Are you an observer or an observee?

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By bigpumpkin | January 20, 2007

Yes, I made that word up. It doesn’t exist - I checked.

I’ve noticed that some people stay in the background and are sensitive to their surroundings. They watch quietly; your bronze polished nails, your tattered bag, your scratched Chanel shoes, how you eat your food with large mouthfuls, the scaly condition of your skin, how you wear your clothes with selected style, they listen to the articulate words that you speak…….Then there are those who observe the slight chip of paint off the south corner of the wall, how the door creaks only at the beginning when it is opened, and how the conductor twitches his eye whenever the orchestra hits the 3rd octave.

And then some. Who are so busy with themselves, they notice nothing. I for one, am guilty for being this observee. I sit, ~~gobble~~ eat my food, have fruitless conversation and go home. If you asked me what colour the waiter’s uniform was, I’d be darned. The fact that my dinner partner was taller than me….she was? Did you see how big that rose was at our table? There was a rose? I thought it was a table lamp!

And so. I intend to change this. As it has been a long time since my brain actually did some work.

I feel I need to be more aware of my surroundings. I need to think more. I need to cross reference ideas. I need to find humour in everyday objects and events. It is all practice. And practise I will.

Mind you, I have already started powdering my face everytime I leave for a public place. Those who know me know this is a real achievement. 2007 really is the year of change.

Baby steps……..

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