He wrote, "When I was asked to put together this collection of songs, I wasn't sure what to do. So I just grabbed a bunch of things I was into recently. Some people have favorite songs, but I've got songs of the minute -- songs that I'm listening to right now. And if you ask me about one of those songs a year from now, I might not even remember who did it, but at the moment it's everything to me.”
I bring this up as today’s lesson: Nothing is final. One day you’re high. The next day you’re low. You might have a funky, expressive, or awful haircut today, but soon it will grow into something else, something new and random. Maybe you grew up liking pop music and boy bands, but now you like a specific mash up of Electronic & Classical. You might decide you don’t want to smoke cigarettes anymore; that it’s just not who you are. Maybe you were a staunch republican but now have curiosities about the well-spoken and well-organized Democratic Nominee. Perhaps you were madly in love last week, but woke up today feeling comfort in solitude, without a desire to be held.
Everything is fine. Not finAL.
We tend to instantly identify with “things.” And we believe in so much, when in fact, a belief isn't known to be true. It's a hope for the truth. We hold grudges because of what someone said when we were young. We store hurtful words and replay them in our minds until we think it to be true. And some of us believe a TV commercial and think we need a faster computer, a smarter phone, a stronger pill, a more relaxed-fit jean, etc. We think that certain things, thoughts, or actions make us who we are and sometimes we become addicted to those thoughts or behaviors and then become too afraid to let them go.
I write and post a lot therefore many people assume I have every self-published word memorized or that I live these shared thoughts constantly. This is not the case. My brain doesn’t reference myself very well actually, and I’m sure I contradict myself every other day in one way or another. One day I feel like I have all the wisdom of the world and the next day my soul wears thin and I stutter just ordering ice cream.
And everything is fine.
Because I trust in the ever-changing climate of the heart. (At least, today I feel that way.) I think it is necessary to have many experiences for the sake of feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, and for the sake of being expressive, to offer something to someone else, to learn what we are capable of. These meanderings, rants, and blogs for instance, provide a great deal of comfort just sharing it, even though i put a part of myself on the line to be criticized or considered an ass.
Oh well, Courage is triumph of the soul is guess. and an Ass can still be of great service.
So Remember, You have the right to change your mind.
About anything.
Anytime.
This is not the ending.
P.S. – No doesn’t mean forever. It simply means, “Not right now.”
And on the topic of Not right now, whatever happened to you in the past is not happening now.
You will be safe behind your honest decisions and mood swings.
I promise.
-mraz
Berlin
116 comments:
You have such a beautiful way with words. It seems as though you're speaking right to me. I can't wait to see you in Austin. I was one of the four winners of the charity contest, so I'll be front and center at Stubb's! Peace and love
nice head
Beautiful. Verbally and visually.
awww. you're sucha beautiful being!!
thank you.
i can't see the attached photo as it is blocked at work, but thank you for saying what you said.
you have a way for presenting ideas at times when i could use them.
A very wise friend's words which were said to me at one of the most important times in my life are now being replayed in my head..."this is not the ending, it's just the beginning."
I love the way you write. It is beautiful!! I love how you're so REAL when you write. Like you're someone with whom I could just sit down and have a meaningful conversation, though I'd likely just stare at you and listen intently with tears in my eyes. You are amazing.
thank you for that. it's probably my theme of the year: you have a choice. in every action, you have a choice and it doesn't have to go along with anything you did before or anything you're going to do later. every moment is new. i'm glad you're living that way and taking everything in little by little.
thought this was an interesting find today...just look how far you've come in 7.5 short years...
http://www.google.com/search2001/search?hl=en&q=%22Jason+Mraz%22
and you still have the stars to touch :)
sometimes it scares me when I start writing my own blog about the same topic...and then comes you.
I think I will read this one every single morning. Or maybe I wont. :)
Right on.
Okay, this is new for me, normally I'd be waking up to find a new blog entry from you. But since tonight I am staying up writing an essay, I am actually reading you post before going to bed. That is, if I finish this damn essay tonight.
Sometimes in life, in between our daily activities, we need to do something a little out of our way, a little peculiar, a little something that could make a little difference in our boring lives.
I think a change of heart can be a good thing, another way to reflect on your actions, see things from a different view. Hmmmm.
I wish I can vote, lol. Why can't there be global election.. The US presidential status affects everyone in the world.
And an ass is useful indeed. Also, maybe you were stuttering because you know you're not meant to be eating them.
Thanks for the lovely words to sleep to ;p
Nothing is final.. LIKE MY ESSAY, IT'S NOT FINAL. GUH.
Beautiful Post. Great Picture.
the beauty of shifting perspectives!
change is here. it only waits on the power of our attention. every potential already lives here. right now. for as long as beings focus on what it is that they don’t want, the thing wanted cannot come, cannot grow. for as long as beings regurgitate yesterdays woe’s, the vision of tomorrow is stagnated.
in my view, the mind that wavers has a loose grip on the vision of the heart. the vision is one, though the scenes it takes to clarify it may be many. life gives us ample opportunities to bring our inner most visions into focus. and it is our task only to manage our mind and keep directing the flow of our energy to that which we are wanting to make manifest in this life. peace does not come to those who focus on discord. change does not come to those who focus on the imagined past.
move as you will. move as you may. and apologize for nothing. we are each here to expand and evolve the Love in our hearts. and you are only responsible for the energy you bring to the table. life does not burden you with anything other than managing your own vibration…and your own vision.
life is beautiful. that’s how i choose to consistently see it, and in that unwavering view, so does it manifest in that light...
endless blessings brightness
My brain doesn’t reference myself very well actually, and I’m sure I contradict myself every other day in one way or another
Welcome to my world.
This is one of the things that kept me in fear of becoming a writer for so very long because once you put it out there it is impossible to take back. That is a seriously difficult thing to overcome when reinventing yourself happens daily.
Funny you mention the haircut as a reference point. I just got a little pixie cut, much shorter than usual. Last night I was not happy with it and expressed that openly, this morning I love it.
Perception is all in our own minds.
thank you..
for the words.. that gives hope about NOW.. and tomorrow.
they bring comfort
awwww.. why the long face?
(sorry, I had to say it)
lately i've been very into being in the present. it's helped me let go of some pretty heavy pain from the past.
also, regarding change and the present: i used to get so frustrated when i would work out and get toned....i just wanted the muscles and definition to remain, but our bodies are like the tide, constantly in flux. our bodies reciprocate with results based on how we care for it; an ongoing relationship.
today i go to the gym. saturday i go to the beach and enjoy the ever changing thing that is life. thanks for stimulating my cerebral cortex.
p.s. your songs are pretty hot in my now. btw, i'm looking forward to seeing you mature as an artist. i kinda have a parental feel for you, watching you growing in your craft and enjoying your journey.
i swear, whenever i read your blogs it always makes me wanna go try... idk, hang gliding and cut all my hair off haha. there's just always the prospective of starting new. i used to be a huge worrywart but i've found that this past year i'm just trying to take it all in stride. i think that's why i especially love your "everything is fine, not final" comment. it's so true.
speaking of "everything is fine," i listen to "details in the fabric" every single time i feel stressed because it calms me down and puts things in perspective. you'll certainly be remembered on my artists' choice, despite how much time passes. =]
Hey Jason... thanks a lot for posting this. I constantly switch from up to down and back again, not ever really understanding how my mind can make me perceive things the way I do at that particular moment. I try not to let it get to me, but the mind is truly a powerful thing. I thought maybe something was wrong with me, or that it's just a side effect of being female, but it helps to come across something like this to ease my insecurities and connect with people who experience the same thing (esp. the opposite sex [and esp. someone so successful]).
Kudos for you, and I'll see you when you come to Jacksonville! =D
I love you. And not in that 'I love you and therefore need to stalk you' kinda way, because HOW gross would that be? Nope, just love you in that 'how wonderful to be on the planet with a fellow traveler such as yourself' kind of way. I have your music in HEAVY ROTATION in my car RIGHT THIS RED HOT MINUTE because it makes me feel better. Makes me feel GOOD. Makes me smile. And occasionally shed a tear. For real. I'm not all that tough. Go forth, go forth. Spread your news both far and wide.
Rock on.
Today, this post was written for me. Thanks.
-M
As you have said/sung many times before.
Life is wonderfull.
This might have been just the words I needed to read this morning.
That PS made me say, "Dude, were you there last night?" because that's exactly what my friend and I were talking about.
Also, is no one going to make the obvious "hung like a horse" comment or is it up to me to bring it to the lowest common denominator.
Love your writing...your way with words and ideas is beautiful.
That's exactly what I needed this morning. Thank you for sharing your words today, and tomorrow, and hopefully the day after that, and the day after that...(you see where this is going). Whenever I'm feeling lost and out of control, your words have a way of putting me back into place, where I can feel safe and FINE. Thank you again Jason.
It is always a pleasure reading your blogs. This blog although has truly reached out to me and this line "whatever happened to you in the past is not happening now." Simply as it may be really has made clear some situations going on in my life right now.
Thanks Jason.
PS
You were great at the Casino Morongo, I was able to meet you backstage and I was extremely nervous in meeting you, thanks for the hug, and apologiez for the comment on your chanclas.
Nice ass =) ~*laugh*~ I adore your self indulgent humor.
This was really what I needed to hear right now. So thank you very much. Sometimes I need reminders of why my life goes the way it goes, and why, well... jst why.
In addition to seeing you in Stockholm last Saturday - which was probably the best night in my life for more than one reason - you've really helped brighten my life quite a bit. Thanks, Jason.
your words bring comfort and freedom to my being. my world, who i am, is exactly what you have described. i had never though a changing heart/mind was justifiable. i had looked at my being with unforgiving judgement until this post that opened my eyes and renewed my mind. it has most definately encouraged me. thank you for your insightful views voiced out loud for me...who is more than half a globe away from you.
cheers with love and peace..rach
Thank you for this post and that lovely picture. I sent in my absentee ballot yesterday and I am very excited. I wish you weren't sold out in Boston. If only I had the resources to bid on those front row tickets so I could meet you. Oh the conversation we would have.
Holy crap. this post freaked me the fuck out. Last night i had a complete emotional car crash with casualties and police tape and everything. Some of the words in this post.. is so fitting and reassuring to what i need to hear. its freaky. comforting, but freaky. so even though i don't know you and you don't know me, it wasn't your intend and you probably don't care, thank you.
this blog was one of the best you've had yet. your words are quite inspiring i plan on quoting this often in the future =]
-Emily
"it's been a long, long, long time coming... but I know a change is gonna come, ... oh yes it is"
-Otis Redding
I agree.
Every day is a struggle to find peace in your everyday.
Every day is a fight against becoming "sheeple".
be well,
-pj
Open the debates!
Third Party Ticket
Nader/Gonzalez 2008
Seriously I have written and deleted my comment about 6 times, I decided I have nothing to say except I value your honesty and appreciation for the human experience. The only thing truly consistent is life's inconsistencies...embrace change. It shapes us.
Rose
oh how much I still wish you were referring to... me...
The deep intelligent response my brain is coming up with is "You got THAT right."
In the dictionary under the word "dichotomy" you'll find my picture.
Thanks for this. I'm going to share parts of it with someone close to me who is having a difficult time letting go of negative experiences from the childhood and more recently.
Well, it seems today that my heart is feeling emotional. I actually teared up reading that. I feel self-conscious sometimes about my mood swings and my varying levels of confidence, wants, and beliefs but I feel better not being the only one. I also liked your comment about "belief being the hope of truth" or something like that. Faith and belief can be so difficult but when you consider them from a hopeful perspective it seems so much easier to believe in the seemingly impossible. I love the word "hope" (I recently tattood it on my foot in Spanish, Esperanza - also the name of many of my student's grandmothers coincedently) and I loved the way you used it, you put into words what I often feel. Can't wait to hear you contradict it next week! Anyway, nice job.
Change is necessary to live in this life that God has breathed into us. Everyday is a gift from Him. We learn, we grow, we breathe, we sow. Change shows that we are growing.
If Jesus is your anwser he is constantly changing you from within. Showing you and growing you into living an awesome life of courage and depth and peace. Change is a must for this life and He has an incredible way of showing you!
Thanks for inspiring...you have true talent.
I just want to wrap my arms around you and squeeze. :)
xoxo
Ahh, you didn't just write something beautiful, you made me think about it and you drew a smile in my face, so thank you very much.
i loved your PS
Although I stumbled upon your words here, I often check back to read new posts. Lately your writing, thoughts, poetry expressed on the blog have been inspiring and refreshing (ie: watching the "yes we can" video I hadn't seen until your post) They also remind me of the inspirational and refreshing words of Dr. Chopra's...If you've never read his books, it's definitely worth your while. current reads+re-reads: The Spontaneous Fullfillment of Desire and The Book of Secrets and Dr. Chopra blogs on his website http://www.chopra.com/wordsfromdeepak
I felt compelled to return the favor of inspiration with something that may inspire you! Here's to change, yes.we.can!
aw, no silly glasses today?
I was looking forward to those.
Ah, well. One day at a time, I suppose.
Oh. And YOU ended it.
So the mood swings DO come with a reason.
Although, I do know, that they are NEVER in season.
So I suppose we both should feel like asses?
um.
kthnksgreatreadkeepitupcometomyweddingbai!
^___^
I've already made my mind up. The big "O" is for me. Nice to see you wearing your favorite pair of "FRUIT OF THE LOINS SHORTS." Nice head to. Leo sure likes it.
What you wrote is so true. We are all changing constantly and sometimes that can be really scary.
Love reading your thoughts
someone once said "only if you change you remain true to yourself"
Nice.
I love how Obama's ideas and the idea of change go hand in hand. I'm voting while studying abroad in Mexico. Let's hope he wins... because otherwise I may have to call Mexico home for the next four years. ;)
I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time
Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time
"Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself."
There is nothing wrong with contradicting yourself.
You're lovely.
Jason,
It's crazy that you post about this today because I just came across this affirmation card. It reads...
"The Past is Over. This is a new day, one that I have never lived before. I stay in the Now and enjoy each and every moment."
But I think I enjoyed reading your words a bit more. Your writing never ceases to amaze me. You are a true ARTIST with true TALENT.
I love you. And that's the truth.
Stay fresh. Keep writing and don't stop...ever.
Peace.
Hooray for Jason,
Hooray at last,
Hooray for Jason
He’s a horse’s arse.
Don’t be mistaken,
Don’t be misled,
He’s not a horse’s arse,
He’s a horse’s head.
oh so good. i've been talking about a new tattoo lately, most likely text of some sort. and i've been feeling really drawn to the word "surrender." and it's really because i think everything's really all about surrender-- surrendering our identities, our addiction to form, our clinging and suffering. it's all about surrendering our notions, and in letting go, in offering up, in leaving behind these things that ultimately do not serve our growth, we find such fresh freedom and joy, i think. anyway, i'm feeling you and your call to welcome change and to be courageous enough to invite change even when we're scared and want to desperately cling to the familiar.
thank you so much for being willing to put yourself on the line. i love the blogosphere for its often unabashed unveiling of ourselves in our writing, and you're a great part of that. thanks for being a soulful insurrectionist, a charming rebel blogger. it does us all some good.
also, bob's words inspired me to tell you that jenny lewis's new tune "acid tongue" is totally the song that means everything to me right at this very moment. go listen to it! it contains such delicious lines as: "there's no snake oil cure for unlucky in love..." so amazing.
So true.
You. Da. Man.
Kelley
ok, because i just have no self-restraint where music is concerned, one more song that means everything.... "5 Years Time" by Noah & The Whale. i mean, "there'll be love in the bodies of the elephants too"...come on. very happy. very sunshine. very wes anderson video. enjoy!
I really needed this post. You hit home on a lot of what i'm feeling right NOW. Thank you so much, for writing things I couldn't...for saying that everything is fine.
Every so often, I get a glimpse of my own brilliance, but not long after I feel somewhat mishmash'd. Perhaps that's just the way the ebb flows.
Come to Vermont, let's get a warm beverage.
i love this post, and i agree with everything u said :)
"I think it is necessary to have many experiences for the sake of feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, and for the sake of being expressive, to offer something to someone else, to learn what we are capable of."
Lesson of the Day
:)
Good and wise words. Let us take every new day as a beginning.
Thanks for this inspiring post.
-Sonja
Jason, I've been thinking a lot about change. Some changes are excepted. And the changes that aren't expected..that's just the Universe's way of saying, "Oh God, do I have to do everything?" We need change to discover who we are. Thank you for your insight. I think I am in love with the idea of a guy like you.
Thank you, Jason. For sharing such wise words.
I feel like I've really learnt something from this. Thank you
That was my point exactly when I was talking to a friend the other day and discussing my thoughts on the word alcoholic. I very much dislike the word. I recently stopped drinking (86 days ago) and made my decision that I was not going to let it rule my life. I told my friend that I was not going to let it be my life sentence and be deemed an alcoholic for the rest of my life. It was simply a behavior that I changed and a change for the greater good of myself.
Jason, thank you for that post. It was especially sincere since it was written on my birthday. I'll hold true to the testament that where I was in life was not final and I am fine with the past, but ready to continue a forward move toward the inner peace that I feel more and more everyday. You are, always have been, and always will be a true inspiration.
much love,
JT
exactly. ive always thought this way and have been frowned at for doing so. oh well. thank you for this post and for the PS. you're my favorite
you seriously should be a writer as well. consider writing an autobiography? i'll be the 1st to buy!
and come to singapore again and do a private show! :D
Wow. I absolutely love this post. I mean, all your posts are great and I really appreciate you writing all these things for everyone here to get a glimpse into your life and what you're feeling at that moment... But this post is absolutely amazing.
I'll just finish my comment with another: Wow.
people are constantly telling me things i said once and i never remember....glad to know i'm not the only one.
moving on and being in the moment, forgiving/letting go of the you in the past is a good practice. when the duck takes flight from the water, the water lets the duck go freely...it isn't mourning the loss of the duck.
this is how we evolve as people, as a race and as a planet.
xoxo
have you been reading my mind? the world has been handing me random answers lately, when I didn't even ask the questions. many, many thanks for your donation to my sanity fund.
jason,
this is just what i needed to read/hear. life has been pretty tough lately and it's nice to have a pick-me-up every now and then. looking forward to your concert at the end of the month!
Such a comforting blog to read as I celebrate my birthday today and look back at all the mistakes and blunders I've made in my 30-something years of existence. Thank you for that! I love the photo, It's hilarious! Just wondering...was that photoshop or is there really a mask on your face?
Wow, it's almost like you wrote that just for me.
Thank-you.
I've just got home from a Wouter Hamel gig, i think you'd like them... check them out.
Sweet dreams, wherever you are.
you echoed the exact thoughts that has been playing in my head for weeks. you helped put my mind at ease. with your words, and your songs. thank you. (:
"no, life can not be understood flat on a page. it has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath." -d. miller
i love that you capped off such eloquent and moving prose with that delightfully quirky photo. :)
He's a nice fellow...sort of big & open hearted type. O you do spread the joy Jason:)
Just one thing, the horse face?? And I know what you do mean! hehehe
Bob Dylan!wow~!he is so funny~!
Hey Jason =)
Your Posts are really great... you really write down how i feel, how are you doing that? =)
It's great to read your posts because they are so real,I've just the feeling you really could understand me...
I wish, I could just talk to you one time... =)
When I read your blog I decided to try to write my own blog.
I'll try my best =)
maybe you will take a look ;)
see you ;)
Interesting, that in the midst of sharing such singularly soulful insight, you keep plugging for Obama.
It's like -- you're making love to me, but then you call me by my sister's name.
So very distasteful.
Imagine Inauguration day, 2009: The less-than-honorable Rev. Wright swearing in Barack Hussein Obama: "do you solemnly swear to uphold the constitution of these GODDAMNED United States of America?"
Please. Hasn't this country suffered enough?
Obama virtually clutched defeat from the jaws of victory, handing McCain the election on a silver platter, when he showed his true political colors by choosing Biden instead of Clinton.
What's "Change" about that?
And of course "A change IS going to come" regardless of who is elected. Just be cognizant of the fact that "change" does not necessarily mean "improvement."
Don't look for change to come from the government. BE the change you want to see.
Change is the most certain thing, I've learned.
I'm not worried about today's pain cuz I know it'll be gone by tomorrow.
I wouldn't hold on to my present joy cuz I know some will visit me again and again.
Nothing stays forever but change.
I hope Obama win this time. :)
Just when I thought hope was lost....u write this...thank u so much!!!
I ate the frosting out of the container today, just because I craved something sweet, and straight to the point. Although we are ever changing, we certainly are fighting for the things that are important to us. The soundtrack of my life, (right now) might not be the same as it was a week, a month, and certainly not a year ago, but that is the greatest part of the soundtrack, it changes along with my growing experiences, yet I still hold the same beliefs in the things that have always meant the most to me... The changing and growing just makes me aware and highlights the things that are prominant in my life now, at this stage.
This is your best blog yet, out of all of them... so far!
I like this post a lot. You are such a beautiful mind...
After two days of daydreaming I am now awake and have to thank you for a very good concert here in Berlin and an interesting funny evening and night from which you weren't a big part of but due to your existence it was possible :)
Now I think you are in munich and in a few days you will be in a by far greater distance...
Sooo stange how different lifes can be.
I hope you are fine in mind and physics.
Maybe the air is better then this shit here in Berlin. Brrrr....it's so cold outside.
So bye for now.
Namaste
Nicola
undoubtedly beautiful.
takecare jason!
I'm listening to your song "Life is Wonderful" while reading this post.
I wish I could see the world in the same way as yours.
this a beautiful mess ..... vic
Thank you for these words of comfort. Sometimes, I forget these sorts of things... and I have wild mood swings, writing emo entries on my blog and then writing enormously happy ones the next day. You are insightful, man. Thanks for making me feel safe in the whole "nothing is final" idea. It's kind of like the whole idea of Taoism... everything just flows and stuff. It's so peaceful.
PS. My school's Homecoming was last night and "I'm Yours" was the theme song and they played it and the guy I was with kissed me. I don't think I've ever been so happy in my life.
I love the way you speak right to my heart. I know you don't intend to do that, but I like to think you do. See you soon in houston. Don't forget to pick me out of the crowd and let me talk to ya backstage. xoxo
Thanks for opening your heart and mind to us. "Us", meaning those who love and adore you. Can't wait to hear your voice in Houston. I think it will be peaceful and poetic. xoxo
I attended an all day Yoga workshop (teacher training) today and the instructor shared this yummy excerpt from a book by Pema Chodron, it is beautiful and it made me think of your post.
http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2825
Peace be with you, Jason!
Good night from San Diego.
Hi Jason,
me again, fabulous concert in Neu-Isenburg. Toca gave me an autograph. You and Ingrid in bestform. Wish you play again in Germany soon.
Best wishes for peace and that the next presidents name is obama.
Sonja
I can tell you dig Eckhart Tolle. I've found myself knee deep in his teachings as well.
I get it.
thanks for the kind words. it helps to have someone tell you everything will be alright... it helps to believe it. i'm a poor person (who isn't these days?) and by the time i saved the money for your concert, it sold out :( although richmond is four hours away, i'm hoping to see you there now instead.
i know seeing a concert won't fix my life or pay my bills, it will only add to them, but at least you can make me forget about it all for a few hours.
thanks for being you.
Jason, you make me want to sing, shout, feel... and just be alive. You always make my day in every possible way :)
beautiful.
Ugh my soul is officially wearing thin today...I am so overwhelmed, I ache all over and feel the weight of the world, it is s sucky feeling and I am afraid it's gonna get a little worse before it gets better. But you are right it isn't Final, it will be fine, this too shall pass. I just hope it goes fast. Hold your own, know your name & go your own way......
Rose
You inspire me.
Thank you J. Mraz
jason, you always manage to eloquently provide wisdom to the world, no matter if it changes and grows into different kinds of wisdom.
as osho said, you are like a river, ever flowing, never the same from one moment to the next. we identify to greatly with the body and what we believe is our personality, our "self" but in this moment and the next, we are not the same. only our true selves remain stable, at peace, steady. all else is wonderful dust.
love and peace!
like a marinade.
your music recently found a happy home in my music library and i listen to it all the time. i love your songwriting and your interest in photography, especially polaroids, is an added benefit because i'm a learning photographer, too.
i found your blog and was thinking about this post on the subway heading home today. actually, i'm so happy to be home right now. your words about change resonate with me intellectually. yeah, he makes perfect sense. however, the heart is a different story and usually takes precedence. but, pep talks like yours help to stockpile an armload of facts in an eternal effort to cause a 'genuine' change of heart, at least some of the time.
i've heard that the nominee you mention ran for office as a practice run. i hope not, because he is very likely going to be the chosen one. i'm hopeful that things will work out ok, but i'm also worried. it's my nature. but, the alternative just won't work because the world is just so magnificent. we can't let go of it.
that's all.
you do not have it all figured out. and i admire that you can admit that. it is interesting to sit here and read your thoughts...knowing that i will never know you. as easily as i went to coffee with an old friend last night, i could go with you. and shoot the breeze for an hour or so...rambling about the small things. whoever gets to know you that way, just to sit with you over a cup of coffee and relax, is extremely fortunate. you have a lot of insight. it would be exciting for it to not only go one way, but two. shared thoughts.
p.s. who doesn't make an ass of themselves at least once a day haha? i know i'm over the limit.
p.p.s. i'm buying a ticket tonight for your show near minneapolis in november. i'll be the crazy short blonde in the front (hopefully) so that i can feel the music from the speakers, instead of just hear it.
take care, peace.
I just read this and while ususally I am awaiting Jason's next blog I had been slackin and finally just caught up. It's not like me to post anything, anywhere, ever but just one simple sentence theat was written was very profound for me, so much so that I felt compelled to mark it with text. Whatever happened in the past is not happening now...such a simple concept but for me the exact truth I needed to stumble upon at the very moment I did. I thought keeping it to myself made more sense and letting myself feel everything those words brought to the surface should stay here with me, on my couch with no witnesses...but again I felt compelled and without a real point to this post I just had to mark the occasion somehow simply b/c it was profoudnly significant for me......I'm grateful
I thought it would be interesting to see what you would have to say about this comment if you get around to it.
I read over this entry again today because I had a rough day yesterday. It really helped me... again. Which is why I'm commenting on it a second time. So thanks for reminding me to just breathe in and out... it helps.
PS. I just saw you on the Ellen show and my mother thought you were quite cool. I also thought that it was quite cool that you and Obama got to be on the same show, even if he wasn't there physically.
i always have a hard time defining my favorite things when people ask me what they are. i hated onions growing up and now i can't live without them in my steak burrito bowl but hold the beans. i hate beans... at least for now.
Hola Jason, espero que voce entenda español.
Es muy curiosa la forma agradable y marcante con la cual expresas tus ideas, lo que dices, que muy profundo, despues de leer tus mensages siempre tengo que para para refletir.
Muchas gracias por todo.
Eres un GENIO!
BESOS
Jason,
Download Michael Brunnock's song "Change", inspired by Barack Obama's powerful speeches, for free on www.michaelbrunnock.com
Spread the word and vote for CHANGE!
Changeability is so different different from open mindedness.While one needs to be a little convicted , it also pays to be open minded to newer positive sensible things.
Just my two cents.
Looks like I am the complete opposite.. I remember every damn thing i said to anyone and everyone .. I remember every single dialogue in every single movie i have ever seen.I remember every single road i have ever walked..
I am blessed or cursed(depending on how you choose to look at it) an uncanny memory..Hmmmm.
Finally found sensible people on blogger on whose blogs i can comment and knock myself out..LOL
Saw you in Minneapolis last night, the show was absolutely fantastic.
While watching your set I remembered the blog and realized it had been a while since I'd checked in.
I know I'm late in saying so, but I love this post. If I had the time and skills I'd embroider it on a pillow to keep for always.
It takes a certain kind of person to be comfortable with inconstancy. To live in a state of flux may be even be a sign of courage. Though it is right to accept that nothing is ever final, as humans we need commitments and routines. Inconstancy may apply only to preferences like songs, movies, political preferences, or maybe even religion. There is a limit though. When it comes to human relationships it takes strength and courage to stick to our final choice DESPITE other distractions. We cannot be fickle. The cost is too much.
I don't know what else to say, but thank you...I don't want to sound trite...but I have to say no, I don't know all the words to your songs, or follow you around the world seeing you 8 times in concert, or buying B sides you can only get in Tokyo. However, I can recite my favorite lines from your blogs as though I was requesting my favorite song. Play "A change IS going to come", it's my favorite...thank you...
^^Thanks!!
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