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Monday, August 24, 2015
other people's happiness :)
It is a rainy night and I am headachy and even a bit weepy so looking for something good outside of myself is really important right now. Inside my journal I often tuck newspaper clippings that make me feel better...like columns from local papers about animals from local shelters finding new homes or human interest stories that can restore your faith in strangers and the people who live in your community. Below is a section I clipped a while back from The New York Times "Vows" section and it still makes me smile and sigh...I love the photo, especially, for so many reasons, but mostly because the two women in it are so happy and it captures exactly what I had always hoped to find someday.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
balmy summer evenings and the Moody Blues...
a nice summer evening breeze and the best song to settle unsettling things...boy, is this song (the full version, complete with poem) heart-stoppingly gorgeous:
In their "heart" section, specifically designed for what your music tastes are and what kind of music you like best, Apple Music has really been highlighting the albums I want to hear lately and I like that so much :)
Stevie Nicks calms me down. I do not know exactly what it is about her voice that does it (the raspiness, the world weary sounds, the raw honesty?), it just does. I have taken medication before for my anxiety and it has never worked right...sometimes even making it worse. As far back as I can remember, music is the only thing that has ever really worked on my nerves, so when that does not work, I feel so at a loss I barely know what to do.
I saw this on Whisper and I thought, "Wow! I am not the only one."
The singer appeared as #98 on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 and this is what was written about her:
Sheryl Crow calls Stevie Nicks' voice a "combination of sheer vulnerability and power," and Courtney Love swoons over "that ridiculous beautiful tone." Nicks' strong, deceptively versatile voice — by turns husky, warm, velvety and childlike — has provided the color and texture for songs ranging from smooth and mysterious Fleetwood Mac hits such as "Rhiannon" and "Dreams" to solo rockers like "Stand Back." "She's so tiny, and this big, deep voice comes rattling out, and I think that's very sexy," said Debbie Harry of Blondie. Nicks has influenced and mentored a wide generation of younger female singers, from the country of the Dixie Chicks to the sweet pop of Vanessa Carlton. "Her voice soothes me," says Love, "gives me something to aspire to and leaves me feeling courageous."
Stevie Nicks calms me down. I do not know exactly what it is about her voice that does it (the raspiness, the world weary sounds, the raw honesty?), it just does. I have taken medication before for my anxiety and it has never worked right...sometimes even making it worse. As far back as I can remember, music is the only thing that has ever really worked on my nerves, so when that does not work, I feel so at a loss I barely know what to do.
I saw this on Whisper and I thought, "Wow! I am not the only one."
The singer appeared as #98 on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 and this is what was written about her:
Sheryl Crow calls Stevie Nicks' voice a "combination of sheer vulnerability and power," and Courtney Love swoons over "that ridiculous beautiful tone." Nicks' strong, deceptively versatile voice — by turns husky, warm, velvety and childlike — has provided the color and texture for songs ranging from smooth and mysterious Fleetwood Mac hits such as "Rhiannon" and "Dreams" to solo rockers like "Stand Back." "She's so tiny, and this big, deep voice comes rattling out, and I think that's very sexy," said Debbie Harry of Blondie. Nicks has influenced and mentored a wide generation of younger female singers, from the country of the Dixie Chicks to the sweet pop of Vanessa Carlton. "Her voice soothes me," says Love, "gives me something to aspire to and leaves me feeling courageous."
The thing about love that is both so wonderful and maddening is that once it finds its way into your heart it is most likely always going to be there...and really is the key to almost everything glorious and painful about life.
I think another thing that is important about love is forgiveness...in my case, forgiveness for myself for having strong feelings for someone I shouldn't have feelings for, but do anyway. I mean, after all, if you only want the best for someone and their happiness is your happiness...what is so wrong with that?
I was watching "Major Crimes" a few weeks ago; it was the mid-season finale and the ending was incredibly, incredibly sad and moving. Lt. Tao (who is one of the most calming and compassionate characters on any show, not just "Major Crimes") is talking to a young man who may never see his sister again because if he did, doing so could endanger her life. The young man has just told Lt. Tao how hard it is to care about someone and know you can never be part of their life. In one of the most beautiful scenes of the season, Tao (in his wonderfully soothing voice) says sometimes knowing someone you care about is okay has to be more than enough.
"Do you know how many people would love to hear those words?" He asks, his eyes so understanding and full of kindness. "Your loved one is all right."
Friday, August 21, 2015
Trying to find a more centered peace of mind today, I just discovered this 'new' reissue on iTunes and have been mellowing out as best as I can with it. Really, it is almost impossible not to peace out with the Bee Gees, who put almost always put me into a nice place mentally and even spiritually :)
Some of the songs I have never ever heard before and one in particular, "Charade," is just gorgeous!
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