Rhythm

If you know me personally, you know I like music.
Now, when I say "like" music, I think we can jump past the recent push to not say "love," when it doesn't entail people, and say
I love music.
There's just nothing like a moving piece of music.
Really, you can't get past that fact.
Music is the language of movement.
You may say, "Now John, logistics is the language of movement."
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Logistics?
I'm talking about real movement.
Sometimes its physical movement, other times its all mental and emotional.
But I think, if you're "with it" enough to be reading this blog, you have a pretty good working definition of what music is and does for the human species.
BTW, who invented the term "working definition"?
If its already a definition, shouldn't it work?
ah well.
Back to music :D
So, you know what music is. But do you participate in music?
Or do you feel like you don't know how?
I've met a lot of people who say "Oh no, I can't sing" or "I'm just really bad at playing instruments"
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Not possible.
The human body is an instrument, after all, a rhythm machine.
Have you ever stopped and thought about your breath?
You breathe with a certain rhythm, even if you THINK you have no concept of beat.
And personally, optimistically, I think if you can realize that, then maybe you can come out of your creative vacuum and become a musician.
If you can understand that you, Dear Reader, already know how to make perfect music, you can do anything :)
at least, in a creative sense.
I'm not promising flight capabilities.
;)
Although, once you get into a song, your mind does take off, a sort of free bird, if you will.
And yeah, its super freeing to be able to slip the bonds of your body for a while and let the rhythm take over.
The nuts thing is, its not at all like drugs. You can get high off music in a most beneficial way :)
And who wouldn't want that?!?!?!?
Seriously. Think about it.
Music melds your brain into a cohesive whole, bringing both hemispheres together in a more perfect harmony.
Your speech is improved, your RHYTHM skills are improved, and quite frankly, if you're listening to music with a good MESSAGE, not title, then your soul may indeed be improved.
Now, even if it is instrumental only music, I still believe that your soul can benefit.
And that's the crazy part.
That's the "I can't explain it, its just happening and I'm enjoying it" part.
Some music will just MOVE you to things...
Tears
Laughter
A higher state of mind.
Soul-Searching
Peace
And I know, you're saying "how can you be 'moved' to peace?"
Peace is a very real, attainable thing. I think we often see peace as something we fall into when there's nothing bad happening to us.
Its not ;)
But I digress.
Peace should be saved for another blog, another day.
What was I even saying?
Ah. Music.
Might I suggest you all listen to these songs ----
Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane
Switchfoot- Where I Belong (I advise high bass settings)
The Classic Crime- The Beginning (I'll accept thank you mail for this link)
'Nuff said.
That's it.
Listen to these songs and you'll realize what music Really is.
                                                                                     Always Hope, Love Regardless and Peace Out
P.S. If anyone really feels like it, suggest topics for me to blog about! If you want my opinion that is.....