for the last day of my musical week, and for getting us all ready for the weekend, i thought something special and extra fun was appropriate. so. if this song doesn't put a little skip in your step, then i don't know what will. the joy formidable is nothing short of delightful.
you will find an incredible video of the same song HERE , if, you know, you have NINE minutes to spare. but i thought i would just leave that up for you to decide.
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today was the first sunny day this week. instead of cooping ourselves up in a coffee-shop or bookstore, k-bear and i spent our morning outdoors, soaking up the sunshine and all of it's wonderful vitamin-d.
carkeek park. a place for hiking, playing, picnicking, train-watching, and beach strolling. as soon as the playground came into view, k-bear squealed with excitement, with her little dimply smile. it was probably the sweetest thing i've ever seen.
but as fun as the playground is, obviously nothing compares to collecting rocks. on the beach. which was what we did for most of the time.
today's truth: i am strong and i have the strength to endure this.
i will go back and forth between who i declare as my most favorite of all music makers of the moment, but i always always come back to the avett brothers. without fail. i would listen to them every day for forever, and be content, probably. many times they have been mentioned on my blog, because there is really never an end to the nice and flattering things possible to say about them. additionally, you may have noticed, they are beautifully beautifully beardy. so beautifully beardy. mmmm.
we came for salvation
we came for family
we came for all that's good that's how we'll walk away
these guys will never fail to brighten your day. when you hear them you cannot help but smile. because of that, i listen to them often. they are passion pit.
like most fans, i first came across their song sleepyhead and then, immediately, fell in love. because if you have heard sleepyhead, that is pretty much the only thing you can do. but for today i have chosen to share an equally wonderful and genius song of theirs. may your ears be blessed.
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you know what is really easy to do? give up. on, you know, anything, really. there are so many projects and ideas and plans in my life that i have started, and then halfway through [if i get that far] i give up. unspoken-like. you won't see me throw my hands in the air, dust 'em off, and exclaim, FORGETTHIS. but. i just sort of leave it in a neat little pile at my feet and tip toe away, when no one is looking. i am sneaky that like that.
and what is even easier? having a perfectly good excuse ready and waiting if i ever do need to address my poor productivity. there always is one. except, it usually is not so perfect, nor is it really a good one, either.
whether it is a declaration to keep my apartment tidy, or drink less coffee, or work out more, or spend more time doing nice things for other people, or keep in touch regularly with far away friends and family who i love a lot, or finish my degree. any and all of those things and more. somehow or another, i may or may not follow through. you guys, i have a commitment problem. to those things. i love setting goals, but there are few that i actually accomplish. and it is not that i can't. and i don't say this to be hard on myself. but, no, never mind - yes, to be a little bit hard on myself, because, really, it is necessary at a certain point to evaluate the areas in our individual lives where we see improvement can - and should - be made. i am not a maniac; i don't expect to, you know, tomorrow, be accomplished of all the things i have ever set out to do. but do i want to, over time, and with effort, be conscientious of the goals and commitments i make both to myself and to others? absolutely, i do.
just some thoughts. obviously, i have been doing heaps of thinking about tons and tons of things. it's good, too. difficult. but good. i am just glad that i am thinking, allowing it. that i am able to without every thought drifting to negativity. it's a good sign. and i am thankful to you, dear readers, for listening.
today's truth: i am taking the right steps to feel better.
exactly, hopefully, what i am in the midst of. i realize i have been vague lately. but, you see, i am not in a state to be spilling much over right now. and eventually, i am sure i will get to a place where words will make sense of it, but that time is not now. now, i just need to be. not wallow, not ignore, but just...be. allow myself that grace, at least. and heal. mend.
the way to do so is to change the behaviors that have become habitual and damaging. it's a conversation with myself that goes like this: self, what would you normally do here? okay - that, then - do the opposite of that. be a little uncomfortable. it will be good for you.
it isn't everything. it is not as though i have been doing all the wrong things, and making all the wrong choices. but. there are just some things that require intentional acting upon. beneficial, good, truthful things. and some of them? well, they are not natural to me. and so that is what i am working on. even the little things.
such as. i mentioned yesterday, one of my goals this week was to listen to music that makes me happy. not just because, you know, i like music. but because music is really powerful, and the right, or wrong kind, really affects my heart. i have found that when i intentionally blast my ears with atom-dancing-inducing music, then it helps me me get out of morose-like places. it helps me not...forget the bad. but, rather, remember the good. and that is what i need. that, i think, is really what everyone needs now and then.
so this is a musical week here at rejoicing in the hands. today, i share with you the asteroids galaxy tour. i probably won't say much here about them, because you will understand anything there possibly is to say about them much much better by just listening to their music. and probably also by reading the description on their website, here. except i will say, if i had to choose to be anyone famous in the world, it would probably be the lead vocalist, mette lindberg, in all her seventies-fabulousness and glamour.
there. now aren't you happy, too? really fantastic, right?
anyhow. the truth i am choosing to repeat today is this: i have friends who love and support me. i am not alone.
you know what always feels good? music that makes, like, all the atoms of your body want to dance all around. music that makes you want to roll down the windows, except you don't because it is raining outside. music that sticks in your head and bounces around in it all day, and you don't even care because you like hearing it all day, anyway. it's especially good on a monday. and when you need something to be really exciting and full of energy to make up for your lack of it.
if you agree with all the above, then you should probably go listen to the naked and famous.
this week's goal(s): finish packing up the catastrophe that is my disheveled apartment. repeat truths, even when i don't believe them. and keep listening to music that makes my heart skippy.
