Solitaire, Not the Game

It has been an interesting week in the puddle. Our hero has not had much to do, which is a concept she is not too familiar with. After re-settling into her lilypad, she is now working a bit, as to make a few extra $$ before school starts. She would have considered this time a lonely one, except for the change of mind she had over the summer.

In the far-away puddle there is a beautiful frog, a princess. This wonderful creature is our hero's best friend in the world, and shall be known as Tzur in this blog. Tzur does many special things that make our hero so helplessly in love with her. (One clarification, in the unlikely event my mom is reading this: I'm not gay.) One thing out of many that makes her the exceptional princess that she is is the solitary trips she will take, whether to another city, in nature or to be a shepherd for a week. She needs to get away in order to stay sane.

This past summer, our hero has learned the luxury of time alone. This is much more than having a room to yourself; it is taking time off and removing one’s self from society. How often do we truly find ourselves alone?

A few days ago I decided to have a go, and went for a swim in the far end of the puddle alone. The water was cool, the sun was shining and our hero was fully equipped with water, food and cookies (she’s not called Cookie Goddess for nothing). At one point she decided to swim away from the main stream, and wander off for a bit. One thing led to another, and following a little episode in which her life flashed before her eyes, our hero returned home with joy in her heart and a rash on her hand. After a shower, call to the poison control center and some rest, our hero evaluated her little excursion.

One thing was clear: what happened out there could have perhaps been avoided, but given the circumstances, our hero dealt with it. She conquered it herself, succeeded through her own efforts. She was up against the world, and the score is now 1-0 to her.

Take some time off, go take a walk alone, it’s an unbeatable experience.