atmospheric pressure

So I double posted today apparently, so if you read the long post earlier, it's now got a few paragraphs added to it throughout.

So when I rode my bike down to the ocean today, it was quite foggy, inducing a sort've weird vibe on the beach. I'd spent enough time outside today that my mind wasn't going ridiculously fast, so I was able to pick up on how eerie the surroundings were. It's like you know when you go somewhere new in nature, and you're in awe and you look at everything with new eyes and such, but when you go back to something you're used to, it's doesn't seem so special and you probably don't pay much attention. It's a shame really, because I think we go through our days all too often stuck in our own thoughts without simply observing things as they pass us by. It seems to take something totally new for us to take notice. The forests around here seem so alive to me because it's all new flora, but I think if we can shift our perception, everything can become as awe-inspiring, whether it's a novelty or not. The more familiar we are with something, the easier it is for us to label it. Once we label something, we tend not too look at it too in-depth because we tell ourselves we already know what it's about. Everything becomes a tool for us, simply equipment to be utilized. The apple tree in your yard is only good when it's bearing fruit, the river is only nice when it's the right temperature or color. This can extend to people as well. I think the effect of this sort of inevitable mentality is that we stop living in the moment. We yearn for something new, something undiscovered, even though we really don't know that much about our surroundings or the people around us. We don't know what makes the river green or blue, what species of apples those are, nor many many things about the people around us. I believe the remedy to this thought pattern is to resist labeling things, allow them to exist exactly as they are and simply observe them, without thinking about it's color, texture, personality, etc. The quieter are minds become, the more vivid everything becomes. So next time you leave your house, instead of 'oh there's that bush that's dying, there's the mountain where I ski, this is the person I pass everyday to work', try simply allowing everything to be as it is, without your mind interfering with your perception of it. Let it all be absorbed and by resisting the urge to objectify everything, you'll maybe realize the connection you have with everything and start to feel more alive. By resisting the urge to label something as healthy, dying, good bad, ugly, beautiful, and etc, we simply allow things to BE. Everything in existence is fine just the way it is, your critique isn't correcting or bettering anything, it's simply clouding your vision. Ironically, there is an wealth of experience that you are denying yourself by thinking so much. Once you can free yourself from imposing judgment on everything you see, you'll start to become more receptive to the subtle workings and energy of the environment around you. I'd use words like atmosphere, vibe, aura, etc, but you'd prolly just label me a hippy....

Beatles - Let it Be