Comments on: What are you missing?

By: Jim Patterson

Jim Patterson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:36:53 +0000

I was walking through Central Park in NYC and came across a man playing the bassoon at the entrance to the tunnel directly behind the Museum of Natural History, and indeed most people just passed him by as well.
He was not a nationally known performer, but amazingly talented nonetheless. The acoustics lent by the tunnel made for an incredible musical experience.
I spent a very happy half hour listening to him but could just as easily have passed him by if I had not been aware of the present moment that we all live in.

By: Trish Chipchura

Trish Chipchura — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:33:29 +0000

I love this story as it depicts how the young are able to seek out the joys around us. Sadly as many of us age, we have muted ourselves to the abundant beauty of life around us…always rushing to get somewhere we don’t necessarily want to be.
My sister met up with one of her daughter’s friends just before Christmas. She only had time for a quick but enthusiastic hello as she was prompted to rush off to her next errand. Happy to have been reunited with this college student as she was visiting home before the holdiays, she was deeply saddened to hear that the girl took her own life just days before Christmas.
We never know of the opportunities we are given in life if we are too busy to stop and explore our gifts. Whether it is the Joshua Bell’s or the girl next door…We should remind ourselves daily that “Life is not a race and that we never get it done.”
Thanks for the reminder that we need to be more intuitive like children and slow down to embrace the treasure hunt that life is…
Blessings to you all. May 2009 guide us to take the time to find the treasures in our lives! xoxo
Trish

By: Doug Daniels

Doug Daniels — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:31:21 +0000

This story doesn’t surprise me.
In the radio business many a program director will dismiss anything that hasn’t been releasesd on a “major label”.
NO ONE starts on a “major” anything! Few “start” in “major” motion pictures or play on “major” league teams. Talent is talent and it is found everywhere. It comes in all shapes and sizes…colors; genders; nationalities and faiths.
Very few of the world’s most inspirational people started with the proverbial silver spoon.
The best thing a person can do today (or any day) is to simply…stop…be still…look…listen…breathe…the magic in is the gap…in the space.
Here’s to a great 2009 and beyond for one and all!
~Doug

By: Ivette

Ivette — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:21:21 +0000

thank you for that inspiring story. Yes, we should stop and take the time to enjoy the beauty our environment has to offer us. Again, thank you.

By: Persephone Underwood

Persephone Underwood — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:08:38 +0000

I love this story because it so accurately depicts how most of us go about living our lives. We never stop to accept and appreciate beauty giving freely without a price attached to it. If he had announced he was Joshua Bell I am sure the reply would have been, “Who you kidding? Man, Johua Bell don’t play in a subway station.
On the other hand if one of those anonymous faces had to pay $100 for a ticket to her him they would have dones so, gladly. I guess the edict we only appreciate what we pay dearly for, is true. Shame!