From the vaults: Love has always been the message...

Before we welcome the New Year, I thought I would share one of my posts where I mused about love. Love is powerful and something (even if we sometimes don't admit it) which we want and need. It's not easy though, and the older I get the harder I am finding it to just let go and accept love.

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4.3.2011: Love has always been the message 

I received a new album the other day. For those who read my blog you will know how much I love a band called Bright Eyes. If you are new....well I love Bright Eyes!

I got their new album yesterday and the opening track has this man speaking. I'm not sure who he is or what he does but it grabs your attention. Then he says a line, which even the first time I heard it, stood out for me. It was:

"And love's always been the message. It's just - circumstances happen, right? People freak out, just flat flip out, you know?"

It's true, people always want love and believe in it and try and live to a certain state of love however circumstances change everything sometimes. Yesterday I blogged about children's views changing. This is very  much what happens in love. Love (in most cases) develops quite out of the blue whether instantly or over a long time. Neither of which people expect. It can all be great and then circumstances happen. I don't need to even give examples of this as I am pretty sure you could all give me a number of these which has affected love for you. How do we control that 'flip flap' and stop ourselves freaking out. I myself am a person who wants love yet as soon as it comes near for some reason or another I become self destructive and 'freak out'. Sometimes I am aware of it, other times I will reflect and think.. why on earth didn't I just admit to how I felt? Things could've been oh so different.

I know that we all have free choice but I hope that the thought everything happens for a reason is true... the thought that I have ruined something is just not good. If you are in love.. hold on tight and if you are still waiting then accept it when it happens. We don't want to flip out do we?

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Quote of the day Monday...

It's Monday therefore it's quote day! Hope you are all liking the new feature.

Today I have gone with a quote from a favourite artist of mine  - Conor Oberst. I find a lot of inspiration and also solace in his music and lyrics. This quote is from the song Take it Easy (Love Nothing). I like these lines because they paint such a good image of how to lock away memories so they can't bother you but in the same way when you want them you can just open up the little box where the song is kept. I chose this because I felt it fit with my post last week questioning the past. On that front I have just decided to leave the past where it is, I am happy and don't want to wake anything up just for something which I don't need as I have sorted through those emotions myself.

I like to think writing is my form of song and believe me I have done a lot of writing these past few months. Some pieces which are just for me were just what I needed to organise my thoughts. I occasionally read my musings back and feel different each time.

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Do you find writing helps you 'trap' things away?

Best. Gig. Ever...

Yesterday was Sports Day and I survived. All my organisation was fine, parents and children were happy and my head teacher was pleased too. Was it worth the whole stress? I'm not too sure but I'm relieved it all went well and is now over for another year!!

Any normal person would have crashed out last night but not me, I had tickets to see Bright Eyes. I have blogged of my love for this band and musician Conor Oberst and this is another. So therefore if you want to navigate away from my page... now's your chance....still here? Great!!

We all have them, a band or singer who no matter how often we listen to we can never get enough. Bright Eyes is mine. If I'm uncertain what to listen to, Bright Eyes goes on. I feel down...Bright Eyes goes on. I feel optmistic...Bright Eyes go on... I'm sure you get the picture!!

Well, the band stopped making music a few years back and the main component (Conor Oberst) went solo and then into a couple other bands ('Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band' and 'Monsters of Folk') which I liked and saw live but just didn't click the same way. Then earlier this year, Bright Eyes reformed and relesased 'The People's Key'. It is a great album, not on par with 'I'm Wide Awake...' but still outstanding.

About a month ago, I purchased tickets to see them where I live which is the first time they have played here. I was like a kid in a sweet shop last night on my way to see them. I have never been more excited to see a band!!! Guess what?? They didn't disappoint. I was the annoying person who states 'This song is the best,' before EVERY song. The set list was a perfect mix of old and new. Conor's stage persona was enchanting and entertaining. He was clearly enjoying the show. His songwriting makes you contemplate, question and reflect lots of things.

I wont lie, I also shed a little tear for one of my favourite songs, 'First Day of my Life'. The cd version is great but Conor singing it live was something special:

Apologies for the quality, my phone is a bit crappy from a distance.

Here is the whole song:

If you haven't came across the greatness of Bright Eyes, here are some songs for you:

Land Locked Blues

Easy/Lucky/Free

Lua
(This is a favourite of mine :-) )

At the Bottom of Everything

Poison Oak

Any there any other Bright Eyes fans?

Love has always been the message...

I received a new album the other day. For those who read my blog you will know how much I love a band called Bright Eyes. If you are new....well I love Bright Eyes!

I got their new album yesterday and the opening track has this man speaking. I'm not sure who he is or what he does but it grabs your attention. Then he says a line, which even the first time I heard it, stood out for me. It was:

"And love's always been the message. It's just - circumstances happen, right? People freak out, just flat flip out, you know?"

It's true, people always want love and believe in it and try and live to a certain state of love however circumstances change everything sometimes. Yesterday I blogged about children's views changing. This is very  much what happens in love. Love (in most cases) develops quite out of the blue whether instantly or over a long time. Neither of which people expect. It can all be great and then circumstances happen. I don't need to even give examples of this as I am pretty sure you could all give me a number of these which has affected love for you. How do we control that 'flip flap' and stop ourselves freaking out. I myself am a person who wants love yet as soon as it comes near for some reason or another I become self destructive and 'freak out'. Sometimes I am aware of it, other times I will reflect and think.. why on earth didn't I just admit to how I felt? Things could've been oh so different.

I know that we all have free choice but I hope that the thought everything happens for a reason is true... the thought that I have ruined something is just not good. If you are in love.. hold on tight and if you are still waiting then accept it when it happens. We don't want to flip out do we?