Post 5: There is Life Outside...

As I was walking to back to my dorm this afternoon, I was listening to my ipod, fairly oblivious to the world and focused on all the work I hoped to get done. During this walk, a song from Avenue Q came on called, "There is Life Outside Your Apartment." Although in context this song doesn't really have to do with escaping to nature and integrating oneself with the natural world, I found the chorus to relate to that concept all the same. It goes:

There is life outside your apartment.
I know it’s hard to conceive.
But there’s life outside your apartment.
And you’re only gonna see it if you leave.

There is cool shit to do,
But it can’t come to you,
And who knows, dude
You might even score!

There is life outside your apartment.
But you gotta open the door!

In many ways, I don't think that we make the conscious decision to ignore nature and landscape, but simply forget to acknowledge it. So often we're focused on our school work, friend drama, that cute guy in psych, what we want to eat for dinner - the list can go on forever. Sometimes we just need that little reminder that, while at times it seems like there's too much going on and we can't take time to do anything, we just need to take a breath, step back and look around. Appreciate what is all around us, notice the animals, the plants, the view, and take a moment to ignore the stress and anxiety that so often overwhelms us. We just "gotta open the door!"

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