Daring to be....Me

I've been walking to work the past few days. As I walk, I like to imagine myself in that beginning scene of "You've Got Mail" where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks are on their way to work. Of course, I don't have a Starbucks within which I can stop and pick up my morning latte. And instead of being dressed in a cute little skirt and scarf, I'm covered from head to toe in a black chador. But other than that...the scene is EXACTLY the same.

The Cranberries' song plays in my head. The shopkeepers are pushing up the large metal doors to open their stores. I smell the scent of fresh, hot bread as I pass the breadmaker. A little boy almost runs into me as he has his nose in a book and is hurried on his way to somewhere. The sun shines brightly and warms me in spite of the cold air. I stop by the fruit stand to pick up a banana to snack on before lunch.

And in my mind...I am Kathleen Kelly. If only for the 12 minute walk to the office.