For me, the worst part of sitting in a cube and in meetings all day is the fact that I can’t sing. 8hrs a day and the only break of silence or helicopter mumbo jumbo comes when I obviously go to lunch, but more so when I go to the bathroom.
*qualifier – this doesn’t segway into something awkward, I promise – end of qualifier*
I usually go to the one that is typically vacant on the other side of the building. Whether I actually need to go or not, ill go. The acoustics are just right… seriously! I think ill record my first song in this bathroom.
No, no i probably won’t.
Still, I think it would be a fabulous location. Is it sad that “the bathroom” is my only vice for escape? Possibly… Nevertheless, I’ve had some good times with Jesus while pacing the dusty cracked tile floor. Its even better when someone walks in and I’m in the midst of singing or praying. Talk about awkward.
How do you recover from these situations? You don’t. You just hope they don’t work anywhere near your department.
My saving grace as of late has been Sara Groves’ new album “Fireflies and Songs”
I’ve been pumping in mass quantities at a time and I really just wish I could hook it up to an IV and let the good times roll. (what?)
This album is brilliant on many levels.
She inspires the wanna-be singer/songwriter and musician within me. Story telling is a gift and I’m not too sure I actually posses it, but I’m extremely grateful for those that do. Especially raw and vulnerable writers like Groves, it seems that “art frames the ordinary” in her music. She takes you to her world and sings a journal of her journey in God, life lessons, and feelings backed with raw emotion of how she reacts to it all. Her words take on shape and form when soundtracked by melodies and imagination. Music is another world and I’m a fan of Sara’s musical world (plus we have the same name). I dare say it’s my favorite of her works thus far.
It hits the spot and it hits it in the best way possible.
All that to say… I’m grateful for Sara Groves and I’m grateful for the bathroom getaway.
-S
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