This is my happy place.
As a general rule, I find my happy place to be associated with a person or group of people rather than a particular place - home is where the heart is and all that. But I am an introvert, and sometimes even my favorite people in the world tire me out. Then, if I can, I come here, this spot in the library. There are these seventies style chairs, super low to the ground and awkwardly wide, with horrible beige and blue patterned fabric, positioned next to some windows overlooking the mall (HU-speak for the long center drag of campus). There's an ottoman that's the perfect height for my laptop, so I tuck my legs underneath me and use it as a desk. There's always a power strip within reach, and a side table for my study snacks. I take breaks to wander through the shelves. My particular favorite section is a collection of animation books full of concept art for Pixar movies and Studio Ghibli films. My spot is on the second floor, so even during finals week when the library is comparatively full of students, I usually have most (if not all) of the level to myself. I get to observe campus, feel like I'm part of it, without having to actually talk to anyone. Today I came up here with my lunch and just watched youtube videos for a while, because I needed a break. (Adjusting back into campus life after six months of comparative solitude is kind of an introvert's worst case scenario.)
I'm at peace here.
God and I have had some of our best talks in these awful chairs. I've spent days combing through theology texts next to these windows. With my laptop and surrounded by books, I can do anything.
25 Days for Peace is a cooperative blogging experiment between myself and five other artists, designed to explore the facets of peace, particularly centered around this season intended to experience the peace of Christ. Visit this page to see the other contributions to this journey, and like it to join with us in exploring what peace means.
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