Appreciating the Liminal Moments
I had the luxury of taking a two-week excursion to the beautiful country of Japan this past June, and I still find myself fondly reminiscing about the trip. You've heard this story many times of late. That one coworker who went to Japan and came back parading the culture and aesthetics, showing you too many photos on your lunch break. Or your snobby neighbor who came back and insists that he knows how to properly eat sushi after training with a sushi chef in the mountains for a week. But for me, what lingers isn't the main tourist attractions or the unique experiences. It's the liminal moments. The waiting. The listening. The watching. The little pockets of downtime while I go from destination to destination. Whether it was missing the train because I hesitated on the platform, or sitting at the counter, watching chefs prepare my food. Mundane moments like this are what we live for. They're the majority of our lives, while the Instagrammable moments are one in a millio...