Journey

Take a journey – real or imaginary, emotional and personal

If I could go anywhere I would go to a beach surrounded and covered in the most beautiful sand. I would like to drink the bluest water so I could again taste purity. 
I would touch the sand and I would breath in the saltiness of the air so I could finally be at a tranquil place with life.
I would feel light breezes brush over me and I wouldn’t want to leave. I would learn to find the beauty in the elements. 
I would meditate to the slow sound of crashing waves and I would feel new forms of peace. 
I would understand my body a bit more and with that I’d understand my life. I would then drift into a slow, deep and meaningful sleep. 
The best sleep – on a hammock, at night time, with the full moon glaring at me so strongly, smiling. I would do this to feel happiness. 

We have travelled together for a long time, whether it be a few weeks, a month, three months, four months, just over six months, almost a year. 

We like them because they have elastic laces. They are statemented yet can go with everything and they are the comfort of clouds. 

We use them because our schools are so strict, we use them to walk around, to meet friends, to go new places and we use them for formal events. 

We have walked on tiles, wooden floors, in the sun, in dirt. We have walked about train stations, our houses, our schools. In the early morning and late at night. 

We have walked miles upon miles, too many to count but we think probably over a hundred. We have travelled on many terrains that have stunted our journeys and forwarded our paths.

We will continue to walk through thick and thin, through the park and between puddles, we will continue walking towards our dreams. They will lead us somewhere beautiful.

Journey was a week-long performance project that took place with eight young women in Barrhead, exploring the idea of journeys: physical, emotional and transitional.