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The epitome of Wonder & Awe for me is music. I have spent a large portion of my time exploring music ever since sixth grade when I heard the song Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. The song gave me chills listening to it. Ever since, I obsess over music to continually find art that gives me that same feeling.
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When a piece of music fills me with wonder, I lose all thought, tense up, and my body (especially in my arms) tingles and gets filled with goosebumps. This all happens in a series of two or three seconds. I cannot fully describe this feeling of wonder, but it makes me feel God through the music and my only explanation for music's power is that God is at work in the artist creating this mystery.
Wondrous Songs that Get Me Thinking
1. The Rolling Stones - Give Me Shelter
2. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Big Country
3. Iron & Wine - Carousel
4. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
5. Elvis Costello - (Whats So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding
6. Bright Eyes - Four Winds
7. Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun
I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for ones neighbor-such is my idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and children, perhaps-what more can the heart of man desire?
-Leo Tolstoy
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This is a musical blog I have spent a long time working on. I update it weekly so keep checking back. I hope you enjoy it.
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I you have any comments, responses, questions... email me at jamntm@charter.net
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