Soaking Up the Sounds of Life

Being a Highly Sensitive Person (and an INFJ personality type) leaves my mind hyper-stimulated and full. Sometimes I need to hide in my room and collect all my thoughts to quiet my mind. Lately I've been learning to embrace this gift and enjoy the world I've been given the opportunity of belonging.

I soak up all the details of my world using all six (yes, SIX!) senses. Everyone should stop and smell the roses, right?! Here are some sights/sounds I noticed this past week: {or at least the ones I remembered to write down!}

Driving down a street; sounds of hammering coming from an open garage door. I wonder what miraculous piece of work he is crafting with his tools or what he might be fixing... a wooden dining chair? I know ours need fixing. Maybe he's renovating something in his home and is working at a steady pace towards completion...?


The smell of a curling iron heating up; the steam as it leaves my hair strands.

Longing for the crisp, cool air of Autumn... only to be greeted by 90 degree humidity and heat that still smells like summer. 

Sitting idle at a traffic light; various types of music floating about in the air. What a sweet luxury it is to be able to listen to music of your choice when you want to!

Chocolate Chip Waffles baking in the oven, leaving our home smelling like freshly baked deserts. Mmmmmm, who needs a toaster or toaster oven when the range permeates the entire house? Makes the idea of the extra household small appliance a bit of a joke, don't you think? 

What do you love to soak up?