Have you ever felt so overwhelmed, no matter what you do, you feel helpless?
Or you’re in a box so tight and crowded, and as much as your trying to break out it seems to be doing the opposite effect – it is making you more confided, and more overwhelmed.
Well, if anybody has felt like that, you understand how I am feeling. This has been my mood for the whole weekend. I just have felt the overwhelming emotions of stress, sadness, and having the mindset no matter what I do, it is not enough.
I just wanted to drop everything in my life and go somewhere…anywhere. As long as it was not Rock Hill, even Charlotte.
So, I called my best friend and said, “Do you want to run away for the day?” and we did.
We ran away from all our responsibilities, all our worries, stress, everything.
I also understand there will be people reading this saying this is irresponsible, and not how to deal with problems.
And my response is, I 100% agree, it was irresponsible, and it is not the best way to deal with problems. But, I also think sometimes we need an escape from reality.
So, we jumped into my car with a total for 40 dollars in our pockets, a full tank of gas, and just drove.
Drove away from home, drove away from our problems, drove away from everywhere.
We put our phones on Do Not Disturb, and just blasted music by Queen, and just followed the way (but then that scared us, so we put the GPS on after we decided Asheville was the destination).
We ended up driving to Asheville, because it was far, but not too far. Enough for us to be lost tourist, but close enough for us not to be totally lost from the world.
Once we arrived at Asheville, we took our GPS and we followed all the cars around us. Hoping one of them knew where to go. As we drove we passed by this beautiful area where it was filled with graffiti art. It was every Instagram girl dream spot.
We got to park in a non-trespassing zone, and of course, took pictures. It was a really beautiful area, and I am glad we blindly found it.
As we continue our journey we made it to a local town restaurant and go to talk to some locals.
It was nice talking to people who had no idea who we were, and vice versa. It nice to talk to some new people. Nothing too serious, some nice casual conversation.
And a thought came into my head as I was talking to these strangers. There is more in this world than the little bumble I am in. There are so many other people in this world, who are also going through hard times.
I am sure my waiter has a story, that smile he had on, has a backstory – just like me. There such a big world out there and there so many things we do not realize until we take a step back and open our eyes.
As we continued we made it to the downtown area and I remember how simple life can be.
The simple things like walking into a book store and scooping for new books to read.
It made me remember how much I love reading, something I have not done in forever.
Or going to the soda and candy store, grabbing an old-fashion coke bottle, and just living in the moment. I realized how much I miss adventuring and exploring. Sometimes you need a break and escape.
I got to sit on a bench, around music performers, and people walking their dogs. I got to cry and cleanse my soul for the last couple of days.
I got to sit there and get to see there is more to life than the issues I am feeling.
There are so much more than the things I experience.
So yes, do not run away from your problems. But also, it is okay to escape, even for just a moment.