I am a firm believer that music affects mood. Personally, I notice if I listen to hard rock these days it sets me on edge. The screaming makes my ears bleed and the lyrics make me cringe. It puts me in a bad mood. My husband finds this annoying since I grew up in theContinue reading “Music Moods”
Category Archives: Essay
Emotions in Art
Have I mentioned how much I love art? Ideas that come from people using their creative gifts to express themselves send chills down my spine. Art is form, shape, expression and my favorite – color. Colors, like music, can affect a person’s moods and thoughts. I recently read somewhere that if you eat off ofContinue reading “Emotions in Art”
Solitude vs. Lonliness (a Vignette)
Standing upon this hill, I feel the sense of solitude as a meditation. I could contemplate different aspects of my own life, or I could get out of my Self to look upon the village below. I focus on the church bell hanging within the white steeple, the tallest point around. I imagine the lifeContinue reading “Solitude vs. Lonliness (a Vignette)”
The Truth About Me & Jesus
The other day I took one of those social media quizzes that told me my word for the new year would be “truth.” This makes perfect sense to me as I am in the midst of rewriting my testimony book, which is about true stories of God working within my life. I struggle in myContinue reading “The Truth About Me & Jesus”
Merry Christmas!
When I was a kid, every Christmas my mom would pile us all into the car and head to our grandparents’ house for Christmas, to be with the whole family. There would be tons of sweets, games, kids running around, presents, and invariably someone would be sick. That didn’t matter though-everyone still came and theContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”
How to Read a Poem
First, gather some free time eliminating all distraction. Next, clear your busy mind, preventing your abstraction. Let yourself notice specifics as you take each word, one by one. Make certain you grasp the lyrics, but go slowly, until you are done. Use your dictionary to define, Let the imagery wash over you. TakeContinue reading “How to Read a Poem”
A Sunday
Do you ever feel like you are in the right place at the exact right time? It feels like physical harmony, not just that vibration in your ears and throat you get when you sing, but a total body vibration – like all is right in the universe. God has been blessing me with thatContinue reading “A Sunday”
Dawn Marie Paul Art & Books 