmed by all the people, noises and smells is pretty damn high, i would probably be imagining myself in the quiet countryside.
I often catch myself daydreaming away from the present. If i have a moment of nothing, either my phone will provide distraction or i will dream myself to far away places.
Why though?
Why don’t i enjoy my life as it is and why does my mind go to think about what i might be or could be doing?
Why do I want something better?
What even is better?
Is romanticising my way of coping?
Is it automatically bad?
Or is it good and a nice thing to do?
Do you find yourself daydreaming yourself away? Wanting to make moments more special than they are? Isn’t the moment we are in always special in it’s own way because it is our moment?
I don’t have the answers but i will ponder on this and try staying in the moment.
I want to try to make an effort to stay present, in the moment . Even if it isn’t a particularly fun, memorable, inspiring, important moment, that doesn’t mean it is a bad moment. And i am a great believer that everything happens for a reason, even if that reason isn’t always crystal clear.
I have finished my hot chocolate, it wasn’t half bad as cheap hot chocolates go, the rain has cleared and I am going to make my way to find an umbrella full of new thoughts and questions.
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Wishing you a happy Friday, until next time,
Pippa xxx
That is one of my favourite texts you have published so far! It is written so beautiful!
I exactly know about this dreaming away from reality. But I learned to how to stay in the moments and appreciate them.