passions

So I haven’t written in a long time. I’m not really sure why I haven’t…I mean I can be pretty lazy so I’ sure that has contributed to it, but I think there’s a deeper reason. I think that a lot of it is what I was writing about. It was always something that stirred up emotions or something that made me bitter when I was done. I guess there’s no point in that. I’m gonna try to keep it simple this time…maybe…

Music. I love it. It’s one of my greatest passions. Someone asked me one time what my passions were and I sort of just cowered and frowned. I couldn’t think of anything. I mean I love sports…love them. But passion? That’s strong. I think baseball used to be my passion when I was moving up into and through high school, but after I was done it sort of died out. I think a lot of that had to do with resentment. That was really it for me…I couldn’t think of any other options so I just said “nothing.” The person sort of frowned back as if I had disappointed them in a way like I cared about nothing in the world. I was hurt. I too was disappointed. It wasn’t too long after that and I was listening to the radio and I heard a song come on. I can’t even tell you what it was, but it was one of “those” songs. You know which ones I am talking about; a song that you hear and you can just close your eyes and relax. For those three minutes or so, you’re free from anything. When I hear one of “those” songs, I usually get goose bumps. It’s just something that happens. For a while I just thought I liked it a lot…but I think it’s because music is my passion. I love it. Music can change my mood with one note…one beat. I have a few different playlists in my iTunes, and each of them has it’s own place in my day and a certain time I usually play it. “Chillaxin’,” for example, is what I listen to when I’m just in a good mood or just sitting around. Sometimes I listen to it when I want to relax, like now. It has artists like Mat Kearney, Hem, Rocky Votolato, Damien Rice, David Gray and the like. I have other playlists like “workout” which I listen to when I’m working out or running or whatever with artists like Auioslave and Angels and Airwaves and Linkin Park and then I have “I’m a G”(I'm cool...I know...) which I listen to when I’m in the mood for rap or anything along those lines. Whatever mood I’m in, I have something I can listen to. I think that’s the beauty of music. It caters to you. It has something for everyone and for every mood. There’s something for waking up and falling asleep; for celebrating and for grieving. It has music to pump you up or to calm you down. What else can do all of that? What else is there that can express so much feeling without saying a word? What else is there that can put a picture in your head without ever telling you what should be there? I have a saying…music is love in search of a word.

Isn’t it?

I love music. It’s my passion.

...for now.

Later.

- David