Tuesday, September 9, 2008

be ok

fun song from the lovely ingrid michealson.
it makes me want a ukulele.
there are so many instrument that i want to play. but i gotta purchase them first. D:
in order:
1. tambourine
2. ukulele/sitar
3. harmonica

i heart wilber

so my friend farid was telling me about a story he wrote personifying the seasons, mother earth, and the sky and i remember this great song. one memory lead to another and oh man! one of the best movies of all time has got to be Charlotte's Web circa 1972. such great songs. I am now obsessed, and oh my gosh i had such a crush on henry. i definitely wanted a pet pig after this movie. and i cried so much when fern ( great name btw) had to give wilber away. I am pretty sure my mom got the movie for free for buying a carl's jr. meal in the 90s. those were the days, eh? debbie reynolds! thats quality. anyway it was one of my childhood favorites so naturally, the admiration has lived on through the years. sorry if you think this i totally lame. but i really want to learn how to play these two songs:



Wednesday, September 3, 2008

great things

Luckily life is full of all these little (huge) things that make it so enjoyable.

Here is a list of some of the greatest things I have ever sensed:

 

1.   Splashing through cool water on a hot day./A Hot drink when it’s cold. Warming up your fingertips.

2.   The squeak of guitar strings as fingers move from fret to fret.

3.   The vibrations of sounds and how those waves move everything in their presence and then slowly fade out.

4.   “Trash” turned into treasure. (e.g. couch made entirely out of newspaper, old clothes reinvented)

5.   A breeze running through your hair, as you breathe deep, arms outstretched, taking in an incredible view.

6.   Digging toes into sand.

7.   Lying in the sun. Feeling the healing rays slowly form a warm blanket around your entire body.

8.   A hug from a child. (and not a forced one materializing because their mom old them to. A hug because they just had such a great time with you)

9.   Sharing everything and having someone understand.

10.     Being so full of joy that the only thing you can do is cry. And not caring if your mascara runs./Crying and not caring if your mascara runs because you’re not wearing any./Crying because you feel for someone else’s pain.

11.     Surprise endings.

12.     Achieving the impossible.

13.     Being so overcome by something that you feel tightness in your chest and you lose your breath. (happens to me a few times a year)

14.     Life proving, once again, that things tend to fall perfectly in place when you let go.

15.     Going somewhere alone and being fine with your lack of companionship.

16.     Knowing that there are people that love you unconditionally.

17. Realizing that for the first time you fully, truly, and completely understand a common idea that was always stored in the back of your mind. And suddenly, the worlds makes so much more sense (an epiphany perhaps?).

18.  The inexplicable connection between souls striving under the same Great Cause. The love that runs so deep. It makes an only child think,“this must be what having a sister/brother feels like.” And no one questions the love one has for another because all know that each would gladly give their lives for the other. No need for words.

19.     True pure sincere kindness. Making strangers feel like family. So welcome and so loved.

20.     Being able to hear and learn about another’s beliefs/insights and sharing in an atmosphere of complete love, understanding, and appreciation.

21.     Unity and all that is involved and all that follows.