by Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley
Member since:
October 5, 2007

Today I am scattered

February 28, 2008 11:27 AM EST
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Some days I have it more together than others. Today is not one of them.

I'm not complaining: Lord knows if my husband doesn't complain, why should I? And he has his own character flaws that I, likewise overlook considering his kindness in doing so for me. That is how relationships work. We don't mold each other, we can only mold ourselves.

That being said, I have given much thought today to the Pete Seeger stuff I saw on PBS last night before bed. It kept me awake, dammit! I couldn't close my eyes and go to sleep, I wanted to see the end.

He used his writing and his gift to make a difference. A big difference. Over and over again in many places. We should all strive to do this and the world would be a brighter place already.

This morning my thoughts turned to what I would do if I knew or thought that my time was limited and that I would be passing away soon. My one and only wish for my life is to properly record my songs before I die. Whether I die tomorrow or in 100 years, that is my prayer, dream and hope.

Okay, I'm off to flutter around and take care of whatever, LOL

Thanks for stopping by to share in my ramble.

<3

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Comments: 19

Mary Ann S. Feb 28, 2008, 11:35am EST
In my case, I have too much to do and too little time. This is the major cause of becoming scattered.
ashley s. Feb 28, 2008, 11:38am EST
I exactly agree. My case is a lot like yours. I always have to be here there and everywhere and when you have a baby it is more places to go and more things to pack around. So I can be very scattered lol
Deborah O. Feb 28, 2008, 11:40am EST
in this digital age there really no excuse for not recording your music. Go for it
elaine laflamme Feb 28, 2008, 11:42am EST
life is short....record away
Sherrie H. Feb 28, 2008, 11:44am EST
I know what you mean. I feel the same way about seeing one of my books in print. It would make my day - make my life!
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 28, 2008, 11:51am EST
How right you are, Mary Ann.

Ashley, I don't have a baby any more, but it's hardest with the first few... once you have teenagers to watch the babies it's a lot easier, LOL

Deborah, I don't have the equipment I need... not quite. And I'm really BAD at mixing/mastering my own stuff. I just don't have a good ear for it unfortunately... I need to either pay a studio or find a local friend who's good at it and is willing to spend some time on the project with me... easy to say but I'm very reclusive 99% of the time.

Elaine: I will. I WILL.

Sherrie: I hope to do that, too... but it's not as vitally urgent to me as recording my songs is.
Larry M. Feb 28, 2008, 1:44pm EST
You're getting better all the time. You'll manage it. :-)
Kellie S. Feb 28, 2008, 2:04pm EST
Sometimes we need to be "scattered" so we can uncover things we have forgotten about or ignored in our minds - does that make sense? Some days I feel so scattered that I can't link two thoughts together; then suddenly my mind starts to clear and I seem to have a more definite direction of where to go next. When that happens, I get more accomplished, and do better work, too. But I do hate that "scattered" phase when I can't seem to get a handle on anything!

Lydia, you MUST record your songs; that's your gift. Pick one goal to work for - locating or buying a piece of equipment you need, or something like that. Pick ONE thing to work for and when you have that thing, go on to the next thing. Being scattered sometimes means we can't organize our thoughts properly to start down a path; I know that is my problem when I get scattered!

You can do it!
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 28, 2008, 3:47pm EST
Hi Kellie, if it were just a matter of purchasing the equipment, that would be fine. But I've done that before and my recordings come out horrible. I really need someone who's better at the recording thing to help me. (Someone local!)
David A. Feb 28, 2008, 4:28pm EST
Well even a poor recording would be better than nothing... don't you think?
David C. Feb 28, 2008, 4:59pm EST
I think being scattered forces us to refocus and see things from a different perspective. Thanks for sharing your ramble with us.
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 28, 2008, 7:39pm EST
David A, I do have some of them recorded (poorly) and most of them recorded even more poorly. I used to rehearse with tapes, then give the tapes away to my friends. I have no idea how many of those really really bad tapes are out there, LOL

By the way... what happened to David B?
Curt L. Feb 28, 2008, 8:09pm EST
Hang in there, my friend! 10!
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 29, 2008, 7:46am EST
Don't get overwhelmed. Break it down. One day at a time... one hour, minute, second at a time. Whatever incement you can handle.
; )
Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Feb 29, 2008, 11:22am EST
Some of it is posted here... but you live here in town so I could play for you live some time.
: )
J R B. Feb 29, 2008, 2:41pm EST
Hang in there Lydia. Record your songs at home.

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