We’re wearing our past on our heads

I was sitting in church the other day definitely paying attention to the sermon. 

OK OK, my mind is often hopping from topic to topic and at some point on this particular Sunday, I noticed the length of hair of various people around me. I thought, “It’s interesting that hair is constantly growing longer. Even when we get a cut, there’s new hair already forming. In fact, that’s why we get a cut in the first place!” Then I dwelled on this for way too long.

Imagine if our hair was our own personal timeline. 

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Let’s say a woman’s hair is 20 inches long. The hair next to her scalp is brand new, right? So it’s mark on her timeline is from the previous few days…. just picking a random day, March 25. Move down her ‘do an inch or two and that hair was new around March 10th. The hair near her shoulders is from mid-January. Once you get to the end, the 20th inch of her long hair, the date would be September 1st. So from the end of her hair to the her scalp, she has this growing timeline that represents every day of her recent life. 

Then, when the data on her timeline gets too long, she goes in to the stylist for a trim. She cuts off September to December. 

Symbolically it can be a way to move on from the past. And this makes the idea of a timeline more clear. If someone is starting new, perhaps after making a life-changing decision like becoming sober or making a religious choice, they may shave their head. It’s an outward symbol of a decision they made. If you think of the hair as a timeline, they’re literally deleting their timeline and starting a new one. 

Does this make sense? I don’t suppose it means anything at all, but I just thought it was interesting to think that we all have stories that happen to us and if our hair was a timeline, it would be full of so much information, so many stories represented by the beautiful blonde, brunette, red, gray, or white hair. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! 

-Out of the Wilderness

 

Song endings- to fade or not to fade?

I’ve wondered this for a long time… how do artists decide if their song should fade to silence or have a definite, clear ending? It used to bother me when a song just faded out because I thought, “It’s still going! You can’t just turn it down!” Songs that ended on a guitar strum or a cappella moment were so much more satisfying, and honestly, they still are. To use a movie comparison- the fade out songs are like movies that leave you with a with a cliffhanger, wondering what happens next. I actually like this in movies, most of the time. But not in music!

I need the song to end. 

Even to this day, I think it’s weird when a song is fading out and the person is still singing. What else do they have to say? What do I need to know? How are they feeling? All these things will go unanswered because the song faded away. 

So if you’re an artist who writes music, how do you decide how a song comes to a conclusion? Is there a reason behind the fade-out that I’m not perceiving? Thanks in advance, and as always, thanks for stopping by! 

-Out of the Wilderness

Phrases to describe your anger

I was upset one day and I won’t get into why, but my anger dissipated as I came up with phrases to describe my rage! 🙂 Take a look below at texts between my sister and I, and if you have some of your own, chime in below! 

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Thanks for stopping by… 

Out of the Wilderness

Watching political debates, but why?

I’ve made a habit of watching the Democratic debates from back when there were 194 candidates on stage to the more recent with just a handful of hopefuls arguing about climate change, healthcare, and removing Donald Trump from office.

Historically I would be considered a republican but I think of myself more as an conservative independent now. So when I watch the debates, I find it interesting as to what they discuss and what they value most.

With that said, most of the democrats I know (real people, not politicians on TV) actually do have a big heart and care for people. That’s a good thing! I don’t necessarily believe that’s true about democrat politicians, the same way I don’t believe some republican politicians care about “right to life” for the same reasons republicans I know do.

So these debates… why do I watch when I most likely have very little in common with any of them? Well, I like to know what people I don’t agree with are up to. I hesitate to use this quote…

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

…because we shouldn’t be enemies. As Americans, we’re all on the same team. I don’t like that there seems to be a gigantic chasm between two political parties. It doesn’t seem healthy for the country at all. The interesting part is that I really don’t see it in real life, only in the news and media, YouTube, etc.

Now I’ll be totally transparent, I kind of tune in just to not miss something crazy Joe Biden might say. He’s got a knack for saying some weird stuff lately, and I kind of feel bad for him. I don’t think he’ll get the nomination. In fact, I wonder if any of the current candidates will… it might be Hillary!!! Click here for a post about that.

Have you been watching? If so, what are your thoughts about how the debates are going, and who might be rising to the top?

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

I was level 10.2 angry

Have you ever been angry and it caused you to do something that was actually productive? It happened to me the other day as I was about to start a workout at Planet Fitness. One might say I channeled my anger and this day, it was channeled towards the treadmill. 

I got it up to level 10.2 and was determined to not reduce the level till I finished. I also had Prince singing “Purple Rain” in my ears (thanks to these ear buds I found on Amazon for a decent price) so somehow that helped, too. 

Gosh, sometimes people make me so mad! I guess I should thank the person who helped me run the fastest mile I’ve done all year. 

-Out of the Wilderness