12/30/2013 Mission accomplishedHello readers, Can you grasp it that this is the almost last day of 2013? I wonder where that year has gone. In January, the year seems so long but wait till we hit August, then it seems time speeds up and can't wait for Christmas to come... Been checking out what I wrote this year. WOW, seven AMAZING and HEARTFELT stories, lots of scribbles and reflections. I even forgot one till I discovered it again. We've begun 2013 with the story that wouldn't let me go for some reason. That was "TAKE THE TALENT OUT" that has 5 parts in it now with a clean and 'perfect' ending. I always dread to write the end of a story cause it feels I have to say 'Bye Bye' to my Protagonist somehow and I hate 'goodbyes' really! Other stories include "FOREVER" ; "ANGEL OF LIGHT" and "THE ELUSIVE MUSE". While browsing my blog at MJJC cause that's the 'source' where all my stories were published first. I realized I forgotten a gem. It really brought a tear to my eye. I sometimes can't even believe I've written it. It definitely comes from the hidden corners (LOL) of my heart. "FOREVER" was a 'spin off' from a novel I've written but wasn't really pleased with it so I tweaked it a bit and it turned out nicely indeed. "ANGEL OF LIGHT" was the forgotten gem that you can expect to see here in 2014. "THE ELUSIVE MUSE" was my first attempt to write something 'narrative' and now I see that this is not really my style. I love a lot of dialogue and action in my stories instead of blabbering on and on. For some reason, I'm glad "TAKE THE TALENT OUT" is now fully written out of my system though it lingers on cause I couldn't write an 'definite' evil end to it like in 'real life' cause I want this story to remain a 'fairy tale' of how I would have liked it, you know. The BIG What If story, hey! This year, I didn't only write stories. There were lots of scribbles and reflections that found it's way to MJJC Blog and my site here. I can only hope that my Muse has some pretty neat stories ready to blow your minds with in the coming year of 2014! I wish every one of you, a HAPPY NEW YEAR! May it be filled with lots of LOVE, HAPPINESS and above all a GOOD HEALTH! Yours , MJJC Resident Writer, Daz. 12/27/2013 old hat"I can forget all kind of things but I'll never forget a melody" Let me focus on how creative peeps 'enjoy' the holidays this time. Being creative sure gets you kicks and takes you to places you've never been before but nothing is just all moonshine. There is however a 'dark side' to it as in creative peeps like yours truly find that holidays are not 'relaxing' at all but more 'exhausting' and it kinda 'de program' us. Honestly, I have to ask stupid questions like 'What day are we now? Is it now noon or already afternoon? What did I plan for today? ' "I wake up from dreams and go WOW put this down on paper" "You don't get older, you get better" Indeed, we as creative peeps NEED to create and escape cause we think we become 'old hat' if we tend to take a 'day off'. It's an old expression of 'fallen behind' or 'getting rusty'. I NEED to create otherwise the 'dark side' just takes over. I snap at people. I ache all over. I lose all direction. So holidays are really a 'torture' for us instead of a 'relaxing' time. I know, peeps that aren't creative don't get us. It's like a fire burning inside of us and it needs to be fed otherwise it blows out and we're just a shell of what we just were. "Once the music plays it creates me, the instruments move me, through me they control me" "I'm a totally different person when I'm dancing" See, that's WHY I understand... really get Michael, you know cause he's a creative person too. I know peeps call us difficult, weird, strange, out of sync, self destructive and so on... We do NEED love too. We do hunger for relaxation and do appreciate family and friends but sometimes our creative mind is a curse too cause it constantly needs to create otherwise it causes havoc in our lives. Our brains thrive and flourish during projects and hates 'interruptions' like the Bloody Commercial holidays. We're often referred as Workaholics or Perfections but if you wanna achieve something bigger than life, then you have to deal with all the side affects it brings you. You can't 'become' a writer nor a singer or even a sculptor. It's embedded in our brain. We can't shake it off or 'delete' it for a couple of days to bunk like a plant on a sofa. It makes us in what we are, ONE with the story, the melody or the stuff we make. "I love what I so. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism" Written by Daz. Credit quotes taken from 'In his own words" by Catherine Dineen. 12/18/2013 RelaxThis is one of those old school silly blogs... It carries a gem though. Since my spine OP, I've always been a 'ticking time bomb' trying to watch TV and relax 'till I got the brilliant idea to learn how to knit and NOW by miracle I sit quietly for hours watching TV while knitting on my latest project. Yep, it's that simple! I don't even know why it so relaxing. Maybe, cause it gives me stuff to do with my hands or is it the fact that you still have a goal or a project running though you're supposed to relax. For a whirlwind like I am, it's daunting to find something that will calm my ever busy mind. I've already managed to knit 23 cm or 9 inches, COOL HUH! I'm so chuffed I finally found how to stop my 'ticking time bomb' inside my head. This was a SILLY Blog brought to you by Daz. 12/13/2013 We are family!“Love is the human family’s most precious legacy. Its richest bequest. Its golden inheritance.” Michael Jackson This Blog will feature what is MOST precious to me now and that's the MJ 'fan-family' . We've always been close and treated each other as our MJ Bro' or MJ Sis. Like we feel that we're connected cause we love one man ONLY, that's our Michael! I know, that it hasn't been easy the past 4 + years cause how do you cope with a 'sudden loss'. No, you just don't get over it! Our hearts were torn apart and are now glued together by the memories, by the life long friends who feel the same ache and certainly by a wave of new fans who felt the change in the world when our light bringer, Michael, was suddenly snatched from us by some evil force. “You never know how long you have with someone, so don’t forget to say I love you while you can.” Michael Jackson “For me, Love is something very pure.” Michael Jackson There for years on, I thought I was 'doomed' to live in grief and darkness, forever mourning my lost loved one! Then one fine day, I got in touch with what we call a 'newbie' as in she's totally NEW to the MJ bubble. Like a toddler, she views the MJ bubble as a whole NEW world! Yet, I as a fossil fan who grew up with Michael and spend a lifetime loving and supporting him, it was quite a challenge for me to see the 'brighter' side in it all. For years, I only saw the hurt, the loss, the aching pain of missing him... The anger of WHY? WHY did we lose him so sudden? Why did NO ONE cared for him? WHY did we TRUST that they would take care of him? WHY was he left to die? What now, hey? Trying to drown my grief with stepping out of the MJ bubble was too scary and too much of leap in the abyss. Trying to cope with fossil fans around me, didn't quite work out too cause yet I know they feel the same pain but somehow it left my brain and heart still at war. Then, I got in touch with someone who loves and misses Michael dearly but somehow she hasn't got a HIStory with him that is both bright and dark. How funny, it might sound but that 'healed' me cause I can show her who Michael really is cause she's 'oblivious' to the dark side of our fan being. “I say, ‘You should blanket me’ or ‘you should blanket her’, meaning like a blanket is a blessing. It’s a way of showing love and caring.” Michael Jackson “The courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love.” Michael Jackson Heartbroken, scared and yeash indeed a little tainted, I stayed in the MJ bubble, I met a lot of wonderful fans that are like family to me though. They've glued my heart together and put a band aid over my scared and tainted heart. I could have never imagined 4 years ago that I would 'heal' so PRETTY and be PROUD of who I am today. Carried by all my MJ Bro's and MJ Sisters who give L.O.V.E unconditionally cause they have experienced too how it feels to lose everything in a blink of an eye. We only got US left. US, the MJ fan-Family that Michael raised so proudly to be the change in the world. To make it a better place! To live in memories! To make new ones with our bro's and sisters by our side. I couldn't have wished for BETTER friends as YOU! I feel BLESSED to belong to the MJ fan-Family. I LOVE YOU and BLESS YOU ALL! “You never know how long you have with someone, so don’t forget to say I love you while you can.” Michael Jackson Credit quotes go to: http://love4mj.wordpress.com/michael-jackson-quotes-2/ With L.O.V.E, Daz. 12/10/2013 Music is a healer“With my music, with what I do, I would like to bring a light into the world.” Michael Jackson Hello peeps, About time for another 'inspirational' blog now about the 'healing' music of Michael. Indeed, Michael Jackson, DUH! As you know, I'm going to College right now. Yesterday, we had the first exam which really drained me to the core and I had to get home. Therefore, I popped in my ear phones with my favourite music, Michael Jackson, who got me HOME safely and sound. He was indeed the light that shone in the darkness of my mind. “You give of your talent, your ability.The talent that was given you by the Heavens. That’s why we’re here, to bring a sense of escapism in time of need." Michael Jackson “I feel like I’ve done what I’m supposed to do on Earth.. I’m compelled to do these things.” Michael Jackson There is something really Magical about Michael's music that I haven't felt with other artists. Sure, I listen to other music but my brain doesn't 'heal' with it and I sometimes wonder how it lights up when it hears Michael's music. I'm sure it's more alert when Michael's music is playing on speakers or straight in my ears. With MJJC Radio on, I do about everything more focussed. Homework, writing, blogging here, housework and yeash even studying... It feels like it keeps my brain happy and save. “Once I get on stage, something happens. The rhythm starts and the lights hit me and the problems disappear.” Michael Jackson “I'm putting my heart and soul into it because I'm not sure if I'm gonna do another one after this. I want it to be something that touches the heart and emotions of the world. I want to reach every demographic I can through love and joy and simplicity of music.” Michael Jackson I met a college student who's hubby is a 'music therapist' and she understands that music is healing for the soul and keeps you going through happy but certainly rough times too... I'm glad I met her cause some peeps don't get it why music, especially Michael's for me, can make you happier and do things you thought were impossible. I do remember during my 'boring' revalidation, I did introduce Michael's music and it amazed fellow patients how 'healing' Michael's music really is if you open your heart and mind to him. His music is a natural painkiller for me and like an energy boost for my body and brain. So next time, you feel sad and blue? Pop in or blast some MJ music and your heart will come HOME! “Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it, I know I will live forever.” Michael Jackson With L.O.V.E, Daz. Credit quotes go to http://love4mj.wordpress.com/michael-jackson-quotes-2/ |
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