“Hope isn’t something you create, it’s something you let inside.”
Came across these words on John Mayer’s Twitter tonight:
Something to think about…
Oh and if you have a couple minutes and you’re a person of the twitter, we may have accidentally started a campaign to become friends with Mr. Mayer. i’ve often wondered if he’s ever heard about TWLOHA, and what he might think. John seems like a guy who’s trying to create things that matter and move… he gets music (obviously) but he also seems to get the power of words and importance of moments and the value of design – he values these things and i’m glad he’s willing to speak up about them.
This comes in contrast to a weekend where i saw a lot of bands led by singers who say the same things and say a lot and say pretty much nothing at all. There were certainly exceptions but it was strange and sad to watch band after band play to thousands of people and to hear them basically miss the moment – the chance to say real things, the chance to invite people to think or feel or ask a question or believe…
It made me thankful for the artists we’ve connected with, folks who are trying to move people, folks with something to say in their songs and between their songs, folks willing to be honest, willing to be real, willing to dream instead of hiding behind bad laughs and empty chatter…
Maybe this applies to all of us. It’s been said that “All the world’s a stage.” We all have an audience. We all have some kind of influence. We all have a story and a voice. Our lives are our songs. Our hearts are our songs. It’s okay to ask real questions. It’s okay to say real things. Let’s make things that matter and move, and let’s chase after those things as well.
Peace to you tonight.
jamie
PS: Didn’t plan to write a blog. Was just going to share the JM quote as a bulletin… There will be a long-overdue it’s-been-too-long new blog soon.
PS2: Lowercase.
PS3: Lyric from Ben Harper & Relentless7 song “Up To You Now”:
“You can run away from home but you can’t run away from your pain…”