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A few days ago (see post) I talked about how I had inadvertently not listened to my MP3 player during a power walk.  A reader pointed out (well, she’s more then just a reader.. but she knows that):

Sometimes we miss out on the best show that is provided to us by the simplest things.

There is just so much truth to that statement. 

A few days ago I decided to tackle a geocache that had previously defeated me.  Actually it was just a slaughter!!!  (story here)

So off I went, only minimally distracted by my gps since I had already been in the area and without earbuds stuck in my head I set out.  Truely amazing!  So many wonderful ideas and visions popped into my head.  I had mentally noted at least 3 fantastic locations to return to for photo sessions, several new waymarks I want to add to my personal hiking collection, 2 side-trails tha tI hadn’t noticed before and to crown the venture I actually found the geocache I was looking for!!!

It’s interesting how I had first started using the MP3 player as a means by which to multitask and enhance my knowledge by listening to educational podcasts while all the time it was actually destracting me from other life lessons.  Perhaps the lesson learned here is to save the MP3’s for more mundane tasks where you’ll be less likely miss out on the wonderful experiences of nature… such as in an office cube.