• In Your Eyes/Don’t Give Up

    What’s a song that changed your life?

    In Your Eyes was the theme song for my senior prom. It changed my life because it made me believe in love. Don’t Give Up literally saved my young, suicidal self from harming myself. Both songs are by one of the Greatest artists alive Peter Gabriel.

    The theme to my senior prom was sung by everyone on the dancefloor. I also got to dance with a friend I had a huge crush on. It made my year! Don’t Give Up made me realize I wasn’t alone & had friends. The song gave me hope when the abuse in my house was at its worst.

    The movie Say Anything came out my junior year of high school. The song In Your Eyes was on the soundtrack to the movie. I borrowed a tape from a friend and illegally copied it to my own tape. I had the soundtrack for almost a year before I saw her again & gave it back to her.

    The movie had a huge impact on me & several of my friends. I liked how John Cusack stood outside her window playing the song In Your Eyes. I think many of my friends were hoping someone would do that for us.

    1993 had some defining moments. The senior prom was one & the after party I went to at a private beach.

    What’s a song that changed your life?

  • Live Laugh Love

    Live Laugh Love

    If you had to sum up your life philosophy in one sentence, what would it be?

    Although this year has been rough my spirit hasn’t broken. I’m still happy, still kind to people. I think others have tried & failed repeatedly to break me-that has not happened.

    I practiced this mantra & have done so for over 10 years. I believe in being in the present no matter how hard it may be. I just had a poisoning that put me in the hospital. I was in isolation for 4 days, in a large, cold room. They thought I was extremely contagious so all the medical staff wore protective gear.

    I used the time alone to listen to music & read & journal. At times it was rough but I watched the traffic & the hills around the hospital. Yesterday, I did my entry for this blog from my room.

    You sometimes have to make lemonade when you have no lemons. What I mean is boredom is good it’s our creative side & it helps our imagination.

    I am grateful for every day no matter how or where I am. I breathe in the air even if filtered & cold. I take in the wind in my face no matter how warm or cold it is. I don’t take people for granted & am kind to everyone I know.

    What joy do you spread? I’m not talking about Christmas but are you kind to people in the service industry or are you a nightmare client?

    I practice kindness Everyday! Why because it’s contagious like they thought I was in the hospital.

  • Creative inspo.

    Creative inspo.

    Share a few recent shots from your camera roll, no context needed.

    My Christmas card binge. The bird on the mug is a Puffin. It’s my Anti-AI Christmas!