Do you ever find yourself in a certain mood, and your MP3 player or the radio, seems to mimic your feelings? Do you ever think your iPod is telling you something?
Earlier today, I was brooding about a particular problem I have been aggravated about for several months, trying to come up with a conclusion or a direction in which to go.
Wouldn't you know it that my iPod would play "Struggle Within" by Metallica? Then when the drum beats died out of that one, then "What it Takes" by Aerosmith came on. Then "Minority" by Green Day. Then "Rise Above This" by Seether.
I'm sure the irony of these songs is lost on you. In spite my ability to "read too much into things," I find it funny that my iPod is trying to tell me that I can keep letting this struggle go on, it will ruin me; that I can let go of the problem, but in the end, I'll be the minority; and lastly rise above the problem, and mend myself before it gets me.
Now I know the artists had their own reasons for writing the lyrics the way they did and in no way were they for me personally. Obviously, they had other meaning for their songs. But as they came through my speakers for me in a random shuffle, I believe that they mean something for me at that moment, and for me, that's good enough.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
The Art of Communication
When was the last time you wrote a letter? An actual letter that you put a stamp on the envelope, and dropped into the mailbox to send good tidings to a friend miles away?
If you're like me, it was a long time ago!
There is a certain joy that one gets when they open up their mailbox and pull out a letter or a card from someone who is thinking of them. It always put a smile on my face, and it's a heck of a lot better than getting all bills and junk mail!
What about an email? When was the last time you wrote an actual email where you updated your friend on what's going on in your life? When was the last time YOU received an email from a friend who just wanted to say hello?
Writing letters now seem archaic and the art of emailing is falling by the side of the road as well. We have convinced ourselves that just don't have time, so instead we send a Facebook post, a Tweet, or a text (which by the way, allows our spelling, punctuation OR grammar to go down the toilet...another post for another day).
All communication is an art for sure, and many people have lost it. Everything has become short and impersonal, and without a whole lot of thought. It's time to get that art form back.
While there seems to be no redemption for the "old way" of expressing your thoughts by putting a pen and writing a letter, there is no reason why emails can't be brought back into the limelight of communication. It is still a relevant technology, and anyone can do it - even if the don't have a fancy schmancy smartphone.
So I propose a challenge. Get back into emailing. Put some thought into it. It will allow you to keep in touch with your friends, and when they right back, you'll experience that same joy that you used to get opening your mailbox at the end of the driveway.
If you're like me, it was a long time ago!
There is a certain joy that one gets when they open up their mailbox and pull out a letter or a card from someone who is thinking of them. It always put a smile on my face, and it's a heck of a lot better than getting all bills and junk mail!
What about an email? When was the last time you wrote an actual email where you updated your friend on what's going on in your life? When was the last time YOU received an email from a friend who just wanted to say hello?
Writing letters now seem archaic and the art of emailing is falling by the side of the road as well. We have convinced ourselves that just don't have time, so instead we send a Facebook post, a Tweet, or a text (which by the way, allows our spelling, punctuation OR grammar to go down the toilet...another post for another day).
All communication is an art for sure, and many people have lost it. Everything has become short and impersonal, and without a whole lot of thought. It's time to get that art form back.
While there seems to be no redemption for the "old way" of expressing your thoughts by putting a pen and writing a letter, there is no reason why emails can't be brought back into the limelight of communication. It is still a relevant technology, and anyone can do it - even if the don't have a fancy schmancy smartphone.
So I propose a challenge. Get back into emailing. Put some thought into it. It will allow you to keep in touch with your friends, and when they right back, you'll experience that same joy that you used to get opening your mailbox at the end of the driveway.
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