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Entries for October, 2009 in Musings On Muses
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
When the studio door closes and I’m cut off from the outside world physically, (so to speak), ideas that had been smoldering can auto-ignite. At the least, that’s what I hope will happen. I pour every thought I can imagine ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
You can actively seek fame, or you can patiently wait for it to arrive. There are those who have an overabundance of the drive required to “beat the pavement”, and those who lack it altogether. Some can keep infinite aspects ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
When I look into her eyes, everything is alright. The damage life inflicts upon me heals into cool reminders that I am only human. The flame of pain is drenched by even her slightest of attention to me. The screaming ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
How do we quantify tragedy? When it strikes we have to measure it no matter what. We rifle through our past as soon as we regain our composure. We search for something to compare it to. We must line up ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Do you believe? There are many things you will be given the opportunity to believe in throughout your life. Whether you do or not will inevitably be up to you and you alone. Many people may flit through your life ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
“Heroes”, what does it take to become one? I think I know but, I know no matter what I do, I would still come up short. As a parent I want oh so badly to be a “hero” to my ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Different individuals might ascribe different meanings to the same song. For example, I wrote a love song about two separate souls. The storyteller had high hopes of reuniting with the object of affection on “the other side” of the line ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Anarchists observe no laws unless those laws are the object(s) of their rebellion. From mildly spoken protest to suicidal murder, they stir the winds of revolution. Anarchy can sometimes be the cornerstone or the inroad(s) for democracy. In other times, ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The perils of the internet are not few and far between. No one is ever truly immune to them. I found out Friday that my e-mail account had been hijacked. For how long, I have no idea. I am rarely ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Your first breath of the day: It sharpens the focus of your first thought of the day. That thought is the springboard for the next thought. As thoughts build up and begin to joust along your synapses, one of them ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Technology has grown in expansive leaps and bounds over the past few years. The volume of information as well as ways to collate and disseminate it has been on the increase exponentially. We have at our fingertips, ears, and pupils, ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Style can make an artist stand out. Standing out can be done in a “sore thumb” kind of way, or in a “eureka” or “Nail-on-the-head” fashion. Some stand out with a slight vagueness while others are totally over the top. ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Detractors abound in this world. They are the ones who stymie creative minds more than any government can. They are the sole voice that grab an artist by the shoulders too tightly and shake teeth out of skulls. They travel ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
An artist’s passion for her or his craft can be inspiring. It doesn’t matter if those individuals on the receiving end of the “artwork” are professional artists themselves or not, a pinch of insight into the mind of the artist ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I don’t care much for politics. Politicians will do what politicians do. Our leaders will never satisfy everyone. Therefore, there will probably always be an element of disenchantment and a section of the populace that is disgruntled. Government has an ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Things we “could have done” can weigh heavy on our souls. No matter how far we shove them into the back of our minds or glaze them over with present happenings, they seep thru to quietly torment us. It may ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
On a clear day she makes beautiful sense. Her every word becomes a gentle breeze that stretches my sails and keeps me on course. She sings the waves into a gentle pitch and the sun does not burn my skin. ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
An inevitable effect of being human is that at some point in your life you will be pulled in more than one direction at the same time. As a species we form groups in which all members feel they identify ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
If God would have kept the heaven and earth a secret, where would he have put us? If Leonardo had never made the Mona Lisa smile, would we have been as fascinated with it? When you hear a new song ...
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Collaborating With Other Artists,
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Collaborating with other artists can be a bag full of doorways. You can find new opportunities to soar, or you can make a humble introspective journey into yourself and find new ways to look at things you are, or, are ...