{"id":6688,"date":"2026-03-27T07:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaelle.life\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:33:01","slug":"semester-res-inte-fortare-an-att-sjalen-hanger-med","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaelle.life\/en\/semester-res-inte-fortare-an-att-sjalen-hanger-med\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation \u2013 don&#039;t travel faster than your soul can keep up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: #2f2f2f; font-weight: normal;\">I&#039;ve been thinking a lot about the vacation thing.<\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNot as \u201cvacation\u201d\u2026 but as how you actually want to live for a few weeks.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nBecause I notice one thing clearly:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt&#039;s not the pace of everyday life that tires me out the most.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt&#039;s the pace of life when I don&#039;t have time to feel it.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nAnd that also applies to holidays.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>I miss the simple travel.<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nI miss trips where you don&#039;t have to stress between places.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNot checking out. Not \u201ccatching up\u201d.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWithout where you:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>goes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>bicycles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>stops when something feels good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>Have a coffee because you want to, not because you have to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhere the body can be involved.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhere the gaze lands.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhere thoughts don&#039;t run ahead.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt&#039;s a bit like life takes on a different depth when it goes a little slower.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>Don&#039;t travel faster than your soul can keep up.<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt almost sounds like a clich\u00e9.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nBut there&#039;s something to it.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhen everything goes too fast:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>we experience less<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>we remember less<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>we feel less<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nAnd that&#039;s actually the opposite of what we want from a vacation.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nSo for me it has become a simple reminder:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIf I don&#039;t have time to feel it \u2013 then it&#039;s going too fast.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>The practical \u2013 this is how I do it (for real)<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nI try to keep it very simple. Not perfect.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>I choose fewer things<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nBetter one place than five.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nBetter a long walk than three sights.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>I move slowly.<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWalk. Bike.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNot for training \u2013 but to experience.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nSomething happens when you move forward at your own pace.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nYou see more. You think more clearly.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>I leave gaps<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nI don&#039;t plan every day.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt&#039;s often the unplanned moments that are the best:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>a place you weren&#039;t meant to stay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>a call<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>a feeling of \u201cwe&#039;ll stay here a while longer\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>I&#039;m turning down the noise.<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNot completely offline, but less:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>smaller scroll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>less \u201cjust a quick check\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt makes everything else clearer.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>And then what is a little more honest\u2026<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nBecause when the pace slows down, something else happens too.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nThoughts are catching up.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nEmotions that you haven&#039;t had time to feel.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nSometimes I:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>restlessness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>a little emptiness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>\u201cWhat should I do now?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nAnd I&#039;ve started to see it as part of the process.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNot something that should be removed.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWithout anything that shows how I actually feel.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\n<strong>A vacation that feels like it \u2013 not just passes by<\/strong>\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nWhat I really want is not a \u201cperfect vacation\u201d.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nI want it to be felt.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nThat I:\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n \t<li>remember the smell of a place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>feeling the body after a long walk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>actually been there, not just been on the way somewhere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt doesn&#039;t require more money.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nNo more planning.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIt just requires a little less pace.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- 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