Where shifting of powers happens

The only thing Lebron and DWade they have in common with Kobe is that they have all been a sidekick for Shaq. It will indeed be an interesting NBA season and although I'm not a fan of the new big three in Miami, I will try and go see them when they come into town and play the Hornets. It's good basketball and I respect the game enough to acknowledge it. This will be one time where I cheer for the home team. Geaux Bees!

Lakers' Coach, Phil Jackson, on the new-look Miami Heat: 

 "It's not always scorers and talent that wins it. But it's teamwork that does it."

"I always refer to when Wilt Chamberlain was traded from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and that put [Elgin] Baylor, [Jerry] West and Chamberlain together -- three of the top scorers in NBA history -- and they never won a championship together the four years they were together," Jackson said.

Somewhere I belong

A few more things before I go on my sabbatical...

Thank you to my friends and readers who've given me input, hope, and encouragement throughout 2010. It's been an incredible journey of finding what it means to be happy and it's only getting more clear as the fall season approaches.  I will continue to blog when things come to me but will just save it as a draft instead of posting. I just have this feeling of low esteem that needs to go away and find a way to have more confidence and be inspired. Maybe it's me needing to find somewhere I belong because I don't feel like I can hang with all of those around me. People who have creativity and can write beautifully beyond belief. I know that I'm just me and I know I need to be myself because there's no one like me. All of this will be kept in mind as I take this time to get my swagga back. Thank you again.

Daniel

Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong

I'll be back, I hope

After long consideration, I've decided to temporarily stop posting to my blog. I'm not sure for how long but I know it's for the better. At least I hope so. I've gotten to the point to where I've exhausted myself to over thinking my posts and subject matter. I turned to blogging months ago to help bring out thoughts that I was previously unable to express. Back then, I was able to spit out topics effortlessly while these days I'm hardly able to get past a simple song lyric or quote. Blame it on lack of motivation, inspiration, or possibly a mixture of both. Either way the moment has passed for me. I know I'm not the best writer or even a good one in fact but please remember my words came from the heart. No matter how well a person writes, it can't surpass the amount of heart we use from our very own souls to bring a new blog entry to our readers. It's gotten to the point to where I can't keep posting just to post. I know that the internet is big enough to to house all of us who like to blog but I often feel like I'm over-stepping into other people's boundaries by blogging and trying not to be too much like them. Hopefully my time away from blogspot can allow me to get back on the right track rather than have irrelevant things affect my thinking. Please don''t take this as a goodbye, but view it more like a see you later...

Music saves lives

"There's not a song in the world that won't be there for you on your best or worst day."

A walk to remember

2010 Walk/Run to Remember
October 9, 2010
LSU "Old Front Nine

Registration 8:00 am
Race 9:00 am
Walk 9:10 am
Memory Market Exhibitors 8:00 am

It's a 5K Walk/Run or a 1 mile Fun Walk. There will be live entertainment, jambalaya, beverages, memory market, and children's activities.

Don't forget the register yourself or a team early at BRhope.com. See you there!

Will you still care?

In my darkest hour
And my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will you be there?
In my trials
And my tribulations
Through our doubts
And frustrations
In my violence
And my turbulence
Through my fears
And my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
Hoping for a better tomorrow
I'll never let this moment part
Forever in my heart

Say that you remember

The best things in life come when you least expect it.  Words simply can't describe our happiest moments. Pictures are taken to help freeze the moments and allow us to hold it since we consider these memories golden.We share smiles and we shed tears to help express ourselves even when the words can't come out. These are the moments that speak for themselves and will hold on to for the as long as we can.

Happy anniversary

This week marks the 4 year anniversary release date of two of my favorite albums, FutureSex/ LoveSounds (September 9) and Continuum (September 12). I've blogged enough about how music can soothe the soul and what it takes to make a song special. These two albums need no further explanation because the songs speak for themselves. It's great to see that John Mayer released 'Battle Studies' which is possibly an even better  follow up to the success of 'Continuum'. But when is JT going to bring sexy back again and release another album? It's been 4 years, time to make music and tour again.

Take me there

To follow up on my recent entry about music and how it can soothe our heart and soul, I thought I'd dig a little deeper and maybe even take the ideas of other entries to link the behaviors and patterns that we go through during certain points of our lives. To be specific, the moment worth discussing is the point in your life when you're fresh out a relationship and ready to move forward... alone. The best thing about moving forward is that you aren't really alone. Friends are always there to keep you busy and distracted and best friends are there to make sure happiness is successfully achieved. As friends, we all play the same roles just at different times. Lynn was going through a tough time in her life a few years ago and found her happiness in music.  It's something we all do from time to time. It's just that I seem to notice the things people listen to and consider it their 'happy songs'. The songs we tend to play over and over don't necessarily have to be songs of hope. They just have to be songs that take us to that place where we can free our mind. Smile for the few minutes that we have and soak in the new memories.  This is for all of you who've had your share of broken hearts and to find the strength to pick yourself up and live your life. These are our songs on a play list. Enjoy.

Lynn. Daniel. Julie. BaoNgoc.