So earlier tonight I was feeling a little overwhelmed by everything that is going on in my life right now and I decided I needed to just get away from it all for a few minutes. So I decided to take a little drive on the freeway and I got off at the Irvine Spectrum. Even before I started taking this class, I was drawn to all of the lights surrounding the Spectrum. I get such a calm feeling just walking along, gazing up at the strands of lights connecting the palm trees together, inside the fountains, glowing on the sides of the buildings, basically everywhere you look.
My favorite source of light at the Spectrum is the Ferris Wheel of course. Even before you get off of the freeway, you can see it glowing brilliantly in the distance. I don't know why, but I have always been drawn to such displays of light. It gives me the same sense as being at Disneyland. It is so beautiful and captivating compared to everything else around it, and once I look at it, I can't take my eyes off of it and I can't think of anything else. The flashing colors and the brightness of it all immediately gives me a new energy, excitement, and optimism. In a way it reminds me of the simplistic wonders of life and I feel like a child again, able to let go of my adult responsibilities momentarily. Seeing this was just what I needed tonight; sometimes it's important when you feel yourself getting too wrapped up in life to take a moment to pause and enjoy the beauty of the world around you.
(I did take some good pictures of the lighting at Irvine Spectrum but my computer is refusing to read my camera's SD card, so unfortunately I could not include them in this post. But if you happen to drive by Irvine Center Drive at night, just look up and you will see what I'm talking about! )
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Nice post - seems like the same message as Our Town :)
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