Luang Prabang, Laos – 20th July 2009
The ubiquitous morning commute, carried out in all weathers, often against one’s wishes, but necessary.
A chore to endure.
It doesn’t have to be. The time can be used to exercise, to read, to listen, to educate, to think, to watch. You can either embrace your surroundings and take something from them or disconnect yourself into your own world. Either can be useful.
The monotony of the same commute often leads to that feeling of dread, the reminder of what is to come.
Even if your travel is always from the same A to the same B the bit in between doesn’t have to be the same. Get off the train a stop early and walk the rest, cycle, run, take a different route to the station, leave at a different time. It will then feel like part of your day rather than a chore to endure, after all you chose to do it. 
You can chose to endure it or you can chose to try something different and see where that leads. You have a choice.