Have you ever noticed that once you step into an elevator, the doors close and all that was on the outside is silenced? The chaos of the world is on the outside, and you are enclosed in a silent box. It’s peaceful when you notice yourself in that quiet, unbothered moment.

My work is on the 6th floor in a bank downtown. Everyday I step inside the silent box to go up and down, and the rides where I am alone are my favorite. Shut in, with peaceful 10 second silence is always nice as my chaotic work space awaits me. We’re not always going to be filled and surrounded with silence like moments in an elevator. But when we are in those moments, it’s best to appreciate and savor them. It’s the small things in life that really give us something to hold onto. I enjoy my alone time. I enjoy peace and quiet. I enjoy the small things.

Why can’t life be more like an elevator ride? More of peace and sanity, less of the chaotic matter that is constantly visible. Do you ever notice that once you step outside the peace of your own home, that you are now stepping into chaos? Sounds illuminate from all around and silence has vanished.

Appreciate the smaller things. Notice the surroundings before you and recognize that the luxuries of life are all around, in the most odd of places. Maybe it’s an elevator?