Kids These Days...

In the spirit of trying new things, last night I went to my first ever hip hop show to see Sweatshop Union.  The idea of seeing my first hip hop show in a tiny bar in Smithers (at one point there was a dog running loose in the bar) just makes me laugh.  That said, it was nice to see all of the region's youth come out from the woods (literally) to  drink their faces off.

Sweatshop Union have an incredible presence on stage and even though there are 7 members, they had a synergy that made it look like they were one entity.  With socially conscious lyrics, they made me see a whole other side to this music genre that I had never bothered to explore.

One Sky's mantra when it comes to its employees and interns is to get you out of your comfort zone.  It's probably the one thing they have stressed the most since our arrival and it has truly been enlightening.  Mike, the Executive Director of One Sky, read to us a passage from Plato about Socrates' "The only thing I know is that I know nothing" discourse while we were meditating during our camping trip.  I think it pinpoints my experience so far because I've been constantly challenging myself with new experiences.

More importantly, I've realized that one doesn't need to be in Smithers as a One Sky intern to go through such experiences.  It is a relationship with the Self that is the underlying challenge and therefore, location should not be relevant.  At the same time, being constantly challenged does definitely help get you out of your comfort zone.  I guess I'm 50/50 on that one ... let me reflect on it some more.

Time to do some groceries and then hang out on a hammock, guitar in hand, because they are fun.