tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post7765673269259146862..comments2024-01-05T06:37:11.773-08:00Comments on Journey of a Catholic Nerd Writer: Music Purging Ain't EasyMelissa Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-59464046685878762142012-03-19T21:43:18.343-07:002012-03-19T21:43:18.343-07:00Hi Emmy! I just stumbled upon your blog this eveni...Hi Emmy! I just stumbled upon your blog this evening, and this post really caught my attention as I was browsing through some of what you had to say. To myself as well, music is 80 to 90 percent the "music" and the rest lyrics. (as an aside, Clare de Lune is tied with Miles Davis' "Blue and Green" for the most stunningly beautiful song I’ve ever heard) Even then, lyrics to me are more another instrument than anything else often times. Just recently actually, I played a song for a friend of mine who started to giggle that I could ever like something with such "saucy" lyrics in it. As difficult as it is, I think you're very right that you have to just get rid of music that can be a negative influence. I find it difficult personally to differentiate between music that is melancholy in the sense that it deals with more serious topics, and uses more minor scales or something, and music that is simply just dark and negative. I certainly have a lot of music on both sides of the aisle, which your post has been a great reminder to seek what is holy even in "harmless" music, especially when music strikes a chord (har har) with my soul so deeply, it can be an extremely positive influence, or negative depending on the content. Thanks so much for your post Emmy!Marc Davignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347426126877403372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-66973409251093454132012-02-14T22:22:58.842-08:002012-02-14T22:22:58.842-08:00Catching up on your blog, but I must say that your...Catching up on your blog, but I must say that your last two posts really resonate with me! I too have suffered from various mental illnesses for a long time (though I primarily suffer from depression, with anxiety secondarily... or so my doctor said, because honestly the anxiety is much more of a challenge). The music and media influences thing is another which keeps popping into my thoughts and my life lately as well. I'm not exactly sure yet in what way(s) I'm called to change the media I allow into my life, but I know that there are some changes that need to occur. <br /><br />Keep up the good writing. :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888762000870536615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-84974585493585487252012-02-14T05:45:08.550-08:002012-02-14T05:45:08.550-08:00I 100% agree with this. I used to say that the who...I 100% agree with this. I used to say that the whole "watch your thoughts they become your words, watch your words they become your actions..." thing was dumb. I am in control of me, so I can enjoy things and still uphold my character.<br /><br />Yeah, the quote really is true and the more I let myself enjoy secular things that were value-less or had not so great values, the more secular I became. I went so far as to being on the extreme left and becoming nothing more than a Sunday Catholic.<br /><br />When I dug my way back to God, music (and movies) were things that bothered me. I realized that they DO have a big influence, and I also thought about how some things I like to hear without even paying attention to the words, would definitely be picked up by future hypothetical children. I found it easier to purge that stuff now than waiting until I have kids. <br /><br />Long tangent lol, but I totally agree with you.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625035254559197934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-51696681220019884402012-02-13T18:51:15.338-08:002012-02-13T18:51:15.338-08:00Yup. The entire class is about the Harlem Renaissa...Yup. The entire class is about the Harlem Renaissance -- politics, writers, music, etc.Melissa Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093144784715438143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738564385955889206.post-70016881574466898232012-02-13T18:49:33.817-08:002012-02-13T18:49:33.817-08:00A little bit off topic, but...
You're taking ...A little bit off topic, but...<br /><br />You're taking a Harlem Renaissance course?? I'm taking a seminar on Black Fiction in the Americas, and we had a unit on the Harlem Renaissance. Very cool stuff.K. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304715709347268519noreply@blogger.com