Meanderings
Posted on | June 22, 2006 | No Comments
I sit in a warehouse about 10 blocks north of the U.S. Capitol in front of a computer monitor all day as I try to figure out how to translate specialist language and concepts into engaging exhibits that would spark curiosity in the interested museum visitor. I sift through paragraphs of scientific tongue-twisters that I can barely decipher or art-world jargon that must be expressed in French — all to find the precious jewels of meaning that I can deliver to the visitor struggling through the press of crowds and shifting from tired foot to tired foot. Reading a 400-page book in the comfort of your home is easy compared to reading a short paragraph on the wall while standing on marble floors and being pushing around by strangers.
But I am working today on opening up and just writing about the world beyond my cube. I usually walk to work for the sunrises and the cool breeze. Very few people are out and about at 7:00am, at least on my route to work. Some mornings it is just me and the sparrows, pigeons, and the stray black cat.
I really don’t have a point today, except perhaps that we should all go outside and walk around each day. Breathe in and pay attention to the subtle play of sunlight and shadow and wind on our skin. Reach out and listen, not to the cars and construction, but to the birdsong. Go ahead and stick your nose in those flowers that smell so sweet above the fumes of melting asphalt.
Really, it’s all there. You don’t have to drive an hour out of the city to find nature. You only have to stop and connect to what is at (or under) your feet.
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