Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.-
Blogging my journey, my...becoming
Old English word "selig,". Its literal definition is "to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous".
Silly is a derivative of Selig.
We all need (and I stress the word need) a dose of silliness in our every day lives. Why so serious? Take a load off. Tranquillo.
I could list a lot of facts about laughter.
I could quote some brilliant minds, but I won't.
Instead, I dare you to take a 30 min Silly break every day. Seriously, stop being so serious.
I know you're a super-adult. You've got bills to pay, children to raise, alibis to consider...
but it'll all be less stressful if you learn to laugh again.
Here's a few of my fave videos to get you started:
Go to this site if you think you're a movie buff :
Or just predict your own #FinalDestinationDeath via twitter.
Eg: While filling up at the gas-station, I'm clicking the pump handle which causes a spark that ignites the gas. #FinalDestinationDeath.
Whatever floats your boat. Just take a silly break and enjoy it.
I miss good music. Music feels so...one size fits all today. The masses are celebrating entertainers that are "Bold" and "Original". Even their supposed originality feels manufactured and purposely geared for shock and awe. Everybody's trying to go for shock value to deflect from the serious lack of genuine talent. Vulgarity + sex= Platinum hit.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy current hits but I miss the true artists of yesterday or just the simple but good songs. What the performers did in days gone by were true works of art. The definition of individuality. There are no other MJs, Boyz II Mens, Princes Madonnas or TLCs (just to name a few).
Even though I may enjoy some of the dime-a-dozen entertainers of today I know very few of them will have longetivity.
Seriously, when's the last time you bought an entire CD?
Good Music... Most of the following are from the 80's, what? I'm an 80's baby.
A few artists that you at least bought one album by:
Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Prince, U2
Some songs are time-machines:
Take on Me- A-has ( I'm 5 years old trying to understand this video and wondering when Care Bears comes on again)
Air Tonight- Phil Collins (this song was featured in The Hangover but I first heard it on an episode of Miami Vice) Oh, Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas were gorgeous.
How about "Cool like dat"- Digable Planets (plaits, twists or braids)
Mr. Wendal- Arrested Development ( I still don't know what they were saying at the end of this song but that doesn't stop me from singing a long)
Remember songs that made you feel. Even if you had never had the exact experience you felt the music:
In too deep- Yes Phil Collins again, the man's a genius.
Waiting for a girl- Foreigner
Open Arms- Journey
Hard to say I'm sorry- Chicago
Man in the mirror- Michael Jackson
End of the road- Boyz II Men ( I sang that for all I was worth and I had never even talked to a boy romantically yet)
Lastly, there are songs that will still make you pull a muscle trying to do the Roger Rabbit or the Cabbage patch:
Pretty much any Michael Jackson song (hence the Michael Jackson experience)
It takes two- Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock
Motownphilly- Boyz II Men
Wooh Hah- Busta Rhymes
Now that we found love- Heavy D
Baby Got back- Sir Mix a lot (Oh my God Becky)
Ain't too proud to beg- TLC (I didn't even know what I was beggin for)
This might be an Obligatory Plug but I seriously go to FYE http://www.fye.com
to buy and sell my movies and CDs. I can usually find anything I'm looking for, no matter how old. Check em out.
