Finding peace of mind through music, mountains, running, yoga, and writing. Sharing whatever inspiration I find!
Where I want to be, part II
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Sit and be still
until in the time
of no rain you hear
beneath the dry wind’s
commotion in the trees
the sound of flowing
water among the rocks,
a stream unheard before,
and you are where
breathing is prayer.
My friend Christeen played me this song one morning. We had driven up to this woodsy town two hours north of Ithaca to see my friend Todd and some boys from home… it was a Wednesday morning. I had a test that day. But somehow I knew that those people and playing guitar and drinking beers was so much more important than some silly little test. I was right. So is Baz Lauermann.
I don’t believe in coincidence. I think that most things that happen to us individually are subtle and powerful. Everything is connected. It could be all in my head. One thing could have so many different meanings. If I get rejected or my heart broken, I figure I must have really needed some new songs… ha.
Most of it is over our heads. Our minds are easily distracted.. it’s easy to fall into the trance. It’s easy to fall out of it. I’m somewhere in between plans and dreams and reality, trying to make them all work at the same time. Strangely enough, I think I will. One may eventually fall by the wayside.
I think knowing what is okay to leave behind is crucial. Whether it be a negative friend, the relationship that just won’t work, or even the pair of shoes that you love oh so much but holes are wearing through the insoles. Simplifying does not mean you are without.
I personally think the less you have, the more you know. (And the more you GROW). Growing old and getting old are two different things to me. I am growing older, by nature.. I think my mind will stay sixteen and free (Thank you Shannon Hoon) for as long as I allow it to. The sixteen year old in me is really bored and a little disappointed in me lately, but I know.. I know the road is calling.
Sometimes I wonder why I don’t know more people that are as borderline obsessed with the road as I am.. honestly.. who wouldn’t to feel free and without boundaries, seeing new places and meeting new people every day? And then I thought about it.. well, people whose work involves being on the road probably don’t look forward to it all the time, people with lovers and children and ties at home wouldn’t want to just hop out in no-mans land.. most people are comfortable with where they are. And that’s fine.
Somehow, someway, I learned that I am not comfortable, not at all, with the notion that there is a whole world out there and I am just right here. I want to make my world a little larger each time I walk out the door. Going the same place to do the same thing at the exact same time is not appealing to me. And while it’s easy to shoot me down saying “That’s life,” I’d like to argue and it say “It doesn’t have to be.”
Finding my way.. one year ago tonight, I was falling asleep under the stars in California after making my national television debut. Tonight I caught up with some old friends. Feeling inspired. Confused. Excited. Scared. I am going to make my dreams come true. I hope that I can teach by doing, by writing because I do not have a blog to preach or write about senseless shit.. I hope there is one person out there who reads this and rethinks the way they assess everyday happenings. Listen to the sounds on the radio, the way the weather patterns hit, what the coin lands on.
Love,
Maybe if we reblog this photo we will have a nice Sun filled day tomorrow so I can play Piano at 5 Locations in downtown Manhattan.
What? I’m an optimist.
Reblog if you’re a positive thinker and wont let failure stop you from doing the things you love.
Newport Folk Festival lineup, guaranteed to be the best weekend of the summer.
It’s been difficult to keep this under wraps for the last few months, but we’re thrilled with the results. Here’s to an incredible summer in Newport.
Good idea: combining protein-rich plants together: edamame, quinoa and almonds. Two servings of this dish = a 360 calorie-meal with 18 g of protein.
Fantastic principles to sustain happy, healthy body and mind!
1. Reject the Diet Mentality Throw out the diet books and magazine articles that offer you false hope of losing weight quickly, easily, and permanently. Get angry at the lies that have led you to feel as if you were a failure…
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Leaving for the city tomorrow afternoon.. Greyhound lines are always the best inspiration for me. I don’t know what it is but it puts my mind in that place, the perfect place for songwriting. I’ve written some of my best songs staring out at that open highway knowing exactly what I’ve left behind and having no idea what’s ahead. As always. It’s been a strange few weeks.. hopefully the escape will be the remedy. Happy weekend folks :)
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