No Words To Describe An Emotion

The definition of music is the following, "vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion".

But to me, music is more than that. Music isn't only a sound, it's a feeling, a way of life. A really amazing song can make you feel something that cannot be described by words, cannot be understood unless experienced.


I have been singing my entire life, and I don't intend to stop. As I say to myself when I doubt this, "I will never shut up." (Sorry Mrs. Joyner, I know I shall not ever say that. :) )

If I tell somebody repeatedly that I like a song, I don't like the song. It means that I am living the song. "What does that even mean?" You may ask. When I am "living"music, I feel as though I am somehow connected to the song. I am constantly singing, and when I'm not singing out loud, I'm playing the music over and over in my head.

 You may think you have experienced this obsession, but you probably haven't. I don't mean that in an exclusive way, I'm just trying to explain this feeling to the best of my ability. Usually this is most common in musicians.

My current music lifestyle revolves around Dear Evan Hansen. It's an amazing musical currently on Broadway, and here are the reasons, that I can put into words, why it's wonderful.

1. Ben Platt is amazing. (He also went to Camp Ramah. I go to Camp Ramah. We're practically best friends.)
2. The voices are indescribably phenomenal.
3. The story is inspiring and the song lyrics are something many teens can relate to.

I'm running out of adjectives.

I wish the tickets weren't so expensive so I could see the show!

Anyway, music is pretty cool. :)

Tweet Less, Think More

Many people hate President Donald Trump. For this blog post, many people are going to criticize his every move. My blog post isn't going to be like that because insults won't improve anything. My criticism will be as constructive as possible. These are a few do's and don't's for our new president.

 The first thing that President Trump should do is think more. Some of his ideas make sense, but they all go wrong because he forgets to add a certain guideline, or doesn't think the whole thing through thoroughly enough. 

 Apologize! If you recognize that you have done or said something wrong, it is important to apologize. Apologies do not show weakness. In fact, apologies are a sign of maturity. Please, at least pretend to be mature.

The last "do" is to be informed. If you appear to be intelligent, more people will take you seriously. There are two resources I highly recommend. The first is the Ben Shapiro show. It is a podcast with conservative Ben Shapiro, an extremely intelligent person who is also phenomenal at debating. (Click here to listen to his podcasts.) The second is Prager University. This is a YouTube channel with educational videos from a conservative point of view. You may not be able to view them if you have restricted mode on your device, but there is nothing inappropriate about them. They are perfect for anybody wanting to learn more about political issues. (Click here for the PragerU website.) 

One "don't" for Donald Trump relates to Twitter. There is no need to tweet whenever somebody insults you. There is absolutely no reason to respond to every tiny comment you receive. When you're famous, people will hate you, that's just how it is. Responding to all of them is only escalating the issue.