shine

so i was buying beer in the gas station saturday night after work. while i was checking out, i was listening to the radio the cashier had as background noise. we both got really caught up listening to the song. a calm, catchy song "shine" by collective soul. we were both so into the song, i was entering my pin, she didnt notice. this "zone out" lasted about 30 seconds.

it's times like these that make you realize that you have some sort of connection with everyone on the planet. i suppose the connection i have with the clerk at circle k is that we like "shine" and will somewhat disappear from the scene when we hear it. i wish life would slow down more often. i believe that in the united states we go too involved with rushing around and not truely living in the present.

i do not think it was a coincidence that music was the reason the cashier and i paused for a moment. everyone knows that music is capable of stirring the smallest emotions in all of us.

i think i am going to blog more about music in the near future...