The journey or the destination?

[ragani]

Quote:Quote:My son on the other hand is a song machine. He could literally do several songs a day just because, if he had the time. He's still young and in love with it. Doesn't want to care about the money part of it yet. He leaves that to Mom and Dad. Umm, I think your son and I were separated at birth. Can I come home now? LOL!! Man, now I'm certain I must be your long lost sister!! Raags

[linziellen]

...and now I see this!I didn't used to believe in fate, however the older/slightly wiser I get the more I notice open doors and possibilities to create our own fate, to mold our own futures. A few months ago I simply sat down at my desk, put on my headphones and said "right this is it" since then, although my journey is so far short - nevertheless it's been pretty sweet! I've met some wonderful people. I've been pointed in the right direction and I've come to realise that there is a hell of a lot more to this than I originally thought (which was kind of on the lines of "I know I can do this")! I suspect a lot of you have been there! The more I explore the more I feel lost but somehow I just know I'm not alone, I'm just following the learning curve. It's a matter of patients and looking out for those open doors. It's about exploring each area of the journey, getting excited, getting knocked back, getting out again and finding another foothold. It's amazing and yet frightening at times!A few weeks ago I welcomed my very first piano into the house, a bit shabby round the edges but I'm proud of it! I also joined a band. That wouldn't have happened if I hadn't put on those headphones and picked up that pen. I used to write without thinking, now I think I'm thinking (at least trying to)! Example... Yesterday I was warming up a bowl of soup standing right next to the microwave with pen and paper writing about some poor woman who's being treated badly by her partner...and I'm right there, I am that person, I really did have my back against the wall and I felt the fear, but he's actually shouting at me about my soup boiling over and I'm back in the kitchen with a microwave to clean up but quite a nifty first verse!For me, right now, it' the journey. It's brilliant. I don't have a destination, I'm just happy with what's gradually unfolding before me. Like getting on a train to a town you know nothing about, there's going to be so much to discover when I get there and then I'll just move on somewhere else.Thanks for reading this far, thanks Chits for this thread.

[jeep]

[quote author=linziellen board=songwriters thread=1207834824 post=1207918843]...and now I see this!I've met some wonderful people. I've been pointed in the right direction and I've come to realise that there is a hell of a lot more to this than I originally thought (which was kind of on the lines of "I know I can do this")! I suspect a lot of you have been there! The more I explore the more I feel lost but somehow I just know I'm not alone, I'm just following the learning curve. It's a matter of patients and looking out for those open doors. It's about exploring each area of the journey, getting excited, getting knocked back, getting out again and finding another foothold. It's amazing and yet frightening at times!I used to write without thinking, now I think I'm thinking (at least trying to)! For me, right now, it' the journey. It's brilliant. I don't have a destination, I'm just happy with what's gradually unfolding before me. Like getting on a train to a town you know nothing about, there's going to be so much to discover when I get there and then I'll just move on somewhere elseI'm glad there is a Quote button it would have taken me all day to type what Lindsey said so perfectly....Dave

[jchitty]

Quote:...and now I see this!I didn't used to believe in fate, however the older/slightly wiser I get the more I notice open doors and possibilities to create our own fate, to mold our own futures. A few months ago I simply sat down at my desk, put on my headphones and said "right this is it" since then, although my journey is so far short - nevertheless it's been pretty sweet! I've met some wonderful people. I've been pointed in the right direction and I've come to realise that there is a hell of a lot more to this than I originally thought (which was kind of on the lines of "I know I can do this")! I suspect a lot of you have been there! The more I explore the more I feel lost but somehow I just know I'm not alone, I'm just following the learning curve. It's a matter of patients and looking out for those open doors. It's about exploring each area of the journey, getting excited, getting knocked back, getting out again and finding another foothold. It's amazing and yet frightening at times!A few weeks ago I welcomed my very first piano into the house, a bit shabby round the edges but I'm proud of it! I also joined a band. That wouldn't have happened if I hadn't put on those headphones and picked up that pen. I used to write without thinking, now I think I'm thinking (at least trying to)! Example... Yesterday I was warming up a bowl of soup standing right next to the microwave with pen and paper writing about some poor woman who's being treated badly by her partner...and I'm right there, I am that person, I really did have my back against the wall and I felt the fear, but he's actually shouting at me about my soup boiling over and I'm back in the kitchen with a microwave to clean up but quite a nifty first verse!For me, right now, it' the journey. It's brilliant. I don't have a destination, I'm just happy with what's gradually unfolding before me. Like getting on a train to a town you know nothing about, there's going to be so much to discover when I get there and then I'll just move on somewhere else.Thanks for reading this far, thanks Chits for this thread.Good luck in all your new endeavors, Ms. Lindz. I'm happy to hear you've joined a new band and that you're enjoying your new piano. You'll be just fine....you express things so beautifully, the mark of a really good songwriter.

[che]

Squids,Come on home. I'll leave the light on for you. While I'm typing, your brother, the song machine is laying a panio track on a new song. I think we've almost got him convinced to lay the vocals himself. He has only done sound effects and backgrounds so far. He just produces. Wish us luck :-0

[squids]

Quote:Squids,Come on home. I'll leave the light on for you. While I'm typing, your brother, the song machine is laying a panio track on a new song. I think we've almost got him convinced to lay the vocals himself. He has only done sound effects and backgrounds so far. He just produces. Wish us luck :-0 Mom! Dad!! Bringin' laundry! Keep the mic warm, I'll sing backup!! I can get anybody to sing if they're shy. I got a gerbil to sing once, even. And he was like mortally cautious. Jes a quick note, though......You don't happen to have any uh gas money do you? Cuz nothin' says love like a full tank, know what I mean? And I must meet my new twin and embrace my new DESTINY!

[hookstownbrown]

I agree with matto for the most part...It;s the jouney. It's also the destination. It's a combination of a goal that has to resolve.After that, it's a return to the dream and back again... We are hopelessly human...Over the years, we learn that our goals are such a difficult stretch...It's a back and forth, a high tide and ebb. But it's mainly how you perceive those tides. One person's tear is another one's cradle.There might be a song in there somewhere...

[sgs4u]

[geo]

The journey.... my destination keeps changing.... Geo

[milfus]

Me personally, I would say both, but for very very different reasons.One of the reasons I write is to get out of my left hemisphere and meditate some, just escape for awhile, not that my life is terrible or anything, but its just so utterly freeing while you float in that sea of notes in your head, humming melodies. I actually switched all my scale practices and what not to writing little sections in different keys and stuff like that just to cultivate a daily time where i can get in that mode and sort stuff out and regain my less self centric view. At that point it really doesn't matter to me what I make at all, just that im making something and hopefully connecting to someone else somewhere with that something.On the other side of it, when a song is finished, no matter how much I hate the outcome or the job its for, or the pains along the way, I always feel sad, like a tiny chapter of my life has ended. however now and then I will notice I have made progress, maybe even a good song, but progress is more important, and every time I hear a song and its better than the ones I have done and my skill is that much more refined, I get validated and feel a sense of pride, and every song that was a tiny chapter in my life that shows progress turns into a tiny little trophy of me clawing my way up that much further.sorry, I dont mean to over romanticize it or anything, thats just my thoughts almost xeroxed out of my head. what keeps me going and all that jazz (except in a strange turn of events, I rather dislike jazz)