…alright, maybe using a screenshot from the movie Poltergeist is the wrong imagery — Caroline, don’t go into the light! I guess I use it ironically. As a creative type, I really struggle with the illusion that I need approval from other people, validation for the things that I create. There’s a part of my brain that…
Tag: Music
Get back on your feet, keep trying, and continue strengthening wisdom
After a completely unjarring holiday montage — a week and a half of life-disrupting partying, excessive consumption, and sleep deprivation — it’s time to re-establish some routines. I fell off the wagon a bit with my journaling, missing a few days this week and neglecting my blog as well. But there are a few things…
An exhaustive history of my music and why I desperately needed a reboot
Courtesy TL;DR [because 12,000 words is a lot to read]: I’ve had a dramatic shift in perspective leading to a reboot in my life as a musician, songwriter, and composer — now making music under a new moniker. Grab yourself a beverage — we’re going to be here awhile… well, I am at least. You,…
Overcoming depression, hitting the reset button, and the art of living out Stoicism
When November hit, like most Novembers do for me, I was overcome with an onslaught of depression. It’s not the kind of depression that comes and goes with my mood (i.e. “the blues”) — no, I’m pretty sure it’s a few things: the change of seasons, losing daylight rapidly, chilling temperatures, spending less time outside,…
Now’s the time
I’ve only got a short blog entry on tap for today — it’s been a super busy day and don’t have a whole lot of time to write today. Nevertheless I still wanted to get something out there. This morning I was listening to a podcast where the host talked about living for and seizing this…
Suffering through perspective
There’s a quote from Epictetus that, as of late, has really made an impression on me — and I’ve heard enough commentary on it that I think is worth extra meditation on and visualizing its application in all areas of my life. Epictetus said, We suffer not from the events in our lives, but from…
#30daysofmusic day 30: Lera Lynn — Resistor
Well, I had hoped to finish strong on the 30th of April with the final day of my 30 days of music adventure. Yeah…life got in the way of staying on top of that and filled me with obligations and distractions, and prevented me from posting my final day’s new music reflection. Better late than…
#30daysofmusic day 29: Goldmund – Sometimes
I’ve one more day ahead of me left on this 30 days of music journey — and day 29 drew me back to Goldmund. Perhaps it’s the foggy morning drive in, or maybe the gloomy mood that I started out my day with, or maybe it’s just that I really enjoy Goldmund’s music that much….
#30daysofmusic day 28: Laith Al-Saadi – Real
Alright, we’re getting close to the end of this 30 days of music and I’ve come across a really great find with a little help from the tv show The Voice. One of the artists on the show is a blues artist by the name of Laith Al-Saadi — wait, what? He’s not an R&B singer…
#30daysofmusic day 27: Sigur Rós – Takk
Yay, day 27 of the 30 days of music journey — just three more days and I can call this good. I had a brief hiccup there a few days back, throwing in a two-day delay in my posting schedule, but it’s all good now. I was listening to a Google playlist called “Ambient Scandinavian…
inside my head 