Friday, April 23, 2010

Overheards

What do people talk about when they're out and about at the start of the day? This morning's overheards have a thematic trend - the personal, the psyche, the inner self; and it's interesting timing as I've spent last night and this morning talking to my sister about mindfulness and other inner workings.

A young man to his female friend on the footpath outside the post office, is talking about his feelings.

A guy setting up a cafe is telling his colleague something about his own personal space, and the thoughts/feelings around that.

A woman is talking into a mobile phone (to a child by the sounds of it) about "docking them $10" but the talk is less about the admin, and more about how she's checking that this is okay and that she's not the sort of person to go over and over things and not keep reminding people.

One woman at the pool is talking earnestly to another about either psychology or spirituality when I overhear a phrase about the emergence of the angel character and the devil character.

The brain innately seeks patterns - even where there are none. I know these were coincidences, but I enjoy them anyway.

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