lately i've been looking forward to letting my thoughts run away with themselves while i wait to fall asleep rather than listening to something...the caveat is sometimes anxiety happens
I have had an ear infection the last couple of days and I literally cannot wear headphones without considerable pain. the unintended benefit of this is that I’ve had to walk my dog without music blasting and it’s so nice. we have a cacophony of bird sounds in the late afternoon/evening here in Australia (magpies, cockatoos, lorikeets, plovers) and usually my music drowns this out, but having no headphones means I have to listen to the sounds and it’s low key beautiful. the sounds of nature are beautiful. noticing the birds is beautiful.
life is richer than we realise if we choose to notice and listen to the sounds around us instead of insulating ourselves from them.
my headphones broke recently, so i’ve been wandering without them! to be honest, especially in a city like boston, ira beautiful. no, this is not cope for my broken headphones. boston really comes alive in the spring and summer, and that is the PERFECT time to wander around and listen to the ebbs and flows of traffic, chirping birds, arguing drivers, and footsteps on the sidewalk. there’s something i find very calming and pretty about these sounds. going to try not to wear my new headphones 24/7 :)
it’s so much more fun than putting in your earbuds and shutting yourself off from the world. Birds are chirping, people are talking, machines are humming, music is playing, it’s all there for you to enjoy if you allow yourself to hear it.
i do not need to start a podcast
i do not need to start a substack
my tits are regular sized
my hair is perfectly healthy and i should keep bleaching it
i know how to talk and i am normal
