Sounds

[Wallfire]

It doesn't take much to get the old gears in my head turning. In my world just about everything makes me go, Humm....Today I got stuck on the topic of sounds. Everyone's home has sounds. Those sounds that are so much a part of your home that they are soundless, until something happens and they change. Sounds of the a/c, the water running through the pipes, the fridge that you hear and you don't hear.

My mornings are pretty routine. The dogs have their schedule and I hear them when they wake and move around in their crates. I hear them walk across the wood floors to my room. I even hear them nudge open the door to see if I am up yet.

I was not prepared for the sound that wakened me this morning. Enoch is a kitten, so he still has that sharp kitten screech. He is very verbal so he talks a lot and he is awful, awful, loud!

So imagine waking up because a little critter has stealthily entered your room, climbed into your bed and screamed "Get Up!" directly into your face. I don't think there is an ICD-10 code for the effects this causes.

It motivated to me to learn about sound Feng Shui. This then led me to additional research about sound, and its effect on the human psyche and body. Since hearing is primal and there is no way to turn it off, it has to have a much stronger impact on us than we realize. It is one of our senses that I believe is taken too much for granted, and does not get the attention it deserves, unless our hearing become impaired.

There have been people who have learned to echo locate. Even some who are deaf have the ability to pick up on the vibrations of sound. We have all seen the movies where the sonic weapons win the day, or foil the good guys, so we know it can be done, I just don't know why it isn't used in a more practical and non-lethal way.

Sounds can pick you up, they can lay you low. I was reminded today that it doesn't take much to change your routine. You better believe I am going to be listening for the soft patter of those little feet in the morning, from now on, and doing a lot more research on the amazing power of sound.

AHHH sound and vision, the good old days