I See How It Is

It was as if a bazaar of thoughts had been buzzing inside for a long time, and then suddenly a switch was flipped, and everything fell into place. Clean air, bright colours, confidence that there is no longer any need for ‘what ifs’. The music sounds as if the heart has made some kind of unspoken agreement with the world: no fuss, no reservations, no struggle with oneself.

It has that rare feeling - when you look at the person opposite you and don't look for a catch, don't scrutinise their words, but just nod: yes, that's right, that's it. Simple, clear, as if it had always been there, only you hadn't noticed it before. And that makes it easy, even too easy, as if someone had carefully removed the extra weight from your shoulders.