Merle Haggard - Respectfully

It is safe to say that there is not one person involved in country music that has not been touched by Merle Haggard and his music, myself included.  The first song that really touched me was "Mama's Hungry Eyes". Somehow at that time in my life when I first heard it, I felt that it was a song about me in a way. A song about not having what you really wish you had, but not saying or expressing it, so no one knows although you can see it in someone's eyes if you are observant.  Today I listened to some of his music on Spotify and created a playlist with some of the songs I like the very best.

Thank you for your music Merle Haggard and rest in peace.


Merle Haggard Playlist on Spotify

Bio Day

What can one do on a Sunday? A lot of things naturally ... I have been updating some of my bios out there in the cyber world. One of them is the Last.fm biography.  If you would like to know more of my story, read it on last.fm

Maybe there is something new in there that you didn't already know? One can never have to much knowledge! :-)

Undo

One all time favorite rule to live by is the Golden Rule. You have heard it: "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you". It sounds simple - and it is, because all it takes is just to think about what you are doing at all times to keep in mind how something you do will affect others. It's all about consequences ... avoiding choices and decisions leading to something that you don't feel like having to deal with further down the road ... when practiced thoughtfully and mindfully for a period of time it will become not a second nature, but it is becoming your nature and who you are.

I have also extended this with a follow up thought: "Undo to others what has been done to you." That works just as easily: if someone has done something to you that you did not like, undo it by not doing it to someone else.

On Friendship Day

Quote-a-palooza

An instant mood picker-upper is reading quotes: it works every time! And that they give you motivation and are thought provoking come as bonuses. Here are some of the favorites I found today:

Work Out To Country Music!

I received a newsletter from Pandora where they had listed some stations with music you can work out to - a country station too! I think that is a great idea!

Pandora Country Music Work Out Station


PS. If you would like to check out my station on Pandora, go here:  Kriz Rogers (Kriztina Ahs) on Pandora

Where Everyone Is Someone

It may sound simple and it may sound general, but everyone is someone in Nashville. What I mean is, that the chance of a VIP person being right next to you wherever you are is extremely big.  There are celebrities living here that have made this city their home because of the small town feel of it and they can walk around pretty much unnoticed if they want to and blend in with the crowd, because the crowd is so used to having someone of high dignity show up every now and then.  There are VIPs that can go unnoticed too, because they work behind the scenes and not in front of a camera or in the spotlight. So, be careful what you say, where you say it and how you say it, because Emmylou Harris' assistant or her road manager can sit right next to you. Not that anyone would have anything else but good things to say about her, but anyway.

"Nashville - the city where everyone is someone, so natural that every somebody is one in the crowd."