So, here’s a couple of things related to noise…

First, I don’t drive the nicest car in the land, which is OK, because it gets me to and from work (and the occasional gig), which I’m very grateful for.  I’m not complaining, but I thought you might get a kick out of this sound (it’s loud, just be prepared…)

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This is the sound of driving my car down the freeway.  That sound is the air coming in through the windows that are rolled up…

So needless to say, I’ve been driving with my windows down.  I’ve recently been sensitive to how much noise there is though.  Have you ever paid attention to how noisy life is?  We shut it out by rolling up our windows (at least when we’re driving), but I’m here to tell you, it’s really loud out there!

I started thinking about this more though, and really, there’s just noise everywhere.  Noise that keeps us from concentrating on what we want/should be concentrating on.  There’s “news”, (which anymore just seems to be creative storytelling, trying to get your attention for advertising dollars), politics, obscene amounts of advertising, television, and really just endless communication methods to occupy our time…

When was the last time we took a moment, and just took a breath? Found our way to the ocean, and just watched and listened to nature? Found our way to a mountain or forest, and just listened to the sounds of the earth?

I know, it sounds “new-agey” or whatever, but the longer we go without shutting out the noise, the harder it’s gonna be to know what we should be listening for.