There is a psychic energy "feel"
to bars,
restaurants,
air ports,
school reunions,
etc.
Everywhere people gather
has its own "sense of being."
A DMV waiting room
has a special kind of
"Get Me Out Of Here Now!"
feel to it'
because no one wants to be there,
especially the people who work there.
What is being emitted
to create the "feel" of place?
How is it being received/known?
We know/sense if we belong
where we are,
if it is a "good fit,"
if we are "home."
Or not.
Whatever the "atmosphere,"
we know whether it is conducive to our spirit,
or not.
If the "vibes" aren't right,
we are better off being somewhere else.
The hermits/introverts among us
think we are better off being alone--
and make being alone
a high-priority item
because we can be separated
from our own experiencing
by noise/complexity/drama/trauma,
lose our orientation
and our internal guidance
and be overwhelmed by the intrusion
a boisterous WE.
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Jim Dollar's Photography and Philosophy 