September 2009
8 posts
Wrapped in the Arms of Music
At the risk of sounding cliche, music is a balm to the troubled soul. Music rides life’s highs and brings more joy to the good times, but it also brings comfort in the lows. If you watch a movie without the soundtrack, you won’t experience the same emotions as you would with the soundtrack. Music has a way of influencing how you feel. When a baby is crying, you sing lullabies to calm...
“Cry if you want to
I won’t tell you not to
I won’t try to cheer...”
– Paul Brandt
“I’m a very hot and smart girl.”
– my 6-year-old niece. (What 6-year-old says things like this?)
Overwhelmed
Sometimes life completely overwhelms me. I get caught up in the little things and start to drown. When things don’t go as planned or when something or someone disappoints me, my emotions get way to fragile. The next thing I know I’m crying over spilt milk - literally. I need to learn to pull myself out. I know that its a simple act of changing my attitude that will turn it right...
What is love?
Love Is All
It is my favorite pair of jeans
That are patched and worn in;
It is the fulfillment of my dreams;
It is a game I never win.
It is addiction to cocaine;
It only takes one look;
It is dancing in the rain;
It is reading a good book.
It is hot coffee or tea;
It is dark chocolate when I’m sad;
It is cigarettes by the sea;
It is a mix of good and bad.
Love encompasses every thought;
...
“Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when...”
– Green Day
School Again
There is such a difference between how I feel this year and how I felt this same time last year. Last year I was so depressed at the end of the summer and was dreading the start of school. I think the main reason that I was feeling so down was because my best friend had moved away at the start of the summer and I felt so distant from my other friends.
This year, however I have great friends who I...