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In Passing — Between KL and Colombo
I arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after movement that did not quite end.
Airports have a way of carrying you forward even when your body has already stopped. You move because the structure moves you. Not because you have decided to.
There is a moment, somewhere between arrival and rest, where you begin to feel the lag. Not fatigue exactly. More of a slight delay between where you are and where you have caught up to yourself.
We do not arrive all at once. We arrive in layers. And that small delay is where awareness returns.
I notice how airports are designed to direct you before you decide. Where to stand. Where to walk. What to do next.
Choice exists, though often in small pockets. Food. Coffee. A place to sit while you wait.
The rest unfolds without asking.
It makes me wonder how often we mistake movement for decision. How often we continue because the path is already set.
And what it takes to pause long enough to return to ourselves before moving again.
I'm taking that pause now.
The next note arrives Tuesday. See you then.
—— Judithe Notes written while a book is becoming.
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