Over the past year, one of my growing areas of interest, broadly defined, has been science. I've tried to make a more concerted effort to select certain science books to read (here's a list), following several scientists on Twitter to gain their random musings (as well as their links to any articles they may write) (my two favorites are Neil deGrasse Tyson and Phil Plait), and just have tried to become more mindful of how incredible the natural, physical universe we live in, is.
To this end, I often find myself watching time lapse videos, like the below. I enjoy these videos for many reasons - they are spectacularly beautiful and they are typically accompanied by soothing music, being two pretty good reasons. But I particularly enjoy the time-lapse nature of them - it does such an incredible job of showing the constant motion that is happening around us, even if we ourselves don't always consciously experience it. That movement, I find, serves as a useful reminder of how transient life is in the Universe, and how we should we value our time in it. Because the Earth will keep on spinning, and time will keep on ticking.
One of my favorite time-lapse videos - Within Two Worlds via Goldpaint Photography
Within Two Worlds from Goldpaint Photography on Vimeo.
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