and.. I'm back!!

Hello Readers!

It's great to back in Canada. Just got back from a flight yesterday, and let me tell you..... an 8 hour difference doesn't sound like much, but your body knows it! The jet lag is real! So I went with my school to Spain, as many of you would know, and here's just a blog site that one of our supervisors updated daily. Check it out :). I have also attached a photo video made by one of the Spanish audience members from our last outdoor concert. Check it out!!

https://aberhartspain2015.wordpress.com/ 

Here's just a few pictures for you all to get a little taste of Spain! If you have never been, hopefully one day you can get a little snip it of it yourself!

This is a picture of the Mediterranean Sea from the top of the Castella Costa Blanca in Alicante, Spain. It is beautiful, and sunny!

This picture to the right is an overseeing of parts of Barcelona from the uphill climb within Park Guell. Definitely one of the tourist highlights in Barcelona. Very beautiful greenery and scenery!

Last but not least, here is a picture of the inner pools in the Muslim Palaces of La Alhambra in Granada, Spain. One of the most delicately done architectural works I have seen. They used colours, patterns, engravings, and much more. Fountains were definitely a nice touch!





For those of you wondering, yes I did take these pictures.. so sorry if they are blurry, or oddly focused. After all, I'm no photographer! haha

Working on my next piece for you all :)

Hope you've had a fantastic two weeks. And here's some Spanish music to brighten up your day :) This piece, our band actually played in Spain. I have not yet received a recording of us playing, but this is a cool touch. Portillo Andaluz by Juan Manuel Molina Milla.

Till Later!
Music is for Healing <3
JLogging it ~ JoLee

Time Away

Hi Everyone!

So I know things have been a bit here and there with my blog posts, but hopefully you are all okay with that. So that you know, I leave for Spain in less than 24 hours! Yay! That means I will not be able to make a blog post for at least 2 weeks. This will be my short "time away", but I'll be sure to write some sick stuff for you guys when I'm back.

Wishing all those who are going to be on Spring Break a peaceful and enjoyable time. And if you aren't, just enjoy life! It's worth it :)

Smile! Cause the world will always move on, even if you aren't. So make the best of it :D

La Música No Tiene Fronteras

Music knows no borders 

Till Next time!

Music is for Healing <3

JLogging it ~ JoLee

Hourglass

Hey readers! Sorry for the long wait, but it's been tough lately. I'll be in Spain for 2 weeks with my school during Spring Break to travel and share music from around the world. It'll be a blast! After all, they say....Music knows no borders! That's our motto :3

So this next blog post is gonna be a bit different. Probably not much like the poems you normally read. Hope you enjoy it. 

The Hourglass

The earth shattering slam of the wooden door

lay in reminisces of chalky slivers.

A fist of iron, and a body of rock

now crouches against a wall

using it as a boulder of support.

No other news could have been as 

life shattering

life changing

life altering.

He will 

Never be the same

What could be better than

a friend in a time of need.

Care and comfort,

sharing of thoughts.

A victim

 a declared host for

a growing intruder in his brain

that will one day, 

take complete dominance.

I, the friend could help with

nothing.

I could do,

nothing

I could only watch and assume

things will be okay.

Years of friendship. 

The uncountable memories

Ice cream wars, popcorn fights

staying up late emailing

chasing each other in the park.

Now all was nothing but a moving picture

trying to burn itself 

into the deepest depths of my mind.

Heart to heart

mind to mind

hand in hand

staring at the night sky.

The glistening of hope

shooting across the forbidden depths 

of eternity.

Oh how we wished 

life could be

filled with hope

"Time is running out" 

he had one last wish

"Be my girl" 

The one guy that I would 

laugh

cry

drool

punch

and fight with

only had eyes for me.

Blinking up a storm, 

trying to meander through 

the vortex of confusion and shock

which enveloped me in a craze.

What could I possibly say?

The ticking of the bomb never diminishes

the seconds get closer

to forever darkness

and here I stay

unable to make a judgement

Yes or No

three letters

or two?

Torture haunting like a lurking shadow

constantly following me with pain.

But in the end, 

my words hurt him

more than his words could ever

hurt me.

Not long after, 

the raven flew across the sky,

closing his chapter

with no last goodbye. 

But I did receive a letter

and let me tell you,

it sure made me cry.

The words 

"I will always love you,

you've saved my life"

etched into the pale

but ragged paper.

Yet I won't ever know

how 

or 

why.

Who could help, but let the tears

pour like faucets from their eyes

It wasn't till then that I finally realized

I was too late.

All this time I realized,

I was running away

from the words I was scared he'd say.

But in reality

I had forgotten

the promise we made

that he 

and I

would be

each others confidants

forever.

What hurts the most

is watching you leave.

Never did I want to say 

goodbye.

Yet now I know

that in life

the hourglass keeps draining.

The sand keeps spilling,

sometimes you can flip it over

and start anew,

but other times

the glass falls off the table

and you are left

with what you can't undo.

Don't wait until that moment

where you wish you could redo

the little things in life.
Don't wait to realize 

you were

a little too late.

In memory of my great friend Matt, who left this world way too soon. Missing you day after day. In our hearts forever bud!

Thanks for reading! Hopefully that wasn't too long and a drag to read. I figured I would try a way to write it so that it wasn't direct story telling. 

Here's a few songs. They are all sadder songs, that don't result in a happy ending. Give them a listen if you're up for it!

Here is Rascal Flatts ~ What Hurts the Most

Sam Tsui ~ Bring Me the Night

Yuya Matsushita~ Last Dance '06 

Music is for healing! <3

Till Later!!
JLogging It~ JoLee

Something all Teenagers Should See

Hey JLogging it readers!

I'm sorry it's been a long time. Almost a month! Hope you all are doing fabulous! I've been crazy busy with University applications, and simply finishing off High School, but I realized that's not an excuse to neglect all you great people.

Upon one of my classes this week, my teacher was looking up inspiring sports related YouTube videos for us to see. Yes, this class was Sports Medicine XD. Anyhow... she stumbled upon this video, and let us watch through it unintentionally. It really made me think though honestly. There are some points that took me by surprise, bringing a completely new revelation to my concept of societal norms and life itself. Some I may have to disagree with, but the statement itself does bring up a very good point.  Check it out and let me know what you think! I know it was uploaded way back in 2010, so many of you may have already seen this a few years back. But who knows, maybe seeing it again now will have a different impression, as I assume we are constantly getting more and more mature. But then again, we all have that playful child like side to us as well.

What do you think about it all?

Hope this satisfies your burning souls behind the understanding of life and human conditions. I'll be working on my next real work for you all. Thanks for your dedication and patience.

Till next time!
Music is for Healing ~ <3
JLogging it ~ JoLee

Happy Valentines Day!

Honestly, I don't know if it's Valentine's or Valentines... or Valentines'... but that's okay! You guys all get the point! XD For some of you this post may be a day early, or just on time... but that's what time-change can do to the world! Somewhere in this world, it's Valentines Day, and somewhere in this world, it's the day before.... but it's never too late or early to share the love you have for your special someone :3

Hm, as a special treat (or poison to your eyes and mind cause it's not the greatest  XD haha), I guess I'll write another 2 part poem for you all. Hope you are enjoying the weekend with your loved ones! And if they aren't around to be there with you at this very moment, I can almost guarantee they are thinking of you as much as you are thinking of them, if not more.

         Our Cycle of Love

To-get-her

wasn't an easy process

time and sweat and tears it took

She's not perfect

 my friends laugh and say

but to me there is no one

that's more worthy of

every minute in my day

Her laugh is bright and brisk

with a little crunch that makes me twitch

Her hands are small and fragile

Something I hold with care

making sure it doesn't break when

the winter air bites hard against

her skin that's oh so fair.

With eyes that glisten in the moon,

and a voice as gentle as a hollow shepherd's flute,

that when ringing in its vibrant chords of song

makes my soul melt and yearn for more

There's no one else I wish to spend

this Valentines day with

A joy, a beauty, a women so loving and fair

My every second I can't help but keep

my mind

my thoughts

my eyes

on this one creation that seems to be 

meant for me

In the end, all I can wish

is that she is mine

 and I am hers

and for eternity we will be 

together. 

Forget him

were words that flew through my head

the tears and inner turmoil

weren't worth my time
He has hurt me more than once
It's always his fault
being so insecure
about making the right decision,
saying the right thing to me
but then again
its sometimes me.
A love that is painful isn't worth
fighting for.

At least, that's what I use to think,
but now I realize

Never can I neglect that face

Eyes with no end that stare

into eternity

The crooked smile that lay

upon his face when he was nervous, or

the wavy bed head 

that I desired to run my fingers through

His voice

The depth and sincerity in his voice

when he told me he loved me

I will never forget that day

 the resonance in my ears 

confirming the one thing I desired

For his caring attitude

his loving smile

his always forgiving nature
The comforting embrace
filled with warmth and security

I love him

Valentines day or not

I will always be with him

Hand in hand, heart to heart, 

he is mine

Never will I be able to 

forget him

Hopefully you all caught on to the cycle of the poem! Its just a cool think I thought might work, but it might not. I'm not sure, let me know :) So, hopefully you're all enjoying Valentines day with someone awesome :) And if not this year, there are many more years to come :D I know its probably not the greatest thing you've read, but I've been in a bit of a time crunch lately with lots going on. Please be understanding.

For all you nerdy freaks like me, here's a cheesy science love song for y'all :) 

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Till later!

Music is For Healing! <3

JLogging It ~ JoLee ^_^  

Stick with it, the little minutes add up!

Hello my fellow global friends!! It's been a while, but I have a special treat for you all. It's exam break for me here in Canada as a high school student, so I've been at exam prep sessions, and studying for a good portion of the days. Being the musician I am, that means even more rehearsals conductors and directors can call! Well, speaking of special treats, I got my friend Sailingpoet to write a short blog entry for you all. Hope you enjoy it! He's a great friend of mine, and we attend the same school and play in quite a few bands together. He'll probably end up as some big name musician in the future, so keep your eyes and ears peeled! Enough of this rambling: here's from Sailingpoet. 

Hey all! Well firstly it's such a pleasure to have JoLee ask me to write something up for this blog! Anyhow, I'm Sailingpoet, I write “Written Under Dire Circumstances” which is kinda my new original poetry vent out to the world on blogspot. If you threw together a concoction of poet, sailor (if you couldn't tell), musician, nerd, hopeless dreamer and a fair pinch of bizarre, it'd come up close to me. Kinda. Sorta. Not really. -.-

Kay enough background info.. Lately in my hot water induced philosophical moments (showers) I've been really thinking about a lot of the things that bother my mind. Anyhoo, I'd like to share this small moment of reflection with you: We live in a world essentially governed by time. Most often, we don't have nearly enough to do everything we really want to do. In a regular week, I'm home for less time than I'm away half the time. Does it strain with hobbies, friendships, relationships, sleep, work, etc? Of course. A lot of my friends are just as busy if not busier. Usually it's fine since we're busy together and could really care less about anything else that's going on. When we're not, it gets a little messier and significantly harder to accomplish anything, It's almost a miracle that it isn't completely falling apart into utter disaster, but I think I've deciphered some of the values that bind us together!

Personally, I think the most important aspect is patience. It may seem so obvious but it's displayed in such a subtle way that it actually required some profound self exploration to realize it for myself. Everyone important in my life has never given up on me on the basis on not having enough time. Those that are fortunate enough to not be bogged down by school, rehearsals, work as well as those that live out of town (and even out of province) deserve a special shoutout for still sticking around. This goes the other way round too. Some people are fantastic yet their most interesting lives don't really leave much room for anything else (that's an impressive feat being busier than I am). Well, in no way is it a one sided unrequited attempt in conversation so it's in these cases, that I feel that I've got something amazing here, and a little time or lack of is nothing compared to how important it is. IMO, the stupidest excuse of all time has to be lacking that patience to just wait it out and just be there because that in itself is dedication. I guess the main point here is, time or lack of time shouldn't matter. The smallest moments add up in the long run and they should be capitalized upon. Abuse those tiny moments in time and squeeze every ounce of it cause bigger moments are harder to come by!

That ended up a little longer than I expected.... Again, tons of thanks to JoLee!!! :D This wouldn't of been possible without. I hope you enjoyed my insights as much as you enjoy reading this blog whether you're a returning reader or a brand new one. Maybe you'll see more of me again in the near future(?) whether that's cause for celebration or not.... Thanks a lot for having me (and surviving through this), world!

[Link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMdD0e0yIo

This is my jam. Livin' by the wise words of Earth, Wind & Fire :3

Till later!

Sailingpoet

Thanks for your support and reading everyone! If you have feedback, or any comments you would like to pass on to Sailingpoet, feel free to email me, or comment, and I'll pass on the word! Be sure to check out his blogspot. Some pretty cool stuff! Here's the link http://sailingpoet.blogspot.ca/. 

Till Later!Music is for Healing! <3JLoggingit ~JoLee

Happy New Year!!!

Hello WORLD!! It's officially 2015!! I am happy for the year that passed and its many blessings, but also excited for the struggles and challenges that will help me to grow as an individual this year :) I would just like to take the time to ask that you all continue to support me in my blog writing this coming year as well. Thanks to those who have supported me in the past 6 months. I'll maybe start opening up spots where people can make their own blog posts on my site as well :D Look forward to it!!

So as tradition... 3 resolutions, and 3 promises.

Resolutions:
1. To not procrastinate when it comes to decisions for my future. (ex. University, job applications, scholarship applications, etc.)
2. To do all my work with a positive attitude. A lot of the time we are faced with responsibilities that we must do, but there may sometimes be circumstance in the way of it all.
3. To learn when to say "no". I often take on more than I can handle, or create for myself an excuse to do what I can't say no to.

Promises:
1. To not give up when things get tough
2. To be a friend to those in need, and not be selfish, but selfless with relentless amounts of kindness
3. To never say "it's not you, it's me." At least give a reasonable response with a real reason. No matter who the other person is... they should at least get to know a decent response. (At least rephrase the standard a little ;) haha)

So that's it for me! What about you?

Well, I should probably start doing all that school work that's due.... :P hahah Procrastination shouldn't be an excuse anymore for anything.. Hahaha.

Happy New Year everyone!!

Till Later!
Music is for Healing <3
JLogging it ~ JoLee