Most people have no trouble expressing the common emotions such as happiness, sadness, joy, anger and so on. The things they tend to conceal are the things that should be expressed or examined the most. The main one is love. Love isn't always finding your soul mate, most of the time it's having a deep bond with the people who are closest to you. There is no such thing as too much love, and showing it doesn't make you weak. Over time I have learned to be able to tell the people closest to me that I love them and care about them. To answer my opening question I feel that there are different times when both should be exercised but usually showing emotions is much better than hiding them. I challenge anyone who reads this to tell someone how you feel about them tonight. Most likely it will make you feel good as well as the person you are talking to.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
My View on Feelings/Emotions
Emotions are both a blessing and a curse. Some hide them, some make theirs very apparent to others. Which one is better?
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Weekly Review
This week went by pretty fast and there isn't too much I have to say about it. I am definitely looking forward to a break though cause I've been pretty busy lately. Also I need to start listening to more Christmas music. With this schedule I haven't had much time to enjoy the Christmas season as much as I usually do. One of my favorite things about Christmas is traditions. I think since I remember doing things the same every Christmas, I also get a since of nostalgia with them. Whether it is watching a Sesame Street/ Muppets Christmas, watching home movies, or listening to timeless Christmas songs I can't help but reminisce about the great times I have had in previous Christmas's.
I am a very nostalgic person which is both good and bad. I love the way things used to be. In many ways i still am a child. I think that it is important for all of us to keep a child-like attitude at the right times in our life. The reason this is bad for me is because it makes me fear change. One of my biggest fears is getting older. Even though I have convinced myself that i am ready to face the world as an adult, I face the common issue of the fact that I don't feel like one. A song lyric that always stuck with me comes from The Killer's song "All These Things That I've Done." The quote says "These, changes, ain't chance in me, the gold hearted by I used to be." I feel that in my life so many people have changed, but I have always been who I am. For example, I became shocked and appalled when all my friends started to party and drink. Mean while, I was still playing xbox and playing with nerf guns. (and still do today) I often take ridicule for my belief that if drinking is the only way for you to have a good time, than you need to find a new group of friends. In today's society I am in the vast minority of people who feel this way. Because of this I don't get invited to parties anymore and no longer hang out with some of my old friends but I feel I am better off for it. Over time, I learned to accept that what people do on their Saturday nights doesn't define them, it's how they treat others.
I realize that I started to ramble towards the end of this post so I'll end it here. Thanks for reading and come back soon.
I am a very nostalgic person which is both good and bad. I love the way things used to be. In many ways i still am a child. I think that it is important for all of us to keep a child-like attitude at the right times in our life. The reason this is bad for me is because it makes me fear change. One of my biggest fears is getting older. Even though I have convinced myself that i am ready to face the world as an adult, I face the common issue of the fact that I don't feel like one. A song lyric that always stuck with me comes from The Killer's song "All These Things That I've Done." The quote says "These, changes, ain't chance in me, the gold hearted by I used to be." I feel that in my life so many people have changed, but I have always been who I am. For example, I became shocked and appalled when all my friends started to party and drink. Mean while, I was still playing xbox and playing with nerf guns. (and still do today) I often take ridicule for my belief that if drinking is the only way for you to have a good time, than you need to find a new group of friends. In today's society I am in the vast minority of people who feel this way. Because of this I don't get invited to parties anymore and no longer hang out with some of my old friends but I feel I am better off for it. Over time, I learned to accept that what people do on their Saturday nights doesn't define them, it's how they treat others.
I realize that I started to ramble towards the end of this post so I'll end it here. Thanks for reading and come back soon.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Musical Friday: Part 1
From now on, every Friday I plan on taking a song that I enjoy, and either analyzing its meaning, describing what it means to be, how it has effected me, all of the above and more.
Song: Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
This song is one of my favorites. My favorite version is by Jeff Buckley. The song is about the desperate search for true love and salvation but a man who is unable to find it. In the first verse, the man describes a heavenly chord that could "please the lord" but the women he is in love with doesn't care for music. This questions makes the narrator question what the purpose of art is if he can't express what he is feeling to others. Much of the rest of the song talks about how even though a physical relationship may exist between two people, that does not mean that love exists. In one of my favorite verses of all time, the narrorator concludes that "Maybe there's a god above, and all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you. And it's not a cry you can hear at night, and it's not somebody who's seen the light it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah." He is saying that the only thing he has learned from his experiances in love is the pain and heartache it has caused him. He concludes by saying that even though this heartache exists there still is a broken Hallelujah which means "praise the lord." I think that he is telling us by this that he will try to push through his struggles in love to find love and salvation.
As I stated earlier in this post, I enjoy Jeff Buckley's version of this song the most because rather than Cohen and Wainright's smooth melodic flowing renditions, Buckley's is beautiful in a different way. It is choppier, edgier, and darker. It is a perfect depiction of the struggle that the man is actually going through.
Listen to it and tell me what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIF4_Sm-rgQ
Song: Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen
This song is one of my favorites. My favorite version is by Jeff Buckley. The song is about the desperate search for true love and salvation but a man who is unable to find it. In the first verse, the man describes a heavenly chord that could "please the lord" but the women he is in love with doesn't care for music. This questions makes the narrator question what the purpose of art is if he can't express what he is feeling to others. Much of the rest of the song talks about how even though a physical relationship may exist between two people, that does not mean that love exists. In one of my favorite verses of all time, the narrorator concludes that "Maybe there's a god above, and all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you. And it's not a cry you can hear at night, and it's not somebody who's seen the light it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah." He is saying that the only thing he has learned from his experiances in love is the pain and heartache it has caused him. He concludes by saying that even though this heartache exists there still is a broken Hallelujah which means "praise the lord." I think that he is telling us by this that he will try to push through his struggles in love to find love and salvation.
As I stated earlier in this post, I enjoy Jeff Buckley's version of this song the most because rather than Cohen and Wainright's smooth melodic flowing renditions, Buckley's is beautiful in a different way. It is choppier, edgier, and darker. It is a perfect depiction of the struggle that the man is actually going through.
Listen to it and tell me what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIF4_Sm-rgQ
Where I Am Right Now
Things have been goin pretty well lately. Keepin the grades up, into all my colleges, and the hockey team is doing great. There is nothing that made me prouder than earning the captain's "C" this year. I have watched West Allegheny Hockey since I moved here and have always admired and looked up to the players that have worn that letter before me. It is an honor to know that my teammates and coaches thought enough of me to determine me as the leader of such a proud organization, especially because I am not the most skilled or best player on the team.
Tonight I had a fun night with my friends. The funny part is that we didn't really even do anything. I just enjoy being in the company of people who I care about and who I hope care the same way about me. I guess the phrase I would use to describe the night would be "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - John Lennon
Tonight I had a fun night with my friends. The funny part is that we didn't really even do anything. I just enjoy being in the company of people who I care about and who I hope care the same way about me. I guess the phrase I would use to describe the night would be "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - John Lennon
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Intro
Hello readers, recently a few friends have convinced me to create a blog. I figure the best way to start is to introduce my readers to myself. But this will not be a simple questonare with questions such as "What's your favorite color?", I want the reader to have a good understaning of me before they read my thoughts on this blog.
Overall, I am an indivudial who prides himself on being an upbeat, positive person. Of course I still live with the same insecurities and self doubts we all tend to have. For example, the fact that I have never had a girlfriend makes me terribly insecure. I doubt my appearance and personality to no end. I often try to mask these insecurities by giving a facade of confidence that does not really exist. In fact, I often dread and struggle meeting new people because I am afraid of judgement and embarassment.
Although these problems do circulate through my brain, they only make up about ten percent of my daily thoughts. The things I live for in life are my family and friends. Without my fantastic parents I would never have become a person I am proud of being. They inspire me to be a better person and to raise my children in the future with the same moral foundation they have infused in me. My friends are some of the best I could ever ask for. When I moved here in fifth grade I took me a while to settle in. Over time, I started to break my way in and pick my new group of friends. I do not regret my choices for a second. Two of my other passions include music and sports. In my opinion, music is the greatest tool of expression. One can depect heartbreak, joy, confusion, and any other emotion just through a simple cluster of chords or pitches. There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting down at a piano and letting my emotions run through my fingers. My other passion, athletics, I owe a large portion of who I am today to. Through athletics you learn hard-work percerverance, how to deal with defeat and success while making many memories and friends along the way. There is nothing that helps me relax more that stepping on to a sheet of ice and letting the icy breeze of the arena slide across my face as I glide down the frozen surface.
So this is the framework of who I am. Hopefully many of you will read this again and learn more about my opinions and thoughts. Thanks for reading, come back soon.
Overall, I am an indivudial who prides himself on being an upbeat, positive person. Of course I still live with the same insecurities and self doubts we all tend to have. For example, the fact that I have never had a girlfriend makes me terribly insecure. I doubt my appearance and personality to no end. I often try to mask these insecurities by giving a facade of confidence that does not really exist. In fact, I often dread and struggle meeting new people because I am afraid of judgement and embarassment.
Although these problems do circulate through my brain, they only make up about ten percent of my daily thoughts. The things I live for in life are my family and friends. Without my fantastic parents I would never have become a person I am proud of being. They inspire me to be a better person and to raise my children in the future with the same moral foundation they have infused in me. My friends are some of the best I could ever ask for. When I moved here in fifth grade I took me a while to settle in. Over time, I started to break my way in and pick my new group of friends. I do not regret my choices for a second. Two of my other passions include music and sports. In my opinion, music is the greatest tool of expression. One can depect heartbreak, joy, confusion, and any other emotion just through a simple cluster of chords or pitches. There is nothing I enjoy more than sitting down at a piano and letting my emotions run through my fingers. My other passion, athletics, I owe a large portion of who I am today to. Through athletics you learn hard-work percerverance, how to deal with defeat and success while making many memories and friends along the way. There is nothing that helps me relax more that stepping on to a sheet of ice and letting the icy breeze of the arena slide across my face as I glide down the frozen surface.
So this is the framework of who I am. Hopefully many of you will read this again and learn more about my opinions and thoughts. Thanks for reading, come back soon.
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