This is my favourite quote, my favourite book and possibily my semi-permanent state of mind. Which is why I call myself an escapist. Although I am only an escapist in my mind because reality doesn’t allow me to venture anywhere further than where I am now.
I used to conjure up an image of myself looking out of the window, puffing on a cigarette when I was stressed. I am no smoker in reality but somehow that mental image gave me some form of relieve. Don’t know why. Or I’ll retreat to my holiday state. Either picture myself just lying on the beach front, enjoying the sounds of the sea waves. Or sipping on a piping hot cup of black lemon tea somewhere up in the Himalaya. These images all give me some form of temporary reprieve from the hussle and bustle of my routine live.
Anyway, I’m slightly pensive only because my favourite line appeared in my favourite Chinese drama last night and it got me reflecting.
So tell me, do you have somewhere you retreat to mentally when you seek some form of peace? A place, a person or maybe an act?
For me.. I just lay in bed staring at the ceiling.. and pretend I’m some where scaling a mountain or snorkling in some crystal blue sea.
Aaaa.. if it can only be the reality.
Comment by zara's mama — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 10:07 am
I’m an escapist too, but like you said, reality doesn’t really allow me to do so, hence, it’s more an escape as conjured in the mind. I do that often, and I always feel better after that.
Comment by earthember — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 12:27 pm
For me, I probably take half day off work, and take north east line train (there’s nobody on this train during mid afternoon). Then i travel from the first station to the last, then back to the first again. Some friends call me nuts by doing that, but by listening to the train rumbling, i somehow mananged to find peace.. haa..
Comment by Ami — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 2:07 pm
You sound very poetic…
Well, for me I think now is very difficult to retreat to a person as sometimes i feel that even friends around me dont understand me…
To a place? Any of my personnal outing has to be pre plan and to-date I still cannot allocate one…
So my retreat is mainly in my mind also… dazing and dreaming away… far far away…Z z z
Tell u why i love about my dream, as I am invincible! I can do anything. It’s very funny… whenever I got dream esp nightmare, u know those demon in ultraman chasing after u? I sub-consiously know that this is only a dream and I tell myself I can do anything from flying to become invisible to avoid those demon or even fight with them. And I extremely love the part while I was cornered to the verge, I just leap and spread my arm and I can FLY! The feeling is real great manoevouring in the sky!
Comment by wtpgrr — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 2:27 pm
I love rainy days…so when it rains, i would make myself and Damien a cup of hot milo/chocolate, then sit down and admire the rain, and pretend that we’re somewhere out of this world…hehe..
Comment by Eileen — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 3:16 pm
Unlike you ladies, I tend to go for tangible means to seek solace. I find mine in those chocolate, green-tea flavoured, white milk flavoured, blueberry (yet to find!) sticks like Fran, pockey, and whatever brand. Everytime I’m feeling down or stressed up, I either chomp on the sticks or go running like crazy, covering 5km, sweating out all my frustration.
Comment by domestic rat — Wed, 5 Jul 2006 @ 9:55 pm
I retreat into the color green. I know it sounds crazy but just thinking about anything green like tree leaves or leafy veggies or beautiful stones calms me down. For me, green is good– and reminds me to center and calm down.
Comment by ally bean — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 @ 3:13 am
I’m more like DR. Peace and solitude comes in the form of being on my own. It doesn’t matter where, it doesn’t matter what I’m doing, it doesn’t matter what time of day. As long as I’m on my own, I’m at peace with the whole world.
Comment by Hsin — Thu, 6 Jul 2006 @ 9:42 pm