Suddenly, the train car floods with golden light. We emerge from the tunnel and outside my window, the French countryside rolls by.

Trees, farms, little stone buildings crumbling with age.

The landscape shifts from rich tea green to baked orange to crop yellow with faint white dots of sheep throughout.

I feel a warmth and appreciation for all of these small beautiful things that I'm so lucky to see.

When we're young, we're encouraged to dream big and aim high. And while having goals is important, the pressure of achieving those goals can sometimes be overwhelming.

I guess this week Jade Boehler, best known for her study-focused YouTube channel Unjaded Jade, spent her teenage years embroiled in academic pressure,

solely focused on her big plans for the future. It's only after those plans fall apart that Jade recognizes the importance of smaller, quieter moments in her life, moments that she calls casual magic.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts, so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.

And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.

From weight to what, this is a meditative story. I'm Rahen, and I'll be your guide.

The body will act. The body breathing. Your senses open. Your mind opens.

And open. Meeting the world.

The bus slows to a stop. As the door swings open, I feel the crisp autumn breeze against my face.

I shift my rock sack on my shoulder and walk down the steps. I'm 16, and on my way home from school.

Two other girls get off at the same time as me, but they live in the other direction. With a casual smile and a wave goodbye, I begin my solitary walk home.

The streets of my small town aligned with trees. I pause and notice the light dApple through the foliage.

I love this time. It's a quiet moment to breathe and reflect on my day.

The leaves rustle under my feet as I ruminate on my English teacher's analysis of Shakespeare's Athello.

She explores how the place images of womenhood actually represent male fantasies.

Her commentary makes me question my own ideas about gender.

Most of the other kids at school wouldn't call this type of analysis relaxing, but for me, it's fun.

I'm a bit of a nerd. I constantly raise my hand in class. I love reading. I just love the feeling of learning more about the world.

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