As of today (at 9:30 EST, weighing in at 7 lbs. 3 oz according to Mom's annual message), I have lived more than 17,000 days. Imagine that? Sure an alarm clock has startled me awake well more than 10,000 times so far. Ugh! Even this morning, even when I did not go to work.
The last few days, because I was not working, I had time to notice a fountain close to my apartment. In fact many normal days now I have time to notice fountains when I walk home. Yet I think that's only maybe 100 or 200 times so far in 17,000 days. Barely a percentage.
A friend told me that there are more than 1,200 fountains in Zurich. And then he commented that each one must have it's own sound because it has its own shape and water pressure and location. I thought that was a cool idea. Doesn't it seem like I should be able to reach a higher percentage of noticing - maybe 10% or 1700 times? I could notice if each one has a different sound.
What have you noticed 170 times or 1% of the days of your life?
Well, here's one fountain as a symbol for noticing more! (PS, blogged for the first time from flickr. Who says you can't teach 17,000 day old dogs new tricks??!)
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