Heroes Not Zombies

train table, originally uploaded by bobsee.

For over ten years now I have lived over an hour’s commuting time from my place of work. I love it. What I don’t do is drive! Well, sometimes I do, but only if I really have to. I take the train or I take a bus. I should point out that I live in Central Scotland so commuting for me USUALLY means getting a seat. I know in some places commuting by public transport doesn’t include sitting down!
What this gives me is at least two hours a day to myself. I don’t have to do anything. Just sit there and be chauffered by either a train driver or a bus driver. I take my ipod (I’ll blog about that separately!), notebook, book and maybe laptop. I can sit and think, write, listen to podcasts, music, read and reflect, use my laptop. Mostly I have a low-tech commute, drlnking a coffee, reading a newspaper or a book, or using my notebook to jot down ideas, make mindmaps, do a bit of planning.
My commuting time can be for working, for relaxing, for reflecting and for creating.
It’s a gift