This is such an awesome music video. Fanciful, creative, beautiful, imaginative. So innovative. Wow!
“If you should be . . . forever it’ll be.” Forever.
“Last Leaf”
If you should be the last autumn leaf hanging from the tree
I’ll still be here waiting on the breeze to bring you down to me
And if it takes forever, forever it’ll be
And if it takes forever, forever it’ll be
And if you should be the last seed in spring to venture forth a leaf
I’ll still be here waiting on the rain to warm your heart for me
And if it takes forever, forever it’ll be
And if it takes forever, forever it’ll be
Helen Keller wrote these beautiful words: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Here is Google’s “define: collaboration“:the action of working with someone to produce or create something
I like the openness of this definition. I like the creativity for which the word something allows. It provides Choice. The something can be good or bad. Mindful or careless. Happy or tragic. Loving or selfish. Beautiful or stunted.
Life, at times unfortunately, allows for both. But this duality gives us Choice. To dream. To build. To create. To collaborate. To experience. In my ideal world, I am opting for good, mindful, happy, loving, beautiful. And then some. Having this Choice leads me to consciously and unconsciously create and allow ways for these intentions to collaborate and build something that is bigger than the human spirit. Bigger than what I could ever do on my own. I want Positive. This is the direction in which I want my life to travel. And I want to travel with those who believe this same thing. It makes life such a fun adventure.
This OK Go video is awesome. It is a creative masterpiece of collaboration. I hope that you have fun watching this!
And here is a link to an article that describes the video’s selfless and fantastic motivation of helping needy animals:
There are many behind-the-scenes videos and outtakes as well. It is all just so fanciful. I hope you enjoy this creativity! I always feel so good after I watch this testimony to collaboration. 🙂
Thank you for being my day . . . my promise of another fantastic and glorious day. Spring is transitioning into early summer. The days are warmer, the daylight hours are growing longer, the sunshine is less fickle, the birds are singing in full chorus in the forest, the sunsets have been magnificent. There are so. many. things. to feel ecstatic about. Life is truly very good.
In music, a loop is a section of music that is repeated over and over. You can record short tracks on top of each other that repeat continuously — making some music that is incredibly rich in texture — all because of the gift of repetition.
Being human, we measure moments of life into time. We measure the minutes into an hour, the hours into a day, the days into a week. We call you, Monday, the beginning of the work-week loop — the reminder that we must don our work duds and head back into the proverbial salt mines. But this isn’t true. Not even remotely true.
Life knows no true sense of repetition. Monday, you are a brand new Loop in Time. You are unique and wild and replete with opportunity. What could possibly be ordinary about you, Monday?
Monday, I am thinking about how this very talented musician, Bryson Andres, uses the Loop to his musical advantage by layering his skill, talent, and passion to create an incredible sound that would ordinarily require a small orchestra to create. Like this music, I want to create a sensation of beauty and excitement and joy that repeats seamlessly into my life — creating new dimensions that expand my Loop . . . on toward and beyond next Monday.
Thank you, Monday, for being my wake-up call to engage my Loop Pedal.
and another if you are up for some more beautiful Monday music . . .
Appreciation: I think you are w-o-n-de-r-f-u-l. When I tell you that I appreciate you, I am telling you that I value you. Value you. It is something that is so simple and elemental and primitive. And easy. And fun! Oh, my — how much fun appreciation is. It says: I love this about you!
Appreciation says thank you on the deepest of levels. Thank you for being YOU. It creates mega dimensions to life and to love and to laughter and bliss and to universal Truth. How great is this? It is absolutely amazing.
Google’s “define: appreciation” reveals: “the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.” So beautiful. Recognizing and enjoying the good qualities of someone or something.
Appreciation: I see you. I think you are amazing.
Appreciating you is a privilege. When I appreciate you, you — without even knowing it — encourage me to be aware of how great life is.
Is there someone you appreciate? Please, tell him or her today. It will rock your world. Isn’t that the way of following your heart?
Appreciation: I love sharing with you. I love who you are.
The Unseen Words Project 