Monday, December 29, 2008

Sense of Place

What is "where I live"?
Is it my bedroom?
My office?
Where I entertain guests?
My garden?
My yard?
Where I play my piano?
Where I hide from the noise of my neighbor's music?
The quiet area away from my neighbor's loud talking?
The open windows feeling I get when I listen to the sounds of the city?
The shared feeling I get when I talk to my neighbor when we're both home?
The weather?
The trees?
The sky?
The shops and stores and restaurants nearby?
The highway that takes me where I really want to go?
The airport that takes me away on business, where I spend so much time?
Facebook?
My laptop?
My iPhone?
My iPod?
My memories?
My sense of being in the present moment?
The feeling I get that's hard to put into words when I notice my whole surroundings?