Sounds Like Irony

There's no point in discussing the pains I went through this morning when getting up to go into the office after a few days of vacation time. Everyone goes through it - we could all sing the same sad song. The boredom that ensued once I sat at my desk and switched on the computer (even though I had countless emails and a pile of paper yet to be filed sitting under my nose) is yet another verse in that same tune. What I didn't count on was the silence that screamed at me for hours on end, never even pausing to take a breath. It seemed to hum into my ear like a hummingbird, flapping its wings at an unimaginable speed as it hovered above my head. It's still there in fact; never tiring, never wavering from its post.

What struck me as amusing was the moment I logged onto my blog account to begin writing something for the day. Without a theme in mind, I scanned over last week's posts only to discover the most recent topic about the harmony that a combination of friends, drinks, and music can create. From the glow of that evening a few nights ago, to the glare of the day that still lies in wait for me here, I realize that sometimes you really can hear time stopping. But it allows you to pay closer attention to the soft whisper of opportunities yet to come.