It is definitely here. I could smell it. Yes, I could literally smell fall.
I woke up this morning, feeling tired thinking about loads of work that are due in today including an asisgnment and a preparation for my presentation I had to submit by the end of the day. And you know what? I only started reading the literature this morning for the assignment. Heh, what a loafer I am. *lol* The thought of so many urgent matters needed to deal had added more weight to me to get out of the house. But I still did because being an ostrich hiding my head in the hole on the ground and pretending nothing happened is certainly not my character.
I purposely arrived a few minutes earlier at the bus stop. The smell of the season is so strong. So I wasn't hallucinating when I woke up, I did smell fall even inside my room. I closed my eyes and letting the bracing breeze to shower me. All brooding disquietude about deadlines were washed away at that moment.
This brings me back to the good old days during my college years. I started to enjoy walking and perhaps have done most of my walking at that time up till this moment of my life. I spent 35-40 minutes walking home than taking a 10-minute public transport per trip from my house to campus each day. I wanted to save some money on transportation and in return rewarding myself with a big serving of 99% fat-free yogurt from the student union house each day. Slowly this became a habit. I especially love walking during the fall seasons. I could remember walking past a park on my way home from school. I would slow down unhurriedly, enjoying every movement I made, every scenes I saw and the harmony from the park/streets/surroundings I heard. I did most of my thinking for the day during this time too. That was the time I found most relaxing in a day. Sometimes my college roomie and I would walk around our neighborhood too during the weekends. That was also the best time in fostering our friendship.
However I realize I haven't been walking much since I came here, especially these few months I have been so overwhelmed with work. My mind has been occupied by many matters and I am always in a race to completing many things in my to-do list until I feel bummed....well a little. Actually what are we really chasing? Why are we always rushing? Sometimes slowing down or even pause for a while will make us feel refreshed and we may be able to continue with whatever we want to chase more efficiently.
With that in mind, I decided not to rush or stress myself in finishing the assignment I needed to hand in today. In fact I left work relatively early for a dinner at my friends' place today. I was a bit reluctant in accepting the dinner invitation yesterday because of all my unfinished work. All I really wanted was to go home and crash out. But my newly-wed friends had been mentioning about the dinner many times. I really feel bad to turn them down. Thank goodness I accepted the invitation. The dinner was awesome and of course I had a great night filled with laughter. I miss proper homecook food. Yeah, I am so lazy that I have not been cooking proper meals at home.
So what happened to my assignment? I just submitted my homework online before writing this post. It is unbelievable that I did manage to finish them after the dinner invitation and I was in time! Yay!
When was your last time you actually relaxed and not think about whatever is bothering you? Perhaps it's time now for you to slow down or pause from whatever you've been busy with. More haste, less speed, you know?
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