Elsewhere

 Some of us like to live in “elsewhere.”  We don’t much care for the real, our real.  Elsewhere is found through fantasy, drugs and alcohol, entertainment centers or events.  Elsewhere can become addictive.  You will know this if you find yourself pretty much escaping your reality when not doing a focused activity.  Walking down the street is an example.  Did you see the flower just blooming today?  No.  You were there but then not really.  An attempt at meditation can bring us suddenly to elsewhere.  How did I get there?  I was trying to not pay attention to thoughts or to have a “spiritual” thought.  If we are comfortable with our real life then elsewhere may be just a now and again thing, a brief respite, a concert or movie.  But beware.  It can be addictive.