Thinking Tuesday: those in-between human moments

​It’s thinking Tuesday and mid November and you know that that means…
 
Change.
 
November and March, I have noticed, always come with the end and the beginning of something important in our life. Ya? 
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November can feel particularly harsh however as we have just rolled back our clocks and the sun essentially sets at 4PM. Thankfully, Christmas lights have already made their appearance in the busy city and tranquil suburbs, brightening the remainder of our day.
 
Since November isn’t always an easy month, I thought of making this post about the small moments.
 
Moments we take for granted as they seem insignificant or simply the transition from one bigger moment to another. Yet, it is in those in between instants that we can witness sweet innocence and blind vulnerability, even just for a second.  And I come across them in the train a lot. Since I take the train almost every day now, it has given me time to sit back, enjoy my thermos coffee and read my book....while witnessing lots of these good old human moments. The ones that remind us that we are beings, simply going about our day in the best way we can. I want to share these with you. In hopes of restoring a bit of « faith in humanity » as the popular saying goes, distract you from your daily grind or just to let you know that, hey…you’re ok. 

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Without further ado, the list of sweet and innocent human instants or gestures I have witnessed in the past month :

• The woman who wisely sits on the aisle side of the train seat every morning, saving the vacant spot beside her for her buddy (who will only get on the train two stations later)
• The group of three guys who always sit in the same two-by-two seats that face each other, clearly morning people as they are always engaged in long conversations and smiling at each other
• The guy sitting beside me, highly concentrated on an assignment perhaps, yet calmly typing away and working with purpose, aware of the train ride eventually coming to a stop
• That young lady sitting across from me wearing glasses, with her stuff all spread out on the entire seat, carefully checking what seems to be an elaborate crochet work of an almost finished Santa Clause (which I complimented on my way out because holy $h*% bravo!)
• A dude opening a bag of nachos and happily crunching them while watching the outside scenery
• The student with a Jansport bag, swiping his hair to the left and bracing himself for yet another day of school before getting off at the next stop
• A man casually applying lip balm before exiting the train
• The man who ran after me while I was running for the bus simply to hand me back my favourite pair of leather gloves that I had dropped and would have never seen again
• That one girl who strategically applied her mascara while the train was stopped
• The same bus driver who greets me with a smile every day and who gives most passengers a break when they are running for it
• Then there’s me, most likely munching on toast while listening to Paul Arcand or reading my book…fully taking comfort in that in-between moment while it lasts

 
It just feels as though, for those two minutes or seconds, we stand still while the world continues to run. And then before we know it, we’re off again. Yet many small moments of peacefulness, kindness and laughter add up to a pretty good day.
 
Have a great one!
 
Bee tiny moment appreciative!

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