Learning Event #6

It seems everyday we get lost in the big picture and forget to stop and smell the roses for a bit. There are two things I keep within my ten foot circle all the time. One of those things is headphones. I use headphones to hear the mundane. Recently, I’ve been trying to listen to more music. It blocks out the sound of nature, but it doesn’t block the rhythm of life. I think music through headphones actually gives you a new rhythm. I love walking to class and listening to music because its a distraction from the elements. I think I would get a lot warmer if all I thought about was how hot it was outside. However, music allows me to escape and feel the beat in every step I take. Headphones provide a mundane distraction to the nuances of nature that aren’t necessarily bad, but can get predictable at times. Another thing I keep around me at all times is family. I don’t mean the biological people that I have some sort of DNA relationship with. I mean the people that I care for just as much as they care for me. I like to say that I don’t have any friends all I have is family, and I keep my family close. I try to keep my circle small so that I know everyone has earned their place. It is neither a distraction or an attraction to the mundane. Family simply takes the guesswork out of life. I don’t have to ask the questions some people have to with their biological family. This part of the mundane is the miracle in itself.