Ever hear a song that just evoked pure emotion from you? For me there are many. That is one thing that has always pleasantly surprised me about myself. Even being a strong and confident women, when I hear certain songs…it can bring a tear to my eye in an instant.
Maybe I am rare or maybe I am the norm, but music just evokes emotion in me and some songs just open the floodgates of my heart. Recently it is the song One but the version that is a duet between U2 and Mary J Blige. I am a big fan of both artists but the two of them together is lethal!
The song starts slow as always with Bono’s familiar voice and your memory pleasantly remembers the melody. Then it happens and you realize the song is slightly different. The second verse comes and you hear her voice. And it hits you straight in the chest. You turn the volume up higher.
She sings and emotional pain just screams out from the words. It takes your breath away and you feel the lump form in your throat. You sit there in shock and awe and you begin to feel every emotion sweetly pouring out of her mouth. You take it all in. Every sweet melodically dramatic note. Just read the lyrics once and then imagine them signing it…
Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now
You got someone to blame?
You say one love, one life
It's one need in the night
One love, get to share it...
Leaves you darling, if you don't care for it
Did I disappoint you?
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
Well it's too late, tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We're one, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other
Carry each other
One...
Have you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus,
To the lepers in your head?
Well, did I ask too much, more than a lot?
You gave me nothing, now it's all I got.
We're one, but we're not the same
Well we, hurt each other
Then we do it again
You say
Love is a temple
Love is a higher law
Love is a temple
Love is the higher law
You ask me to enter
Well then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters and my
Brothers
One life
But we're not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each other
One...
One love
As you listen, you begin to feel that sympathetic and euphoric rush of your mind catching up to your heart that already leaped in that pure moment. And depending on your mood….it will take you to a distant memory of the best time you have known or remind you of a nightmare you just can’t escape.
Maybe that is deep. But damn, shouldn’t it be that way? Life can be as dull or intense as you are brave enough to allow yourself to feel while always maintaining emotional control of yourself. And that stands for each day or hell; each moment of that day. Because my friends, today…well it just happened to you.
Without your control, it happened. Will it happen again? Not this day. Something similar yes but you will never live this day again. It is the greatest and yet scariest thing I can point out to you. What you choose to do with that fact is your decision. Me… I am going to sit back, smile and hit repeat allowing myself to listen to that song one more time, anticipating the floodgates to pour open yet again.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : The Breakthrough By Mary J. Blige Release date: 20 December, 2005
Friday, September 28, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Aloha!
I am in Hawaii and basking in the endless sunshine and ginger soaked breeze. I don’t have to tell you how beautiful it is here. And the best part is living on island time. You have to respect a culture that greets people with warm greetings of hugs, smiles and flower leis.
We arrived early afternoon to our hotel on Waikiki Beach. The water is a beautiful clear turquoise color and the sand is as soft as snow. The room wasn’t ready yet so we went directly to the beach and started to sink into relaxation. You can feel the stress just roll off your body and out into the waves.
We ended up getting an upgraded room with an oceanfront view. So I get to have a beautifully exotic affair with the ocean for four long days. Hearing that musical sound of the waves crashing in is like a hypnotic song that becomes a trance to your senses. One of my favorite things is to fall asleep to that sound. In just seems to help you find your way to peace.
Two other wonderful things happened for me by getting this room. The tiki bar for the hotel is directly under our room several floors down and it is an open patio. Each night they have live music which consists of an acoustic guitar and one or two singers. So I am blessed with music each evening. I sit up on the balcony for hours just watching the ocean dance in the moonlight as if it was also listening to the music.
The other thing that I love about the view is we are across from a gazebo that jets out into the ocean. It has a simplistic beauty to it that adds elegance to the beach. People walk up to it during the day and want to get their picture taken in it. And at night it comes alive illuminated by the moonlight and is a stage for romance as couples steal a moment or two cradled in it and in each others arms.
And all this is captured in the few hours we spend in the room each night. During the rest of the day we spend hours just relaxing by the pool or on the beach or out exploring the island. Each area seems to have its own personality and style. Remote beaches nestled next to lush mountain ranges and remote coves hosting to visiting catamarans and kayaks.
To say you can loss yourself here seems to be a cheated understatement. A place as beautiful as this seems to provide a vehicle to remove yourself from your hectic world and enjoy a slower pace. Very intoxicating to those of us that lead a busy life.
But I am also taking the time to find myself and reconnect with many lost thoughts while here. When reconnecting here you seem to get the privilege of seeing them with a new fresh perspective. I become a fan again of many of them. And although they are long in the past, what a great way to honor your experiences then to allow yourself to relive them from time to time. Like taking out that favorite old movie that you haven’t watched in awhile and curling up on the coach with it.
For me, taking a vacation is long over due. It is funny but for years I didn’t take one, thinking that I would just wait and go with someone else as I had done for years with my ex. How naïve I have been. Now I realize how wrong it has been to wait for the tomorrows and let the todays slip away from my life.
Experiencing this for me and by myself has been such a great feeling. I couldn’t have asked for a better time and can’t wait to do it again. But until then, I am taking in each moment here and loving it.
Until next time.
Christy
We arrived early afternoon to our hotel on Waikiki Beach. The water is a beautiful clear turquoise color and the sand is as soft as snow. The room wasn’t ready yet so we went directly to the beach and started to sink into relaxation. You can feel the stress just roll off your body and out into the waves.
We ended up getting an upgraded room with an oceanfront view. So I get to have a beautifully exotic affair with the ocean for four long days. Hearing that musical sound of the waves crashing in is like a hypnotic song that becomes a trance to your senses. One of my favorite things is to fall asleep to that sound. In just seems to help you find your way to peace.
Two other wonderful things happened for me by getting this room. The tiki bar for the hotel is directly under our room several floors down and it is an open patio. Each night they have live music which consists of an acoustic guitar and one or two singers. So I am blessed with music each evening. I sit up on the balcony for hours just watching the ocean dance in the moonlight as if it was also listening to the music.
The other thing that I love about the view is we are across from a gazebo that jets out into the ocean. It has a simplistic beauty to it that adds elegance to the beach. People walk up to it during the day and want to get their picture taken in it. And at night it comes alive illuminated by the moonlight and is a stage for romance as couples steal a moment or two cradled in it and in each others arms.
And all this is captured in the few hours we spend in the room each night. During the rest of the day we spend hours just relaxing by the pool or on the beach or out exploring the island. Each area seems to have its own personality and style. Remote beaches nestled next to lush mountain ranges and remote coves hosting to visiting catamarans and kayaks.
To say you can loss yourself here seems to be a cheated understatement. A place as beautiful as this seems to provide a vehicle to remove yourself from your hectic world and enjoy a slower pace. Very intoxicating to those of us that lead a busy life.
But I am also taking the time to find myself and reconnect with many lost thoughts while here. When reconnecting here you seem to get the privilege of seeing them with a new fresh perspective. I become a fan again of many of them. And although they are long in the past, what a great way to honor your experiences then to allow yourself to relive them from time to time. Like taking out that favorite old movie that you haven’t watched in awhile and curling up on the coach with it.
For me, taking a vacation is long over due. It is funny but for years I didn’t take one, thinking that I would just wait and go with someone else as I had done for years with my ex. How naïve I have been. Now I realize how wrong it has been to wait for the tomorrows and let the todays slip away from my life.
Experiencing this for me and by myself has been such a great feeling. I couldn’t have asked for a better time and can’t wait to do it again. But until then, I am taking in each moment here and loving it.
Until next time.
Christy
Friday, September 21, 2007
A Job to Do
I finished the meeting in San Francisco which was a big success with the client and got to work with a wonderful group of TDs. Made lots of new friends and got to catch up with old ones. It was a challenging one for me as I struggled with a migraine for the last four days of it. That is something I hope never happens again.
I have a lot of respect for our profession. We have just one shot to get it right when we are on-site. There is no do over or chance to try again tomorrow. So even when you don’t feel well, you have to push on through and do your job. And it is a team effort, this one with over 70 TDs working together for the client. Your job directly affects everyone’s job so respecting and understanding the importance of that is a must.
It can be challenging at times but a good way of looking at it is that it builds one hell of a work ethic and character. And by circumstance, we learn to specialize in the philosophy of “work hard, play hard”. We embrace each day on-site by working our asses off and then remembering to celebrate the success of it.
But the best part is walking away from it knowing you did your best. You did it for another successful event, for another client and event company but best of all you did it for yourself. And that feeling is an extremely sweet one.
Until next time.
Christy
I have a lot of respect for our profession. We have just one shot to get it right when we are on-site. There is no do over or chance to try again tomorrow. So even when you don’t feel well, you have to push on through and do your job. And it is a team effort, this one with over 70 TDs working together for the client. Your job directly affects everyone’s job so respecting and understanding the importance of that is a must.
It can be challenging at times but a good way of looking at it is that it builds one hell of a work ethic and character. And by circumstance, we learn to specialize in the philosophy of “work hard, play hard”. We embrace each day on-site by working our asses off and then remembering to celebrate the success of it.
But the best part is walking away from it knowing you did your best. You did it for another successful event, for another client and event company but best of all you did it for yourself. And that feeling is an extremely sweet one.
Until next time.
Christy
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Gravity
Have you ever not been able to get past a memory? Especially one when you were happy? Even when time has past? You are out having a great time and just living your life…thinking you have moved on but that lingering memory seems to be the ghost in the room every time. That faint remembrance that brings a slight edge of sadness to ever smile.
It is like a story that you have the fondest of emotions stirred from when hearing it and then reality reminds you that you actually lived it. It was the happiest you have known. It is even hard to talk about it because you can’t hide how you light up when you hear their name. And you hate to have to be the one to tell your heart is was wrong.
It is ever harder when unfortunately they ended up hurting you, unintentionally of course. But it still ended in a way that just doesn’t seem fair to what was felt. You know better then to feel the way you do. You deserve to be treated better. Both of you know that. That is why your heart is torn. Do you believe in what you felt in the beginning or do you remember the pain that it brought you at the end?
The memories, and if you are really brave enough to be honest, the person is like gravity to your soul. That force you can not ignore or defy even at the cost of your heart wanting to soar. The person you should probably cut out of your life but you can’t find a way to know how to want to live one without them.
If you haven’t, I don’t know if I should wish you this kind of experience or not. I know not everyone get’s to feel this. I am not naive enough to know how special it is to feel this. But this is what makes it so hard as well.
What happens after that? What is the next step? That is a good question that I don’t know the answer to yet.
One of the great things in life you can realize is it is ok to not have all the answers. You have time to be patient enough for them, especially when they really matter.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Little Voice By Sara Bareilles Release date: 03 July, 2007
It is like a story that you have the fondest of emotions stirred from when hearing it and then reality reminds you that you actually lived it. It was the happiest you have known. It is even hard to talk about it because you can’t hide how you light up when you hear their name. And you hate to have to be the one to tell your heart is was wrong.
It is ever harder when unfortunately they ended up hurting you, unintentionally of course. But it still ended in a way that just doesn’t seem fair to what was felt. You know better then to feel the way you do. You deserve to be treated better. Both of you know that. That is why your heart is torn. Do you believe in what you felt in the beginning or do you remember the pain that it brought you at the end?
The memories, and if you are really brave enough to be honest, the person is like gravity to your soul. That force you can not ignore or defy even at the cost of your heart wanting to soar. The person you should probably cut out of your life but you can’t find a way to know how to want to live one without them.
If you haven’t, I don’t know if I should wish you this kind of experience or not. I know not everyone get’s to feel this. I am not naive enough to know how special it is to feel this. But this is what makes it so hard as well.
What happens after that? What is the next step? That is a good question that I don’t know the answer to yet.
One of the great things in life you can realize is it is ok to not have all the answers. You have time to be patient enough for them, especially when they really matter.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Little Voice By Sara Bareilles Release date: 03 July, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Next Stop on the Cali Road Trip
I ended the first meeting on this road trip and it was a great one. The best part about my job is getting to work with incredible people. And to me I always feel so blessed to keep adding new friends to my life.
We had a fun team and a few of them are even from Denver. Good people and great laughs all week. The perks of the job that help us make it through the long hours each day and several days of no real sleep.
But we had to say our goodbyes and I am on to the next show and off to San Francisco. I love that town. The dynamic culture, the mouthwatering food and that beautiful bridge. I will never forget the first sunset I saw in Golden Gate Park. It is something to behold in your lifetime. The way the sun hits the water and reflects off the bridge is magical.
I am looking forward to another exciting week. I am the Production Lead for this show and get to work with the production company in all of the coordination of the general sessions. George Lucas is one of the keynote speakers. That will be a treat to see his talk.
After working twelve days in a row, on Thursday I am flying directly from San Francisco to Honolulu to be with my Mom for her 60th birthday. It will be wonderful to see her. I haven’t seen her since Christmas. What an exciting birthday to celebrate and no better place then Hawaii to relax for a few days.
I am looking forward to seeing sunset after sunset, to smelling that intoxicating ocean breeze and to seep in the sand letting it soothe this weary soul.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : These Streets By Paolo Nutini Release date: 30 January, 2007
We had a fun team and a few of them are even from Denver. Good people and great laughs all week. The perks of the job that help us make it through the long hours each day and several days of no real sleep.
But we had to say our goodbyes and I am on to the next show and off to San Francisco. I love that town. The dynamic culture, the mouthwatering food and that beautiful bridge. I will never forget the first sunset I saw in Golden Gate Park. It is something to behold in your lifetime. The way the sun hits the water and reflects off the bridge is magical.
I am looking forward to another exciting week. I am the Production Lead for this show and get to work with the production company in all of the coordination of the general sessions. George Lucas is one of the keynote speakers. That will be a treat to see his talk.
After working twelve days in a row, on Thursday I am flying directly from San Francisco to Honolulu to be with my Mom for her 60th birthday. It will be wonderful to see her. I haven’t seen her since Christmas. What an exciting birthday to celebrate and no better place then Hawaii to relax for a few days.
I am looking forward to seeing sunset after sunset, to smelling that intoxicating ocean breeze and to seep in the sand letting it soothe this weary soul.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : These Streets By Paolo Nutini Release date: 30 January, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007
3AM Flight
Today my day started at 3AM. I had an early morning flight to San Jose. And no matter how many times I am up that early what really amazing me is how many other people are up too!
It was a good flight and I sat next to a great couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. He had surprised her with a trip to Hawaii. They were having the time of their lives and just so beautifully comfortable with each other. It made me smile.
They were very interested in what I do for a living and I answered their many questions. I always love answering them as I truly love what I do and do know how lucky I am to be doing it. They said their daughter was very interested in getting into event planning and asked my opinion on colleges for her to attend.
After a great conversation they fell off to sleep and I began reviewing my paperwork for the event I was heading to. It was thought provoking to sit there and imagine what kind of a trip everyone else was taking. All of us in a common place but setting off to a wide range of diverse ends of our day.
I had a great day and met several new TDs that I haven’t had the pleasure of working with yet. It always amazes me how small the TD world is as so often we share mutual friends in the industry. It kind of brings a sense of community to what we do.
And as the day of work is finally over, I enjoyed a lovely room service meal and plan to get some sleep as it is such a gift when you get some on-site. I want to make sure I have tons of energy tomorrow as my job this week is to take care of all the arrangements for the VIPs and my personal VIPs, the staff. Very fitting job for myself, if I do say so. As I love when I can bring a smile to someone’s face and I get to spend my week making sure that happens on a regular basis.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Say I Am You By The Weepies Release date: 07 March, 2006
It was a good flight and I sat next to a great couple celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. He had surprised her with a trip to Hawaii. They were having the time of their lives and just so beautifully comfortable with each other. It made me smile.
They were very interested in what I do for a living and I answered their many questions. I always love answering them as I truly love what I do and do know how lucky I am to be doing it. They said their daughter was very interested in getting into event planning and asked my opinion on colleges for her to attend.
After a great conversation they fell off to sleep and I began reviewing my paperwork for the event I was heading to. It was thought provoking to sit there and imagine what kind of a trip everyone else was taking. All of us in a common place but setting off to a wide range of diverse ends of our day.
I had a great day and met several new TDs that I haven’t had the pleasure of working with yet. It always amazes me how small the TD world is as so often we share mutual friends in the industry. It kind of brings a sense of community to what we do.
And as the day of work is finally over, I enjoyed a lovely room service meal and plan to get some sleep as it is such a gift when you get some on-site. I want to make sure I have tons of energy tomorrow as my job this week is to take care of all the arrangements for the VIPs and my personal VIPs, the staff. Very fitting job for myself, if I do say so. As I love when I can bring a smile to someone’s face and I get to spend my week making sure that happens on a regular basis.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Say I Am You By The Weepies Release date: 07 March, 2006
The Greatest Gift
Yesterday was a good night. I had a Girl’s Night In! at my place and got to catch up with many fabulous ladies I am lucky enough to call friends. And sorry guys, there were no kinky pillow fights to recap for you! Just a lot of laughs, great stories and good girl bonding.
I have always felt that friends are the family we build for ourselves in life. You are born into a family. You don’t choose to be in it. And if you are fortunate it is a wonderful one.
Friendships though, you choose to build and create. Of all the people you come into contact with, you decide to create a special bond with those that have something about them that speaks out to you. You know that you want to have this person in your life. And the adventures begin!
I also believe that one of the greatest gifts you can give someone is friendship. Giving them your time, your support, a shoulder to lean on and a voice to laugh along with them in this comedy of chaos and miracles we call life.
For my job, I travel a lot. I leave tomorrow for a trip and will practically be gone from home for about a month this time. So lately, I do not get to see my friends as often as I would like.
It can be challenging at times missing everyone but my friends are never too far away, because I choose to keep them close to my heart. And each time I do get to see them it becomes a wonderful gift and another reason to celebrate.
So pick up the phone and call that friend that you haven’t talked to for awhile. Hear their voice. Laugh or cry with them! Chances are they were probably just thinking of you too. And make your day a celebration because you have them in your life.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Happiness By The Weepies Release date: 08 June, 2004
I have always felt that friends are the family we build for ourselves in life. You are born into a family. You don’t choose to be in it. And if you are fortunate it is a wonderful one.
Friendships though, you choose to build and create. Of all the people you come into contact with, you decide to create a special bond with those that have something about them that speaks out to you. You know that you want to have this person in your life. And the adventures begin!
I also believe that one of the greatest gifts you can give someone is friendship. Giving them your time, your support, a shoulder to lean on and a voice to laugh along with them in this comedy of chaos and miracles we call life.
For my job, I travel a lot. I leave tomorrow for a trip and will practically be gone from home for about a month this time. So lately, I do not get to see my friends as often as I would like.
It can be challenging at times missing everyone but my friends are never too far away, because I choose to keep them close to my heart. And each time I do get to see them it becomes a wonderful gift and another reason to celebrate.
So pick up the phone and call that friend that you haven’t talked to for awhile. Hear their voice. Laugh or cry with them! Chances are they were probably just thinking of you too. And make your day a celebration because you have them in your life.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Happiness By The Weepies Release date: 08 June, 2004
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Music and Mountains
What a great holiday weekend! Mine was filled with close friends and amazing music. On Friday night I went to a concert at Red Rocks thanks to one of my closest friends Lisa, as a birthday present. Red Rocks is one of the most amazing places I have ever been. There is just something soulful about that place and its beauty gets me every time I go.
The concert was with Gary Allan and Dierks Bentley. Both put on a great show with a lot of energy. My favorite song by Gary is The One. It has beautiful lyrics of hope and a special meaning to me. And my favorite by Dierks’ is Come A Little Closer. It is an intensely sexy song. The entire night was a lot of fun.
Saturday I headed up to the Aspen/Snowmass Jazz festival with some friends. I have never had the chance to attend one and always wanted to. I love jazz music and have heard how amazing it is to watch it in the beautiful Snowmass valley.
It was incredible! The stage is set in an open field surrounded by aspen covered mountains. We had blue skies, great weather and got to watch some incredible artists while relaxing barefoot on a blanket in the grass.
The headliners were Joss Stone and John Legend. Joss has a powerful voice filled with conviction. She commands each performance with passion. Just seeing her alone would have been worth it as she played a full set.
But we were lucky enough to get to see John Legend in the same night. I didn’t even know who he was till this spring when a friend turned me on to him. It is hard to describe in words what it is like seeing him in concert. I don’t think I could do it justice even trying, so I strongly urge you to go see it for yourself if you ever get the chance.
His voice is transcending and so pure live. And each song performed has its own soul. You sit there with goose bumps holding your breath so you don’t miss a note. I would have to say it is one of the best concerts I have been too.
I loved watching the crowd too. Everyone is overwhelmed by the music and gives in to pure enjoyment. Couples move closer getting high off of love. People dance because they just can’t sit still. Even after the show was over it was hard to leave. You wanted to stay and replay it over and over again in your head as you laid there under thousands of stars overhead.
It was one inspiring weekend.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Once Again By John Legend Release date: 24 October, 2006
The concert was with Gary Allan and Dierks Bentley. Both put on a great show with a lot of energy. My favorite song by Gary is The One. It has beautiful lyrics of hope and a special meaning to me. And my favorite by Dierks’ is Come A Little Closer. It is an intensely sexy song. The entire night was a lot of fun.
Saturday I headed up to the Aspen/Snowmass Jazz festival with some friends. I have never had the chance to attend one and always wanted to. I love jazz music and have heard how amazing it is to watch it in the beautiful Snowmass valley.
It was incredible! The stage is set in an open field surrounded by aspen covered mountains. We had blue skies, great weather and got to watch some incredible artists while relaxing barefoot on a blanket in the grass.
The headliners were Joss Stone and John Legend. Joss has a powerful voice filled with conviction. She commands each performance with passion. Just seeing her alone would have been worth it as she played a full set.
But we were lucky enough to get to see John Legend in the same night. I didn’t even know who he was till this spring when a friend turned me on to him. It is hard to describe in words what it is like seeing him in concert. I don’t think I could do it justice even trying, so I strongly urge you to go see it for yourself if you ever get the chance.
His voice is transcending and so pure live. And each song performed has its own soul. You sit there with goose bumps holding your breath so you don’t miss a note. I would have to say it is one of the best concerts I have been too.
I loved watching the crowd too. Everyone is overwhelmed by the music and gives in to pure enjoyment. Couples move closer getting high off of love. People dance because they just can’t sit still. Even after the show was over it was hard to leave. You wanted to stay and replay it over and over again in your head as you laid there under thousands of stars overhead.
It was one inspiring weekend.
Until next time.
Christy
Currently listening : Once Again By John Legend Release date: 24 October, 2006
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