There is just something about January... after the excitement of the Holidays, poor January tries to make an impression but all it amounts to is unbearable winter weather and one Monday off for MLK day. Otherwise, the doldrums of January tends to lead me into a state of severe boredom!!! Pretty soon navigating the internet, catching up on shows and listening to old music becomes....well old. Thank God school starts again next week or soon I'll be counting the spots on the wall as entertainment.
Today besides the typical activities to ensure my boredom I reminisce on past regrets. you know those moments when you have to wonder...How stupid could I have been to do something so mindless!!! The memory I focused on today was one in which when an awkward situation arose instead of taking control of the situation, I played the coward and in the end lost a really good friend. Is it better to just move on or to try to fix the past? There are some memories that seem to be poignant only in the winter. Regardless what blemishes the past has, whether its something about January or something about the past, life moves on at an alarming pace and soon it will be February when it'll be Something 'Bout Love! <3
There’s something ’bout love
That breaks your heart
Whoa oh oh oh It sets you free
There’s something ’bout love
That tears you up
Whoa oh oh oh
You still believe
When the world falls down like the rain
It’ll bring you to your knees
There’s something ’bout love
that breaks your heart
Whoa oh oh oh…
But don’t give up
There’s something ’bout love
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2012 ....Here I come!
.....And the count own had begun. Another midnight approaches, another year ends and another begins. At the end of every year I mediate on what went well, and where I made I made mistakes but when that clock strikes 12 I'm just thankful to God that another year has passes by and I've entered a new one. Every new year's eve I'm so thankful that I've made it out alive again. So many don't. Kortney Gordon, baby Sophy, Jon Sharfenberger, and so many others who are missed by loves ones tonight.... life moves on and years come and we must move on with the times. I am so thanks full for God's love and mercy. So many times he could have left me fail at school on the road and in my familial life but he spares me every time. I am so thankful to have a chance to so what is right, a new chance o might necessary changes and improve myself in order to better serve Him. I've made friends of a lifetime and learned lessons that no book could have taught and most importantly, I have realized that it is not ourselves or people we should praise but the loving God who mercy endures forever. So here's to a Happy 2012! May it be filled with, love joy, peace and with a sense of meaning. La Multi Ani!!!!! :) :) :)
P.S If this were another century...I would assume a war is going on, lol ...but the Fireworks are pretty! :)
P.S If this were another century...I would assume a war is going on, lol ...but the Fireworks are pretty! :)
Monday, December 26, 2011
Music=LIFE
Every day is a miracle reaffirming the truth that life is worth all the trouble. Regardless of the insanity of the day, I seem to always find an appropriate song that perfectly displays my mood and outcome of the day. So with that in mind, I aim to find a song for everyday and relate to what happened in my life that day. I don;t have a glamorous life and many times a very plain day to day routine; sleep, food, school, work, repeat. If I don't find a way to live everyday I'll never have a life so by finding a song of the day I can forever associate my memory of that day with the melody tuning me to the right frequency.
Music is so much more words, it's life set to rhythm and to find that rhythm I have to actually live. While music is not the only thread that hold life's tapestry together, singing along to a song is a sure way to remember for a minute that today is now in the past but the future is filled with God's eternal promises. Sometimes I hear a song and its seems to transcend even time and space where what I hear is what I feel and every note is a little time capsule capturing that feeling forever in notes.The song chosen for today as a precursor to musical journal coming is a simple song by Brazilian singer Michel Telo. Now Christmas is over and once the holy season has ended. I tend to fall in a benign existence and forgetting the awesome God that guides me everyday even when I think I'm all alone. The song emphasizes that in God, we have a that guiding voice to our lives and a way to overcome. Only then can we truly live a song tuned to heaven's frequency.
The Chorus:
Portuguese: English:
A voz, que move montanhas. The voice, that moves mountains.
A voz, que fez abrir o mar. The voice, that parted the sea.
A voz, que te chama e te escolheu. The voice that calls you and chose you.
Parabéns, você venceu. Congratulations, you have overcome.
Meu amigo, essa é a voz de Deus. My friend,that is the voice of God.
Psalm 57:7 "My heart is steadfast, O God. My heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, O Lord among the nations. I will sing of You among the peoples.
Music is so much more words, it's life set to rhythm and to find that rhythm I have to actually live. While music is not the only thread that hold life's tapestry together, singing along to a song is a sure way to remember for a minute that today is now in the past but the future is filled with God's eternal promises. Sometimes I hear a song and its seems to transcend even time and space where what I hear is what I feel and every note is a little time capsule capturing that feeling forever in notes.The song chosen for today as a precursor to musical journal coming is a simple song by Brazilian singer Michel Telo. Now Christmas is over and once the holy season has ended. I tend to fall in a benign existence and forgetting the awesome God that guides me everyday even when I think I'm all alone. The song emphasizes that in God, we have a that guiding voice to our lives and a way to overcome. Only then can we truly live a song tuned to heaven's frequency.
The Chorus:
Portuguese: English:
A voz, que move montanhas. The voice, that moves mountains.
A voz, que fez abrir o mar. The voice, that parted the sea.
A voz, que te chama e te escolheu. The voice that calls you and chose you.
Parabéns, você venceu. Congratulations, you have overcome.
Meu amigo, essa é a voz de Deus. My friend,that is the voice of God.
Psalm 57:7 "My heart is steadfast, O God. My heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music. Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise you, O Lord among the nations. I will sing of You among the peoples.
Friday, December 23, 2011
É amor pra valer - Love is REAL
It started with Ai Se Eu Te Pego to Fugindinha and no E amor pra valer. Michel Telo's catchy songs are addictive and his voice are amazing!!!! I have no talent for dancing yet I found myself dancing not to a recently scored goal but to the sheer rhythm while enjoying the lyrical honey dripped upon my ears... <3 No, I am not fangirling but I must admit that for now, I can't get enough of this particular talent. I only wish I knew Portuguese! ;)
For me, this musical discovery was made on the recommendation from a friend who has somewhat differend tastes and music and I'm never opposed to listening to new types. This person, who recommended the song means so much to me and for a while, just talking with this friend helped ease the stress of a day where nothing went right. I trust his opinion, so when the topic of music came up, Ai se eu te pego was recommended and from the first couple sentences I was hooked! There is nothing like a fantastic song to transcend the ordinary and create a more exciting world where human innovation not only entertains but gives some hope for the future . Maybe now I'll have more conversation topics than just the bipolar Georgia weather....(:
I have to some work to do:( but meanwhile, Love is Real and I still might learn some Portuguese!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZvrhK9TFo&feature=related
For me, this musical discovery was made on the recommendation from a friend who has somewhat differend tastes and music and I'm never opposed to listening to new types. This person, who recommended the song means so much to me and for a while, just talking with this friend helped ease the stress of a day where nothing went right. I trust his opinion, so when the topic of music came up, Ai se eu te pego was recommended and from the first couple sentences I was hooked! There is nothing like a fantastic song to transcend the ordinary and create a more exciting world where human innovation not only entertains but gives some hope for the future . Maybe now I'll have more conversation topics than just the bipolar Georgia weather....(:
I have to some work to do:( but meanwhile, Love is Real and I still might learn some Portuguese!:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZvrhK9TFo&feature=related
1 John 4:18-19
- "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us."
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Repeat Procrastination
Today is yet another day of procrastination....stress pores out more than sweat... is it worth it??!! I want something to guide me! Take my hand and tell me to do what I know needs to be done. I have writer's block so instead of being productive I am blogging. Maybe if I type enough I will get over this mental hiccup. Life changes and yet I have adapted... what am I to do with myself? I know what need to do but I have barley started on what I know awaits me. This reminds me of one of the students I dealt with yesterday....very smart, able to manipulate people with his perfect phrasing and hearty apologies but could never deal with the consequences. I feel like that little boy...I'm stuck in reverse and can't find the brake. It is worth it though!!!! I know what I need to know! No lights won't guide me home but the light of the would will guide me home or rather to where I need to be. This semester has been crap but it is not unsalvageable!!! Stuck in this whole I can't see beyond my problem but it is not the worst thing. I have relative health, a job, parents who love me, god friends, a quirky family I am fond of, a car, and a God who loves me so much he dies for me.... I am here for a purpose!!!!! God is strong enough!!!! Fix ME!!!! God would not have brought me here just to fail!! If I never try I won't know what I am capable and instead drown in my own worries...
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11
Here I go, I will now let failure grip me in its vice! I am made of better stuff that this!!!
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11
Here I go, I will now let failure grip me in its vice! I am made of better stuff that this!!!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I'm getting Old
So I'm sitting here in my sister's room and lamenting all time that has past and I'll never be able to recover. I'm getting old and there is nothing I can do about it. I wish that quantum physics could actuallly be proven and that we could actually move backwards.....if only speed of light was actually acheivable. Christmas and my birthday, the twice a year marks where I think on all I regret from the past year. I'm not old my anyone's standards but I already feel that I have lived a lifetime. Mistakes are so fresh and they cut deep because I might have had a chace to reddem myself but blew it.
Ninteen is such a middle age. I'm no longer a teenager but do not have a vast collection of life experiences by which to validate myself. I have not yet lived two decades but I can vote. I don't own a car but can drive....I am at college but have no degree yet. I am at the waiting place as so poetically put by Dr. Suess and I must leave this place for the roads are getting dark and it's becoming depressing. I don't even have to explain that compared to 21...even though I would never do THAT! I did drive all night and I have almost reached my destination, a new age, a new year and almost a new decade....God help me!!!! Here it comes!!!
Ninteen is such a middle age. I'm no longer a teenager but do not have a vast collection of life experiences by which to validate myself. I have not yet lived two decades but I can vote. I don't own a car but can drive....I am at college but have no degree yet. I am at the waiting place as so poetically put by Dr. Suess and I must leave this place for the roads are getting dark and it's becoming depressing. I don't even have to explain that compared to 21...even though I would never do THAT! I did drive all night and I have almost reached my destination, a new age, a new year and almost a new decade....God help me!!!! Here it comes!!!
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