waiting

(top BUFFALO EXCHANGE, dress THRIFT STORE, boots and necklace TOPSHOP)

SHE CONCENTRATED ON THE CANDLE FLICKERING. THE LIGHT MADE A SHADOW OF HERSELF AGAINST THE CONCRETE WALL.SHE FIDDLED WITH THESE TINY PEBBLES THAT SUBBED AS GRASS WHILE SHE SAT THERE WAITING. 

WAITING USUALLY MADE HER UNCOMFORTABLE AND HER PHONE WAS AT A LESS THAN 20 PERCENT BATTERY LIFE SPAN, SHE COULDN'T HIDE BEHIND TECHNOLOGY ALL SHE COULD DO WAS SIT AND WAIT. THE VOICES OF OTHER CONVERSATIONS FILLED THE AIR, FLOATING AND HOVERING ABOVE HER. SHE FELT CONNECTED AND BECAME MINDFUL OF THE SIMPLE THINGS OTHERS TEND TO OVER LOOK WHILE WAITING. 

It's crazy how fixated we are with our phones. I was challenged yesterday when my phone hit the below 20% life span so I couldn't fidget with it while I waited for a friend in the restroom while we were at a cafe for dinner. I sat there what seemed like forever without my phone which was so silly. The ambiance was so beautiful and I just sat there being mindful of my surroundings.