You know that feeling you get, when you hear something that you wish you hadn't heard, saw something you wish you hadn't seen? The feeling that hurts and stabs like a knife until it is embedded until you can't take it out as much as you wish you could? Something that reminds you of where you are, what your life is like right at that moment?
Well, we've all had it.
It may feel stupid, it may feel unnecessary and it may feel completely and utterly awful, but in some strange way, it is a good thing.
Everyone should drop off the radar once in a while. It's a must.
There is nothing better than simply dropping everything - and everyone - (but please, if you must, do make sure the cat is at least fed,) and go. Just go. Run away into the sunset, remove the phone, ignore the Facebook and say 'twats off' to Twitter.
Well, maybe not off into the sunset, somehow that side of the cliche is harder to follow than you may think, trust me, I've tried.
Rolling off to the airport on a spontaneous holiday is a lot more practical, not to mention exciting and thrilling, seeing new places, meeting new people.
You just tell a maximum of three people (the people who need to know most and will not let anyone tell the Police you're missing when you're really on a sunbed drinking Sangria) and go. Pack your things and go!
The best moments and the best memories are made while off the radar, off the record, concealed in personal memories that only you know exist! After all, only you know where you've been! It's yours, it is something that no-one can take away, no-one can tarnish. It's completely special.
And that's what dropping off the radar is all about, being spontaneous, seeing the side of you that doesn't get to be seen in the mundane hustle and bustle of the everyday. No answering to anyone, no judgements, no pressure.
Just complete and utter freedom from the radar where we are another constant blink.
