Some people sit in a parking lot for twenty minutes because home is loud. If that’s you, that quiet is yours.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

When the place you live is not restful, you end up finding rest in odd locations. A parked car, a long way round, a shift you do not mind staying late for. None of that is weakness, it is a reasonable response to a situation you did not arrange.

If that is your twenty minutes, treat it as yours rather than as something to apologise for. A second place helps for the days the car is not available, like a library or a particular bench. And if the noise at home is the kind another adult should know about, telling one is allowed.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Where do you go when the place you live gets loud?

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