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Christmas was wonderful. As always my parents went completely overboard and my brother and sister and I loved every single second of it. I've really got to give my mother and father credit. They have ALWAYS, without fail, made Christmas time a truely magical time of year. I hope they know how fortunate I feel for their efforts. I don't know any two parents who put so much into a little holiday.
I've come out of my haze of sorrow and it feels good to be back in a positive state of mind. I am becomming more and more convinced every day that a positive frame of mind can me enough to change the world. John Lennon believed it, and the more I listen to his music, the more I think he was onto the truth. My brother is really into John Lennon right now, but he doesn't hear what Lennon was trying to say. The other day he was listening to that song, "all I am saying, is give peace a chance," and I overheard my mother say, "too bad world peace is impossible." I tryed to tell her that I believed it was that exact mind set that makes peace impossible, that as long as people refused to see it as a posibility it never can be. My thoughts were completely lost on her and my brother, however, because they can't see the human potential for absolute love. I know that there are alot of terrible things in this world, but I cannot keep myself from believing in the power of love. I have high hopes for all of us.
I got this really great book called The Toltec Prophecies of Don Miguel Ruiz and even if a person can't bring themselves to believe in healing shawmen or ancient predictions, I think the book has a very profound message. The Toltecs believe that there is a universal being and that our spirits are all a part of that one thing. And they believe that our reality is manifested by our intentions, they describe life as a "dream" and explain all of the horrible things that happen in life as a "nightmare." They believe that we have the power to eliminate that "nightmare" by simply guiding our intentions towards positive energy in love. No one can ever be sure if their interpretation of life is correct, and I have never been one to judge the validity of other peoples belief systems, but I feel with or without a base in reality, the message of love and positivity is ALWAYS a good idea, and I embrace it whole heartedly.
Something about being around my family helps me write music. I've written a few songs since I've been here, one of which, the one I am listening to right now, I really REALLY love. I recorded it on this rinky-dink device but managed to get pretty good audio quality. I think I might put this on myspace.
Anyhow, I am looking forward to New Years. Everyone I know, as well as everyone that they know, is invited to come over to my house for celibration! This is going to be a good year, I can feel it.
I've come out of my haze of sorrow and it feels good to be back in a positive state of mind. I am becomming more and more convinced every day that a positive frame of mind can me enough to change the world. John Lennon believed it, and the more I listen to his music, the more I think he was onto the truth. My brother is really into John Lennon right now, but he doesn't hear what Lennon was trying to say. The other day he was listening to that song, "all I am saying, is give peace a chance," and I overheard my mother say, "too bad world peace is impossible." I tryed to tell her that I believed it was that exact mind set that makes peace impossible, that as long as people refused to see it as a posibility it never can be. My thoughts were completely lost on her and my brother, however, because they can't see the human potential for absolute love. I know that there are alot of terrible things in this world, but I cannot keep myself from believing in the power of love. I have high hopes for all of us.
I got this really great book called The Toltec Prophecies of Don Miguel Ruiz and even if a person can't bring themselves to believe in healing shawmen or ancient predictions, I think the book has a very profound message. The Toltecs believe that there is a universal being and that our spirits are all a part of that one thing. And they believe that our reality is manifested by our intentions, they describe life as a "dream" and explain all of the horrible things that happen in life as a "nightmare." They believe that we have the power to eliminate that "nightmare" by simply guiding our intentions towards positive energy in love. No one can ever be sure if their interpretation of life is correct, and I have never been one to judge the validity of other peoples belief systems, but I feel with or without a base in reality, the message of love and positivity is ALWAYS a good idea, and I embrace it whole heartedly.
Something about being around my family helps me write music. I've written a few songs since I've been here, one of which, the one I am listening to right now, I really REALLY love. I recorded it on this rinky-dink device but managed to get pretty good audio quality. I think I might put this on myspace.
Anyhow, I am looking forward to New Years. Everyone I know, as well as everyone that they know, is invited to come over to my house for celibration! This is going to be a good year, I can feel it.