The Way Your Move

"I think we all were born with a song inside
But since some are born without their ears or eyes
Some learn to sing in signs

It’s in the air you breathe and the kind you exhale.
It’s in the air you breathe and the kind you hold deep inside

Are you just a dampened pile set on tumble dry?
Waiting around and round, banging heads with yourself?
Temples pulsing, this room is shaking me up tonight
Are you on your way or are you stuck in the middle?
You’ve got your dreams of breaking out, to come alive
And to fly just a little

It’s in the way you move and the times you choose to stay still
It’s in the way you move, moving more than just to fiddle

Can’t see with your eyes closed
Or talk with your mouth full
If you run in the same place
You’ll start digging a hole

Can’t hear when you’re yelling
You’re missing your turn
If you never take that jump
You’ll never learn."


I hope I'm not breaking any copyright laws here, using their lyrics as my blog title. Recently I've been getting into a lighter genre of music. I'm not moving away from the good old stuff, but I'm been listening to a lot of Brett Dennen, Asper Kourt, Mumford and Songs, Jack Johnson, etc. Anyway, this stuff is pretty great. I love the feel of this song, and find the lyrics rather profound as well. No need for me to go over them, just read them over once or twice and search for it on youtube if you like. It's worth it.

I guess I started this blog because I like the idea of going somewhere. "The illusion of progress." It's almost as good as real progress. Even if I stay in Berkeley for the next year and don't go anywhere exciting, I'll still have this blog as proof that I found some interesting aspect of my life to write about each day/week/however often I end up doing this. And that makes me happy, and possibly gives more meaning to my every day life. Maybe I'll be able to see and appreciate the small things that I normally would overlook, and there are many. That makes me happy too, the idea that I'll be living and experiencing my life to a higher degree. Maybe I can open my eyes wider to the love and beauty that is already around me.

With the next handful of posts I'll try to describe and define myself for you. Maybe its for me more than it is for you, but I still think it's a good idea. And it's an excuse to do something other than my school work.

This is one of my closest friends, running off to capture the sunset with his camera. There are a good number of things I love within this picture. Let's leave it at that.