Today I made up my own little song or rhyme. I was inspired as I was tagged to play in a late baseball game last night as a sub. After a busy, tiring week, I wasn’t sure I wanted to head out to play baseball at 9:30pm…..in a wet field.
So, instead of chanting away the rain, I made up a new chant.
It made me smile. It’s the moment I share today.
Rain, rain, come along
Let me sing my silly song
Rain, rain, com along
It didn’t work. I played ball. We won. I ran the bases four times. But it was fun to sign it all day long and to taunt our baseball coach that we’d be rained out. My punishment - it rained while we were playing. We all got wet! We laughed a little more. It was so much fun. I’m glad I went. I’m glad my chant against the rain didn’t work.
Funny how things work out sometimes!
Moments being silly.
Moments singing.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Moments D157: Music
Today I spent the majority of my day working. Yes. A Saturday. I went into the office to try to plow through the excess. SUCCESS!
While I was working through the piles of necessary data crunching, I was enjoying my tunes. Loud. After all the office was empty! I happily enjoyed singing at the top of my lungs and while managing to get my work done.
This seemed to be the theme of the day. Later, a lazy late afternoon into the evening laying on the couch brought more songs and music videos. The first played for me was my new favourite song. “Just Give Me a Reason” is one of P!nk’s new songs that I’ve fallen in love with and it couldn’t have been a more perfect song to start ME time with. (After all I had listened to it in the car, over and over again…I think I’d like to learn how to play this one on the piano….) I love the piano. I love the sentiment of not being broken but bent and fixable. We are all bent in one way or another, but never, ever broken.
Later as I was getting ready for dinner another song came to my ears and it was this moment that I smiled and clocked. Even though my day was filled with music, songs, lyrics and moments, it was this particular song that made me smile. It brought me back in time, to a place where I was at a crossroads. That moment, from months ago was confusing but filled with hope. It reminded me to stay in the moment. To not get ahead of myself, but to be here, in the now.
It reminded me how much I love music and singing.
It reminded me how much I’ve I miss playing piano and singing along. I think P!nk’s latest song will be the inspiration I need to pull out my keyboard and learn a new song to play and sing along to. That’s kind of a cool moment!
Moments of new music.
Moments of old music.
While I was working through the piles of necessary data crunching, I was enjoying my tunes. Loud. After all the office was empty! I happily enjoyed singing at the top of my lungs and while managing to get my work done.
This seemed to be the theme of the day. Later, a lazy late afternoon into the evening laying on the couch brought more songs and music videos. The first played for me was my new favourite song. “Just Give Me a Reason” is one of P!nk’s new songs that I’ve fallen in love with and it couldn’t have been a more perfect song to start ME time with. (After all I had listened to it in the car, over and over again…I think I’d like to learn how to play this one on the piano….) I love the piano. I love the sentiment of not being broken but bent and fixable. We are all bent in one way or another, but never, ever broken.
Later as I was getting ready for dinner another song came to my ears and it was this moment that I smiled and clocked. Even though my day was filled with music, songs, lyrics and moments, it was this particular song that made me smile. It brought me back in time, to a place where I was at a crossroads. That moment, from months ago was confusing but filled with hope. It reminded me to stay in the moment. To not get ahead of myself, but to be here, in the now.
It reminded me how much I love music and singing.
It reminded me how much I’ve I miss playing piano and singing along. I think P!nk’s latest song will be the inspiration I need to pull out my keyboard and learn a new song to play and sing along to. That’s kind of a cool moment!
Moments of new music.
Moments of old music.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Moments D139: Jack Crickets
Today was the end of my brief mini-vacation with myself. As usual, time seemed to fly by and I was surprised as I wasn’t sure how spending three days on my own would really go. (i.e. would they drag out or would they zip by? - they zipped!)
Today’s moment is actually two separate moments. I can’t help myself - I need to share both! And instead of Jiminy Cricket we end up with Jack Cricket! (Yes, silly fun!)
While this morning was focused on work I managed to get out to the sun and pool by 2pm. I laid their and read and soaked in the sun’s warmth. At one point, I am enjoying the silence and the next I’m enjoying the chorus of crickets chirping. As I turned over I stopped to pull out my water bottle from my bag. My bag slightly moved and the cricket’s song paused. I merely thought that was because of the sound my bag made on the ground. But as I lifted up my bag to bring it closer to me I noticed the cricket. It was hiding under my bag! Here it was, that entire time right beside me singing away. What a glorious moment that was which brought a big smile to my face and few kind comments for the cricket.
Later, on my way home, I was passed by a pickup truck. On its windows at the back are two decals of one of my most favourite characters of all time. Jack Skellington. Like this one:
Today’s moment is actually two separate moments. I can’t help myself - I need to share both! And instead of Jiminy Cricket we end up with Jack Cricket! (Yes, silly fun!)
While this morning was focused on work I managed to get out to the sun and pool by 2pm. I laid their and read and soaked in the sun’s warmth. At one point, I am enjoying the silence and the next I’m enjoying the chorus of crickets chirping. As I turned over I stopped to pull out my water bottle from my bag. My bag slightly moved and the cricket’s song paused. I merely thought that was because of the sound my bag made on the ground. But as I lifted up my bag to bring it closer to me I noticed the cricket. It was hiding under my bag! Here it was, that entire time right beside me singing away. What a glorious moment that was which brought a big smile to my face and few kind comments for the cricket.
Later, on my way home, I was passed by a pickup truck. On its windows at the back are two decals of one of my most favourite characters of all time. Jack Skellington. Like this one:
For me it was a sign of a wonderful weekend meant to be for me. It too brought a huge smile to my face as I headed home. A great way to end my weekend adventure.
Thus the blog of Jack Crickets!
Moments of silence and warmth.
Moments of song.
Moments to smile and appreciate.
Moments of silence and warmth.
Moments of song.
Moments to smile and appreciate.
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