Adventures in Hedonism

With all the rush and traveling of the holidays, it’s nice this morning to have a little quiet time to myself.  I got a text this morning saying that I have no appointments at work, so I’m on call.

The house is quiet, the only sound is the traffic going by outside.  I had forgotten how good it is for the soul to experience a little quiet time now and then.

As a lover of music, I always have some hot, rockin tune playing in the car.  Usually some obscure band that I like and no one else does…But lately I’ve been riding in the car with the music turned off.

Does that make me old?

I don’t know.  I truly appreciate music.  Maybe I’m just now beginning to appreciate the quiet a little more.

My friend was home for Christmas this week and we took a long bike ride yesterday.  All around the downtown area…looking at the old hang outs and even going inside one or two that were broken down.   It did wonders for my soul.  I simply needed to look and listen. That’s what new beginnings are all about.