A post

Well, I've just about dropped this writing everyday thing, eh? But, life seems to get in the way of things. Or does it? And I suppose that this is the foundation of this blog entry. The catch line: What do you pay attention to?

In a commencement speech that author David Foster Wallace gave to Kenyon University the crux of his message was that you now have the power and ability to choose what to learn, what to pay attention to, etc. That there would be several small little occurrences throughout your day (and life) that will make you just shudder with fear, rage and angst. One of his examples was that you'll be shopping and the check-out lane will be full of agitated people who feel they are equally important if not more important than you. And that perhaps one reason they are agitated is because they've been spending night after night holding the hand of their husband who is dying of bone cancer. And to further articulate this, something that a friend of mine, Julia Bennett, said was to be kinder to people than necessary, you don't know what battles they are facing.

At this point, I'm going to post the link to audio of the DFW commencement speech. Listen now or later. :)

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5THXa_H_N8

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSAzbSQqals&feature=related

I'll post more later.