theories and hypotheses.

i tend to be developing them constantly. my mind is constantly working things out, trying to solve the equations of psychology and sociology. or rather, the health triangle; physical, mental, social (or the health square; physical, mental, social, spiritual.) i am always observing things and finding values and consistencies in them.

i am a vulnerable person. i know this. it's ok.

one of the main theories i've been convinced of lately is a special one to me. i believe strongly that the music a person chooses to listen to will greatly impact that person's state of mind. i mean this very generally, that the person's attitude, personality, and vast characteristics will be impacted, if not shaped by the tone of the music that the person chooses to dwell on. when i say, "tone of music", i'm talking about the sense the music gives. music has many different tones; honest, humorous, sarcastic, angry, regretful, hopeless, cynical, joyful, hopeful.

i believe that a wise person will look at this theory, and choose his music accordingly. think about what your music is stating. what is its purpose? be careful with how you let yourself be influenced, or controlled, by its tone. be careful, as always. do you struggle with something specific? anger...fear...sarcasm...depression? if so, then don't dwell on music that is angry, fearful, sarcastic, depressing. do yourself a favor.

stemming from this theory is more of a hypothesis. truth is a concept that is often lied about. it's easy to put the label of "truth" on any idea a person wants to represent and argue for. but this doesn't mean it's necessarily a truth. it's like the phrase, "you can't believe everything you read." you have to use a learned discernment with everything. you can't believe every book you read, because many of them contradict. you can't accept every popular artist's lyrics as truth, because they are often skewed into something of a motive other than that of "truth". even the common emphasis on "love" from many popular musical artists isn't a "truth" that they follow too strictly, in general.

be careful with where you choose to take your advice on the issues of truth.
don't listen to the false prophets who claim truth for their own purposes.

remember. hypocrisy doesn't disprove a truth. truth is truth. it can't be changed.

and using a trendy, poetic way of saying something that is claimed to be "truth" doesn't mean it is true. use discernment and wisdom. (notice: i'm not telling you at all what i think truth is, i'm just discussing ideas of how to find the real truth, despite what might be popular or unpopular.)



currently listening to all of The Velvet Teen full length albums. http://www.myspace.com/thevelvetteen

The ending of a life, and the beginning of one.

Over the past week, i have become extremely fond of a band called "the velvet teen"

Also, I have become extremely interested in reading up on various things on wikipedia.org. these things both happening at the same time, i've read about The Velvet Teen on wikipedia. in doing this, I learned that former member of The Velvet Teen, Logan Whitehurst, had left the band before The Velvet Teen's most recent album, "Cum Laude!" He had done this to pursue his solo work ambitions, and also, he needed to leave due to a new presence of cancer in his body.

another thing i have taken up in the past week is downloading files from the OSU hub. all of these things acting together, i downloaded Logan Whitehurst's most popular solo album. Tonight, I'm listening to my current favorite The Velvet Teen song, when i open a myspace bulletin from The Velvet Teen announcing that Logan Whitehurst has passed away today from cancer.

This hits me pretty hard. i sat breathless and motionless for a few minutes. only considering life. considering death. considering how an artist is currently inspiring me, and also currently dead. this is honestly hard for me. it seems so hard at this moment to have to face the fact that this musician, who i've so recently learned to appreciate so greatly, is dead.

earlier on the phone, i told raeanna that life is weird. life is so strange. when will i die?

if an "accident is waiting to happen...", is it really an accident? is there such a thing as 'fate'? and if so, how does our free will co-exist with fate? can it? my thought is, 'yes, it can.'

the end, i suppose. (and the beginning of something new, i hope.)



currently listening to "Out Of the Fierce Parade" by The Velvet Teen. http://thevelvetteen.com/