What I Learned Friday: A lesson from my headphones

I learned an interesting lesson from my headphones at work. (Please don't think I'm crazy) At work my CPU is behind my monitors and rather far away from well my ears so most headphones don't reach. I borrowed my boss' extender cord for a bit while I was looking for one and the most interesting thing happened. Unless I held my head in just the right position (leaning slightly forward and a little to the left- not exactly my idea of comfortable) I only heard music in my left ear, it was like I was deaf in my right ear - which worried me for a bit I'll admit. Except that every once in a while when I hit the magic (slightly uncomfortable) position I would get a sudden burst of music in the right ear as well. And, o boy, did it make the music so much better because I could hear it all!

Only hearing half the music 90% of the time because I didn't want to be uncomfortable made me think about what else in life I could be missing out on because I don't stretch outside my comfort zone. There's a whole range of notes I could be missing! Stretching is hard but I'm thinking it will be worth the effort.

Life is to glorious to only be living it half way.

As I'm typing this up I'm reminded of a talk I heard recently. Toward the end Dieter F. Uchtdorf says:

"In the great Composer’s symphony, you have your own particular part to play—your own notes to sing. Fail to perform them, and with certainty the symphony will go on. But if you rise up and join the chorus and allow the power of God to work through you, you will see “the windows of heaven” open, and He will “pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

 We each have are part to play and if I don't play mine or you don't play yours those around us won't get the full effect of the grand symphony God has created for us just as I wasn't receiving the full effect of the music through my headphones. While it will still be good, it won't be the best. Don't we all deserve the best?

What helps you live life to the fullest? - I can use all the help I can get convincing myself to stretch outside my comfort zone.