There are many ways to express yourself. There are many ways you can show the world and others who you are. It is an important part of life to express yourself in a creative way so that you are able to share what it is about you that makes you unique.
So, I started listening to my music collection through Google Play Music, because I had uploaded all of my music to that collection company at some point a few years ago, and iTunes barely runs on my Windows XP computers anymore and all my music is on a networked hard drive instead of an actual computer, so it is a pain the a es es to redirect every song in my iTunes collection every time I want to hear something. Anyway, I listened to a few albums that I hadn't listened to in a long time and then started messing around with some of the auto-generated music playlists, or radio stations they have or whatever. Still nothing can beat Pandora for radio music that introduces you to new stuff you haven't heard before and that you like, but I was interested to hear what Google Play Music would come up with.
It turns out I am into funk rock ska reggae stuff. Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Reel Big Fish. When I heard Reel Big Fish, I couldn't help but think of this song below, which I jammed out to in my bedroom pretty often when I was a teenager.
I have decided to just let it all hang out on my blog here, and write what comes to mind, whether it makes sense or not. This is the first written entry in a while. So, for those of you who subscribe to my blog, know that I will be writing more often, and with less sense, but it is something that I need to do in order to get to those posts that make more sense later. I have to get all the lead out of my system, flush out all the nonsense so that I can think straight on the page later. Something I am willing to do. I could start a new blog somewhere else that would house all the nonsense, but I have already started this one, and nobushel is all about letting it all hang out, letting it all go, throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. Some of you know who I am, but I am going to continue to write this as if no one does. I don't mean to fill your inbox with nonsense though, so feel free to unsubscribe and check back in a year or three when I make more sense. Again, this blog has been built to trace the arc of growth of one individual over time. I have found that sharing my blog posts on Facebook is less than beneficial, so I don't really know what I will use Facebook for moving forward, but it won't be for posting blog stuff, at least for the time being.
Consider this a proviso, or a warning, or a disclaimer. Whatever you like, just know that I am trying to be myself, and I want you to do the same. Express yourself.
What's the point? Get to the point? Get the point? The point of the arrow. The point of the lightning bolt. What is it pointing to? Where are we going? Where are we headed? What is the time? What does it matter? What time of day is it? What day is it? Where are we going?
There is time to learn. There is time to grow. There is time to go where nobody knows. Explore the depths. Take your time, but don't take too long. It is a beautiful day. Explore outside. Learn from your mistakes. Grow with the changes. Understand the beauty. Fill the gaps, be the spaces. Expand your mind by leaving it behind. You are not your thoughts. You are the gaps that exist between the thoughts. Is there any gap between your thoughts? Is there any space that exists between the incessant chattering of your mind? It took me thirty three years to hear the silence. Listen for it. It is you. Be the gap.
Create more than you consume. Something I have touched on a couple of times. But what does it really mean to create more than you consume? How can you calculate that?
Create something new. Create something that is unique to you. Do something with yourself. Take action. Create.
Consumption is a default state for humans. We are constantly breathing, feeding, consuming something somewhere, learning, expanding, growing somehow.
Don't let yourself consume more than you create.
Contribute more than you gather.
Give more than you take.
There is a balance to life that can be struck between consuming and creating. There is a balance that can be found in almost all things.
Some people say that the balance is the goal. To live in moderation and to find the balance in all things. I am not sure that I believe that. There is a balance for sure, but when talking about creation and consumption, is a balance the best option? Would it be better to create more than you consume? To contribute more than you take?
I think that it is more beneficial to create more than you consume. You may have a different take on that.
What do you think? What are your thoughts? Is it better to create or consume? Is there such a thing as "better"? If there is, should we strive to be "better," or is it okay to just float a little bit?
