Had to share on of my favourite Jazz tracks (well, there's hundreds I love really lol), but here's what I'm listening to at the moment..Sipho Gumede, South African jazz musician.
Mood music huh? I remember my first encounter with Jazz was more of it being forced on me at an early age, but i think maybe just the first two instances are the only times I felt forced to listen to it. I fell in love immediately. Jazz and Phil Collins (back in those days the Jazz was Early Klugh, the likes of Wishful Thinking, Calypso Getaway and Tropical Legs). I admit, had it not been for those early musical experiences, I'd probably be krazy about 50Sense(lol), dancehall ( I appreciate it, just not mad about it..I don't get the message..its too shallow for me), Soulja Boy and the rest of them fake musicians out there...
So some say i act too old for my age, some say I'm boring(lol), some say I'm too serious (well, life takes me seriously too)....I say I appreciate the things in life most people neglect..like the origins of all music - Jazz (or the Blues as it was known back in the day).
Sunday. Back from work. Just watched a brilliant game of football/soccer. Brazil v USA confederations Cup final. What a game. The USA led 2-nil at half time, and Brazil came back to win 3-2, and had a good second half compared to the first half. I must confess, i started writing this the moment Brazil scored the 3rd goal..almost got a fright and moments of pressing delete
when Onyewu headed just over from a corner. But yes, the game still going on and only a few minutes left - was secretly hoping for extra time because this has been a lovely game...(as i watch Dani Alves crack a shot WAAAAYYYOOVEEERRRRRRRRlol
But yes, that has been another typical Sunday..bottle of wine, good football and Jazz to take over after the match(which has just ended by the way). Disappointed I never got to see Pato play in the tourney but well, justified since Brazil just won it. Well done (yes i know Spain is out..but remember..no team that has won the Confederations Cup has won the World Cup by the way..so come on Torres - am a Liverpool fan for yall who don't know..and yes - A BIG ONE lol).
Had a good day..reflecting on the the beauty of life and appreciating the things I have and the how lucky I am. I must admit lately i been fussing about unnecessary things, stressing about unnecessary things..only to have a wake up call - an eye opener - a realisation that someone somewhere is going through worse - (watching the Brazil team praying on the pitch with the "i love Jesus" and "I belong to Jesus" t-shirts on..beautiful scenes....).
Anyhow, as I was saying before, sometimes we just need to sit and appreciate the things we have - the little things. There is always hope that something wonderful is on the brink of springing up from beneath the surface. Ambition Over Adversity like Tupac said..
"Take one's adversity
Learn from their misfortune
Learn from their pain
Believe in something
Believe in yourself
Turn adversity into ambition
Now blossom into wealth"
Remember - you create your own Universe. Everything comes from you. Scream to the universe - "I AM HERE" and let your presence be know. And it all starts with being grateful and appreciating..hope and belief in times of stress..and remember - someone is going through worse..be grateful for the things you have.
See the number of frowns that grace the streets. The sad faces, some understandably, and some will, just unnecessary tantrums. Imagine what effect you would have on the next person by simply smiling. Somehow this effortless act seems to have such deep impacts as to even completely changing a life. When you smile, willingly or not, try and focus on the feeling you get from deep within. it's like something inside is opened up and good thoughts and feelings take over. You ask yourself subconsciously - Why am I smiling. Immediately followed by the answers that bring realisation into the things we should be grateful for and appreciate...
Food to eat. Roof over you head. People who love you. People you love. The sunshine. The birds chirping (long as it ain't 4am in the morning and you've just got in after a night out lol). There is a million things we can appreciate each day, and by smiling we have an inner-joy that is shown by how we treat the people around us - RESPECTFULLY, we tend to be more polite as well, level of patience grows...and by that we can make another person smile as well...and therefore the chain will continue.
Just imagine a place where everyone is respectfully towards each other, polite, patient, loving, appreciative. All because you smiled. When you wake up in the morning, it's always to remind yourself that Life is beautiful. Everything comes from you...you create your own universe. What kind of universe will you create with a smile on, as compared to one completely opposite.
So, I have decided to start another blog. Again lol.Seems I'm so caught up in this virtual world I simply cannot resist the temptation to introduce something new. Oh well, I guess its allowed, seeing the number of free services, ideas going around and the emergence of new things to talk about everyday (any retard could have figured that one out).So what am I on about this time?
Well, this could get a bit personal with time, but for now its just about everyday life and things every other person goes through.meeting new people, experiencing new things, emotions (eeekk), going new places, highs and lows, happy days, disappointments, anger, complaints, appreciation...well the lot really - maybe a clip or two from the news desk and from my music catalogue. I haven’t really had the chance to rant a rave about much lately, seeing as the death of Michael Jackson seems to have taken over the virtual world as well as our everyday lives and television sets too.Jumping onto the bandwagon......
I never met him, but growing up he was my childhood hero - I haven't met anyone from my age group who wouldn’t go shopping for trousers two sizes too small so they could reveal the white socks..And the white glove..Yes the white glove - mandatory fashion accessory for an infant back in the 80's or early 90's. So yes you've figured it out, I’m an eighties kid.Anyhow, I remember mastering the moonwalk at an early age - didn’t we all think we were "smooth Criminals" - and I learned it so well it’s still stuck in me till today..helped of course by my high school years when we had our moonwalk version code-named "SLAM" to make it sound more funky/cool/whatever identity we were trying to portray in those days (good days though).Bad was the theme song...and after a dance session always end with the kick and shout "who's Bad"..lmao.And there was Thriller.For some odd reason (well not so odd now), I grew up believing it was a movie (well you can say it was). Now i know why, with the attention span of a 5year old (when I did eventually see the clip) why i believed it to be a movie.Gosh that was one long music video..And boy was/is it brilliant.That is undoubtedly the greatest music video of all time, and my first experience with "Horror movies" before being introduced to the mind blowing Friday the 13th series.
Getting a bit older, Jam took over; with its hip-hop tempo I can see when my love for hip-hop came.Black or White, Heal the World, Remember the Time, Give it to Me. Singing along, mastering the lyrics, and the dance moves. Stuck to the tellie just so I could show off the dance moves to my friends, convinced I was the coolest MJ fan and the best dancer as well.They were good days I must say.
Earth Song. They don’t care about us.Every time I’m on youtube past couple days and watching an MJ video, there has been 20 others watching the same video at the same time.No wonder why google news and Wikipedia crushed for a moment after his death.The man was a legend.
That said, he was never far from controversy.From the plastic surgery, baby dangling antics, lil boy accusations..Well..The lot.And that seemed to be all some lil boys and gals know of the man, or would like to remember of the man.Understandably when they were introduced to the wonderful world of Wacko Jacko, he may have been in the limelight for the wrong reasons.That does not however give anyone a reasons to update facebook statuses with junk and tweet pathetic words.Let the man rest in peace – black or white – this world was too much for him now.
So yes, the fairytale with the King of Pop has finally come to a screeching halt, as did the fairytale with the Princess of the World, Princess Diana (though that seemed more of a conspiracy than that of the MJ’s doctor secretly poisoning him with prescription pills).And that has taken over my first blog post.
Well, I’ll be back shortly, maybe with a totally different idea from the sad and somber one that’s I’ve just dropped.Maybe I’ll spread the smile idea from Cleo’s Diary.
