Music = Life

Music, it has the ability to help us through the toughest times in our lives.  Sometimes just taking a moment to sit and listen to that one song (or songs) can make everything better.

There are certain songs that I like to listen to when I'm feeling down that help me to feel better.  I look for songs where the lyrics speak to me and the situation that I'm going through.

In my Media Production TV class, we were given the assignment to shoot a montage set to music. I had no idea for the longest time what I was going to or what song I was going to use. I thought this was going to take me forever and that I was never going to get it done.

Then one night, when I wasn't in the happiest of moods, I put on Hedley's cd Storms.  Their song Heaven's Gonna Wait came on and the lyrics told this beautiful, yet sad story.  This vision came to me as the story played out.

I had my idea for my montage.

The actual filming was a little difficult, having never done anything like this before.  The over all experience was a lot of fun.

Music is a beautiful, creative medium that transcends all generations. Different genres speak to different people and builds a connections.  So Take A Moment to find that song that speaks to you and tells you its story and let it come to life.  As long as there is music, there is life.

A Little Creativity

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Creativity, it's in all of us.  It's just a matter of Taking A Moment to let it out.

There once was a time where I couldn't stop being creative.  I found this fulfilling joy in writing.  I loved to write stories and lyrics.  Thoughts would come to me that I couldn't wait to write down.

I never knew where these random thoughts came from, they would just come to me.

This creativity however slowly began to wane.  Over the past year or so I have struggled with my creativity.  Almost as if it had disappeared completely.

I feel empty without it.  Like a part of me is missing.  I try to write, but the thoughts don't come like they used to.  I'm not entirely sure why this has happened.  I miss it desperately.

My IPP (Independent Professional Project) that I am doing for school is all about creativity.  I've chosen to write my novel that I have been terrified to write.  Maybe terrified is the wrong word, more like nervous.  Nervous that it wont be any good and that I'll fail at my dream to become a published author.

This has been my dream since I first read Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. The words written by J.K. Rowling captivated me and ever since then I wanted to be a writer.

Yet here I am, unsure of my creativity. Stuck in this inability to write.

I'm hoping that this IPP will be the push I need to be creative again and find that missing piece in me.

We all have the ability to be creative. It's about Taking That Moment to no longer be afraid and to just try.

I have, what I call an honour, to listen to this band that two of my fellow CreCommers are in.  Seeing that depth and the creativity flow within the room lit a spark in me to try again. To push myself to do the thing that I love.  I have a voice and I need to stop being afraid to let it be heard.

So Take A Moment to find the one thing that you love, that you are passionate about, and just go for it. Don't let fear of failure hold you back.