epiphany

This morning, riding on the third of my three morning buses, the one where my journey embarrassingly meets that of my students, I had an epiphany.

For a moment, I saw myself from above:

A quiet, odd lady in an excessively big winter coat, knitting, with her hot water bottle unashamedly visible on her lap.

And then it hit me.

I am finally beyond caring what other people think.

How liberating.