Margaret Kerr / Spaces in between

I’ve started noticing how often there are adverts in the in-between places - magazine ads in train stations, airports, doctors’ waiting rooms; commercial breaks in a TV programme; billboards next to roads.

These are places where we’re in transition – where the flow of experience is interrupted or suspended, places where our sense of self can be a bit shaky - where we need to grab on to something and say ‘this is me!’ These spaces can feel empty and lonely.

But if we stop and stay quiet in these spaces, there’s a chance to open out into what’s going on right now, and to catch a glimpse of ourselves at a deeper level. That’s a place where there’s a great potential for healing. And we have to be tender with ourselves - and each other - in that place.