I do, like a sailor, but generally only when I'm angry or seriously stressed. It helps. Not sure why. But, if I drop the occasional F-bomb here and there in normal conversation too I don't think lightning is going to strike me on the head any more.
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If he knows what he's doing, and I'm sure he does, it will not.
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I have to admit, I think of you and this post often, and I AM keeping my dishwasher door closed more often!
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Will what injure his voice?
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It sounds like you have a great deal to offer. Start sooner rather than later, though - I often think of a meme I have that says, "The problem is, you always think you have time."
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If this is who I think it is the family is wonderful. My husband worked with Brennan's father. Good people. I cannot imagine this young man would do anything to harm himself.
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One of our sons was sent to the Amazon region and his housing conditions were appalling in the extreme. I was furious and told him I was going to sort it out instantly - he admonished me not to and said he was where the lard wanted him to be. He found joy in serving and in the deprivations, I'm sure. We were still enraged - the pictures are unbelievable. He was in a dangerous situation as wel
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Can't at all?
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That is absolutely what happens oftentimes. I am strange in that I do best in a state of what someone on FB called "contented melancholy". It's not depression, but a state of being...not perky, not outgoing, not overtly and outwardly joyful all the time. I play better (performed) and I create better (scrapping and writing). It can be an incredibly powerful way to release emotions an
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Others have said basically the same thing, and better than I will, but I feel the need to emphasize this - a person only has as much power as you allow them to have. You were a volunteer and have NO ties to the job once you decided you were done. It's over. Don't show up. Don't call. Don't go to any meeting. They will pester and slather on the guilt and manipulate you - do not allow that to
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I will. It feeds me, especially since I was liberated from the never-ending guilt when I had the gall to take in something other than hymns. I struggled with that constantly. What a joy life is now!
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I love that version as well - I was stunned when I first heard it. Absolutely powerful.
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Just listened to Pentatonix's newly released version of "Sound of Silence", which raises the hair on my arms. I usually can't watch them - they're too weird. But when I close my eyes and soak it in...bliss. I love knowing I can enjoy music other than what was deemed appropriate and "godly". There is a wealth of gorgeous stuff out there. Such happiness for someone like me.
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My husband was reading an article about Brennan Conrad and suddenly realized he knows his father. I'm trying to get confirmation online right now to make absolutely sure it's him, but I'm almost certain it is. Lynn worked with him and still has contact with him from time to time about various work matters and construction projects. It doesn't matter whose child it is, but it hits home a little
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Agreed on all counts.
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Welcome. :)
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n/t
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Really interesting thread. Thanks for the great information and links.
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Glad you're on the mend!
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Heartbreaking, but so typical. :(
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Good idea, although it would feel very weird. I miss playing so much!
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Truth, as always. I'll have to, as many people do, go on a case-by-case basis.
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That's really sad. Such a shame.
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I'm humiliated that I was ever Mormon as well. I looked at the article and just felt sick - I was once one of those who attended that sort of thing and it embarrasses me to no end now. It angers me too - what waste of time and energy, supporting that nonsense, but the church uses peer pressure and manipulation to coerce support.
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So, o.k., here's a theoretical question. You're a decent musician, you loathe religion (especially Mormonism), and you won't support it in any way. But, an extremely well-regarded singer, Mormon or not, asks that you accompany them in, say, the Tabernacle in Salt Lake in front of a large crowd. It is an exceptional opportunity that won't come again. Do you do it? Where is the line? That i
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Oh, and yes, those Mormons sang up to tempo! They were NEVER allowed to drag the hymns down to dirge tempo. We rocked the buildings. :)
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I've done all of those many, MANY times. I've played more than most will play in several lifetimes and in just about every scenario imaginable. Gotta admit - I've got some stories! I thrive on live performance and love to carry shows, like musicals, by myself so I can fix what goes wrong onstage. Most of the time the audience never knew something was haywire, and that is where my passion and i
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This resonates with me - "Anything inside, I want to keep out of my life, but all the rest of it, on the outside is for me to pick and choose." I think that's it, really. And we do attend concerts and such. I've branched out in many ways - I have never focused solely on LDS music (although I was sometimes made to feel guilty for that). I was asked to give a R.S. lesson one
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That's where I am - I truly love beautiful buildings, the work and discipline that went into creating them, and the feeling I get when I'm there. I don't regard it as a spiritual feeling, but I don't really know how to describe it. Still, the line seems to be blurred and I'm working on sorting out why I'm o.k. with all that and not with religion. It's as though I'm supporting religious causes,
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Exactly. It's a peculiar situation to be in.
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