I rode the bus to work today, something I swear I'm going to do more often every time I do it. But my car is warm and easy, and a place to retreat at lunch, so I rarely take the bus if I have an option.
Walking to the transit mall, I took note of the neighborhood coming to life, the restaurant open early with a sole patron at the counter, I was tempted to veer off course and sit with a cup of warm coffee and ponder life for a while. The sidewalk, the darkened windows, the cars and people all seemed to stand out in contrast to the dark, early morning.
Each thing observed with so much more detail than when I drive past it, even slowly. I'm not sure if it was the reduced speed at which I traveled, or the unburdened mind I carried, but there was more to see today than most days.
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