I was at the hair salon, and we were listening to some classic 80s and 90s jams. We reminisced on the songs that took us back to the days of house parties and nightclubs.
As we smiled at the memory of our younger days, one of the women said, “I remember when I used to blast my music at my house. While I was cleaning, getting ready, or cooking, I would turn up the music, but I don’t do that anymore. Why did I stop?”
It was one of those A-ha moments that seemed simple but profound because it resonated with each of us in a jarring way.
It turned out that we had stopped turning up the music, and none of us knew why.
We started trying to understand what happened. We listen to music on our headphones, we watch Netflix, and we scroll on social media, but we’re not turning up our favorite tunes and having dance parties in the living room or sing like everyone is paying big bucks to see us perform.
We’re distracted
Why would we all stop doing something that brought us so much joy??
We are distracted.
I went to the symphony for the first time since the pandemic. I forgot how much I enjoyed live orchestras. The music is so captivating and calming.
