Blog Off: It Is Back....

Welcome to the November 2019 Blog Off. 

The picture attached to this blog feature I took with my new camera, which I hold at my heart centre. Turning, I snap photos, then leaving the area without looking at them. 

When I return home I look for the one that jumps out. 

If you would like to participate blog off, please let me know.

Here is how it works:  

I would be happy to share the picture below with you. You would then dive into your own creative intelligence and create from the photo for example a short story, vignette, or poem. You would send your work to me and I would then post your work, giving you full credit and providing links to your websites etc. on thInQ. No foul submissions will be accepted and I have the editorial right to refuse a proposal for blog off. The links would be shared on my social media sites and you would be welcome to do the same. The heading will be Blog Off: November 2019: Name of Participant 

Please email me at songbird.expression@gmail.com or contact me on messenger if you would like to participate. Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2019 at 12, Noon. 

In the meantime, enjoy what is written below. 

Welcome to plant earth, you are here to create. 

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Can you see
Just beyond 
The trees
An opening
A space. 

Something calls
Strong and loud
A force that tugs 
And then pulls
You down.

You run
You hide 
To escape the tide
With fearful anger 
You resist. 

Blaming here, 
Blaming there
Alas, my friend
It is indeed you 
That you have missed. 

poem and photo by thInQ

Song in My Head: I Believe - Canada

A moment where what it meant to be Canadian became realized; just as we were. 

2010. 

Who are we now? 

thInQ: A Blizzard, A Pumpkin, Happy Thanksgiving

What does one do when an unexpected blizzard slams your world at the beginning of the Thanksgiving weekend? 

Turn on the tunes. 🎶🎵🎶

Roast up a pumpkin, boil the left over chicken, and attempt to make Pumpkin Soup.   

Nearing the final stages. I am going to let it sit before adding more flavours and orchestrating the purée part. 

The smoke detector only went off once. No fire trucks. 

The kitchen is in about as much disarray as the outdoors. At least it matches. 

Welcome to planet earth. You are here to create. 

thInQ: The Excursion

Photo by thInQ

And, small birds singing to their happy mates. 
Wild is the music of autumnal wind
Among the faded woods; but these blithe notes
Strike the deserted to the heart;  - I speak. 
Of what I know, and what we feel within. 

The Excursion 
William Wordsworth

Note to Self: Siblings

Siblings

Our longest, or shortest relationship

Complex

Subject

Enjoy this fun video

Song in My Head: Song of Women

The Hu.

Throat Singers.

Mongolian.

Folk, Hard Rock, Traditional, Amazing.

Below is the lyrics translated. 

Imagine. Hard Rock respecting women. 

Welcome to the evolution.

And music buffs, check out those instruments. 



The palm tree grows and flowers As she sings softly my soul retains Honorable lady Compassionate and delicate The Argali springs and flies in the mountains Her fondness melts me languidly Honorable lady Compassionate and lovely The birds sing and tweet in the blue sky They are happy and joyful in their souls Honorable lady Compassionate and mesmerizing With the precious words of your forefathers With the milk blessed road of your mother's, the true path With the power of love for your motherland Have a fighter spirit in your body, be steady As if you were a sword with a sharp blade As if you were an arrow ready to shoot, spring and fly, ride and rise

Song in My Head: Break My Stride

I've got to keep on moving.


Dance. 

Move. 

Create. 

Welcome to planet earth. You are here to create. 

Go. 

thInQ: Chocolate By Free Style

Celebrated a friend’s milestone birthday at Morden’s Chocolates this weekend. One hour of freestyle creativity. As you can see I developed a story about the gummy bears midnight skate by the old bridge underneath the peaks of sugar mountain nestled near the blooming gum tree where tragically one gummy bear warming himself by the fire lost his toque and melted slightly trying to retrieve it. 

I need get out more. 

Chocolate anyone? 

Welcome to planet earth.
You are here to create.

Song in My Head: What's Love Got to Do With It

Everything.

Absolutely everything. 

Song in My Head: Desert Rose

Do I admit my life long crush?

So seductive this guy.

Stung.

Note to Self: Do We?

Is it just me or do we live in glass houses of our own hypocrisy? 

The Cut

Song in My Head: Golden Earring

Oooooohhhhhh yeah. The guitar. Smooth.

Used this on my answering machine.

Remember those?

My how things have and are changing. 

Note to Self: Argument

Election Season is upon us. 

Time to brush up on my skills. 

Enjoy.

Song in My Head: You Sexy Thing

Ya You...

thInQ: Creative Rant on the Creative Space

Getting back into a creative space, Christmas pudding, gift giving, sunflowers, a card, the cycle of life, and the creative experience.

Whew! 

A personal thanks to Alex at Rinella, BW Imaging. If I can do this, so can you. 

ThInQ: Autumn, and Robert Frost

The picture I managed to snap yesterday reminds me of the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh, I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Song in My Head: Ardas Bhaee

Ardas Bhaee

Loosely translates into: letting go. 

Lay back, place your hands on your chest area, hold your heart and let yourself be gently carried away by Snatam Kaur.

Song in My Head: Abide With Me

At times it is difficult to simply slow down and rest, not just our heads, but also in our hearts. 

This hymn for all my life has always been a source of grounding. A place to connect with the Divine with no expectations other than to simply be. 

Pairs well at dusk or dawn; as the sun moves. 

Song in My Head: Roll Me Away

You had me at: freedom

thInQ: What is an Argument?

A current fashionable state of being these days. 

Just sayin'.

Song in My Head: Hello

Hello

Sock hop

High school dance

Party at your friend’s house 

do you remember? 

For me? A curling bonspiel, pizza, and my team mate hamming it up. 

Ild rather be happy than sappy. 

Music moves our memories, and our imagination.  Tap in. 

Pairs well with a twirl around the deck with your sweetie. 

Favourite Things

One of my favourite sounds and smells. 

Love a rainy day. Windows open, welcoming the freshness in. 

Who is with me? Hand up! 

Song in My Head: Veronica

One of Elvis Costello classic tunes. 

He delivers a powerful message in this one. 
We all are Veronica. 

Pairs well, day dreaming while dusty your favorite mementos. 

thInQ: Thérèse Gonyea Nathanson {Medicine Weaving Woman}

A little while back Thérèse Gonyea Nathanson {Medicine Weaving Woman} share this story on her youtube channel. I have been aquainted with Thérèse for just over a year or so. 

She is deeply insightful and wise; knowledgeable in the art of healing and she has rightfully so earned the title of Medicine Weaving Woman. Her tagline is be the medicine you seek. 

This is a great story.  Enjoy. 

Song in My Head: Jump

High School Theme Song

Every time I hear it, I smile and smile.

Now, it is time to jump?

Pairs well with generation Xers.

Song in My Head: Auric Empowerment

Yesterday, I posted a TED Talks discussion on the creative genius by Elizabeth Gilbert. 

Let’s explore this conversation a little bit further. 

Light is a vibrational frequency. "If we wanted to convert Sound to Light, we would simply raise its frequency by forty octaves."  Colours of Sound and Light: Energy, Frequency, and Vibration December 2018. 

Within the vibrational frequency of light, some practitioners through their heart centers can read or tap into codes or messages. As shared by Elizabeth Gilbert, you may have experienced this with an unknown burst or wave of insight that guides you to write something, paint, build, sing, and so forth.  

Auric Empowerment is today's Song in My Head. It is a collaboration between Lightstar and Steven Libby Starborn Messenger where light codes are translated into sacred sounds. Complementing the sacred sounds are artistic visuals and a musical score. Their work is described as ‘magical’. 

For those of you who benefit from meditation, chakra work Auric Empowerment is a real gem. It contains coding for strengthening your auric field. 

Pairs well with letting go and allowing yourself to receive. 

thInQ: Ted Talks - Your Elusive Creative Genius

One of my favourite discussion on the creative genius.

It never grows old. 

Have we settled? Are we comfortable? 

Enjoy Elizabeth Gilbert and this brilliant discussion. 

Welcome to planet earth. You are here to create. 

Song in My Head: She's Always A Woman

Haunting.

Truthful.

Powerful.

One the best from the talented Billy Joel.

She will bring out the best or.... 

Music will transport you where you need to be for the moment you are in; pairs well while holding those special ladies in your place of gratitude. 

thInQ: Duality In The Creative Process

A day of duality and its role in the creative process, making decisions, and following the higher vibe path. (Sorry for background hum) 

Song In My Head: I Put a Spell On You

IZA in the house. 

A woman who owns her space. 

Pairs well on a nice drive with the sun shining and singing along at the top of your lungs. 

thInQ: The Mysterious Experience

This discussion is about holding those unusual experiences in a different space.

thInQ: Synchronicity

This is a short and snappy highlight on the subject of synchronicity and how it plays a valuable role in your own creative experience. The purpose of this discussion is to get you thinking, and later we will explore the topic of synchronicity further in the future.

Tossed in the Youtube Video by the Police Synchronicity. I can't help myself sometimes! 

Enjoy.

Song In My Head: Back It Up

So much fun!

This Dame has it going on.

Classic, Fun

Pairs well getting ready for date night. Own it ladies. 

Song In My Head: Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Who doesn't enjoy Willie? 

Pairs nicely with a twirl around the living room with your beloved.

thInQ: Dr. Joe Dispenza How Your Thoughts Are Connected To Your Future

Love this discussion.

Enjoy.

Song In My Head: Gioli Echo of the Woods

What old is new again, a modern musical twist on playing a Handpan

Music pairs nicely enjoying white tea, while outdoors tending to your garden. 

Song In My Head: Harmonize

Tell me... 

Harmonize by Rising Appalachia sung directly for the old souls in the crowd. 

Smooth, pairs well after the Sunday family dinner with a nice glass of scotch. 

thInQ: When Things Shatter - What If This Is What Is Really Going On

When the dream is shattered, maybe there is something greater and grander going on. 

Song In My Head: Uptown Folks

Dope Lemon - Uptown Folks

A folk musician from our beloved down under Australia. 

The guitar hooks caught my attention. 

Pairs well just hanging in my backyard enjoying a sunset. 

Song In My Head: Back in the Water

Back in the Water.

Moving. Gentle. Sweet. Symbolic. 

Pairs well with easing into a Monday morning. 

thInQ: Manitoba's Sol Designs

A few weeks ago my parents were in Winnipeg visiting. My mom had yet to experience the Farmer's Market in St. Norbert and we decided we would go. Packing up the shopping bags we jumped into Little Red Riding-hood and set off for a shopping adventure.

While meandering through the aisles taking in all the sights, sounds, and smells we came across a gentleman selling handbags. Immediately I was struck by their character realizing there was something special about these pieces of art on display in front of us. 

Pausing to learn more I found out that the handbags were crafted from recycled flooring.  Later, after visiting their website, I discovered that Sol Designs partners with Smile/Epic St. Malo in creating these marvelous pieces. 

This was an inspiring encounter with loads of wins. Below is the link to their website where you can find out where they will be selling their handbags next so you too may examine the craftsmanship first hand.

Click Here to go to Sol Designs

Welcome to planet earth, you are here to create.

Song In My Head: That Man

Oh yeah... so much fun. 

You know I've been calling you for two days now...  Ciao Ciao

Jazz it, ladies you are up. 

Pairs well with a night on the town. 

thInQ: On the Creative Journey You Will Meet One Special Person

You.

Song In My Head: Roll the Bones

Shakey Graves - Roll the Bones

Holy smack down. 

One man band. 

Pairs well with a glass of wine while prepping dinner. 

thinQ: Favourite Things To Do, And You?

One of my favourite things to do... how about you?

Song In My Head: Angels in Heaven

Featuring Abby the Spoon Lady and Chris Rodrigues playing Angels in Heaven. 

Abby left a violent home by jumping on a train and riding the rails. 

There she met Chris Rodrigues and learned how to play the spoons to earn a living. 

She is remarkable. She champions the importance of freedom of speech and actively promotes street performer's role in a community's culture. 

Learn her story. Intoxicating. 

Song In My Head: The Sea

The stream will take us home.

The beauty pairs well with an afternoon nap, when you want to let the music carry you away. 

Song In My Head: Queen of Hearts

Queen of Hearts.


The Hillbilly Moon Explosion featuring Mark "Sparky" Phillips

Wow. Unexpected. Seductive. Naughty.