Please take a moment to help someone. Go to http://www.marrow.org and take 5 minutes to register, it's free, it's painless, and should you be a match, the donor process is the same as giving plasma. Time is of the essence for those in need, so don't put it off, and don't be alarmed by the credit card page, it's only for those who wish to donate to further research. Be a hero, save a life!!!!
If you're wondering what to be for Halloween this year, BE A HERO.
Please take 5 minutes and register at http://www.marrow.org it's free, it's easy, and the donation process is similar to giving blood, it's no longer the painful process it once was.
There is an amazing man in Nashville waiting for a donor. His name is Joshua Ragsdale, and he is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. YOU could be the match. If not for Joshua, for someone. Give the gift of life!!!!
"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you"
Feeling a bit pessimistic today..... I will try not to be a total downer. There's a saying that all good things come to an end. Well, fortunately, all bad thing do, too. At least I hope so. Maybe we need to remind ourselves that we may need darkness to appreciate the light. Maybe it doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty, or half-full. It's what's in the glass that matters.
I'm going to try to be an optimist. I'm going to appreciate that there are better days to come, and draw inspiration from the pain and turn it into a song. You can't have a rainbow with out a little rain, after all.
No, not the movie. I'm thinking about real writing, poetry versus lyrics. Is there a difference, other than the basic structure? Can poetry be sang into a melody that makes it song, or is poetry for high school literature books? A dear friend presented these observations to me, and left my head spinning. Some of the things I scribble may be mere poetry, incapable of becoming a dauntless and haunting tune lodged in someone's mind....but isn't art based on freedom, with no boundaries? Isn't it up to the artist to decide what she produces, and the listener to choose whether or not they want to hear? I think I'll keep my ideals. I'll write freely, sing freely, and hope someone hums the tune.
The music business is a funny place. Lots of folks wanna jump in and tell you how to arrange your music, how to make it marketable. Of course I want to make money. It would be great to make a living doing what comes naturally to me, but does that mean I should conform my art to the perception of others, or just sing the words the way I hear them, the way I feel them. I don't want to edit myself. I want to dance to my own music. I don't know where I fit in, but I refuse to be molded by the music industry. It will either love me or ignore me. I know it's a long shot, but a girl can dream, can't she?
