WARNING: This post is a disclaimer and only a disclaimer. Readers looking for spiritual enlightenment and absolute truths through my words will have to wait for the next post (sarcasm obviously).
Future Readers/Opinionaters:
I am not a writer. I have friends who are amazing writers. I know authors that have the ability to paint amazing, sometimes life-changing, pictures without picking up a paintbrush. This inspires me to write, but still, I can't call myself a writer. When I finally get the courage to pen my thoughts on this virtual manly diary (ha), they never come out quite as eloquently as I picture. I am OK with this. My goal in the creation of this blog was not to create publishable material, but rather provide you with my honest, undressed, ever-changing thought process, and then invite you to criticize, argue, or maybe even agree with me. (Austin, you and only you are allowed to criticize my prose!).
I want to quickly admit that all of my thought processes are a product of 100 competing "opinion mediums" I invite into my head on a daily basis. These mediums include, but are definitely not limited to, books, music, church, wife, other family, friends, work, TV, movies...I am sure the list goes on. Everyday I encounter new life experiences, littered with varying opinions and different "truths" from innocent recyclers trying to figure out what we can never seem to completely figure out. I eat these opinion mediums up. I take them in, put them in my washing machine of a mind, and after 2 or 3 spin cycles, regurgitate them as my own personal feelings and opinions. Don't act surprised. We all do this. It is inevitable. To be unaffected by our everyday encounters and surroundings is impossible for our human psyche.
It took me a while to admit this. I would consider myself a very artistic individual. Music is relaxation. Art is unique and very personal. When I write music, it kills me when someone says, "The song you wrote could be on the radio."...."Adam, come on...they are just trying to be nice"...I know, but really...have you heard what is on the radio lately?
Apparently it is very tough for me to admit that my thoughts, opinions, convictions (?ouch!) are formed from my understanding of other's thoughts and interpretations. The frustrating tune of "Its all been done" repeats endlessly in my head. However...forming an opinion or stance on an issue or truth is impossible without leveraging the opinions and interpretations others have made...so I will call it like it is. Please read the following disclaimer for all future Thoughts From A Spiritual Skeptic.
Disclaimer: The origination of all written thoughts on this blog, past present and future, are unoriginal and non unique. Only the explicit writing and personal convictions have been changed to protect the innocent recyclers.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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