Noun
- A calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation]
- A remark expressing careful consideration [syn: observation]
Finding time to reflect is often a very difficult thing for me to do. It takes quiet time away from the busy hustle and bustle of life. Considering what I do for a living (working on IT systems) it very often becomes a 24 hour job that never seems to end. Unfortunately this doesn’t always give me the “quiet time” that I need to reflect.
I find that listening to music is often the time that I reflect the most. I also tend to be listening to music as I am driving to and from work (usually an hour long commute), which makes it difficult to write down my thoughts and feelings. However, I also tend to “wear a song out” by listening to those that I like over and over again. This gives me the ability to dwell on my thoughts and emotions that are evoked by certain music and songs.
At some point in my teenage years, I became a student of song lyrics and writing down those that had incredible influence or meaning to me. I can’t even begin to list all the songs that impacted me through the years. One of my favorite musicians became Steven Curtis Chapman, who always seemed to write a song or two that would strike me right in the middle of some struggle that I was going through at the time.
Many of these songs have given me a chance to reflect upon either life or personal struggles that I’ve gone through. Follow my reflections on this blog and you’ll see some of these songs that have influenced me through the years.