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New Article: The Art of Noticing

 A carpenter friend of mine and I walked into a new restaurant.  While I was “oohing” and “awing”, he noted the crooked countertop, the misaligned floor tiles and the drywall that had not been sanded well enough.  He was not trying to be overly critical.  It is just that builders see buildings differently. I have a musical friend.  When I would listen to songs with him, he would say things like, “Did you hear that bass line?” and I would say, “Nope!”  It was there.  However, I did not notice it because I had not trained myself to hear music in the way my buddy did. Sara loves painting.  Often, she will look at a sunset and say something to me like, “Do you see that magenta colour on that cloud?”  I do not even know what magenta is, much less where to find it.  I see a sunset while she, as an artist, sees colours. This happens in all areas of life.  Cattle people see cows differently than I do.  I do not know a good cow from an ...