Top 15 Positive Songs

 Over the years songs have been put out with a positive message that we all should hear and even make them a part of ours lives. In this blog I will be listing my top 15 positive songs that I think the world needs to really hear. 

The songs are in no real order. They can be a personal positive message or a positive message about people in general. I will have a link to the video or song.

1) Firework by Katy Perry - This song is a self positive song that sends a great message. It can lift anybody up who is feeling down about themselves. Video Here

2) Everyday people by Sly & the family stone - I love this song. It's from the 70's and I remember growing up hearing this song. The world needs to hear this one for it sends a message about no matter our color etc, we are just people. This song will never get old for me. Video Here

3) Imagine by John Lennon - This is another classic that I'm sure everyone knows. I wish the world could live as one. Video here

4) Give piece a chance by John Lennon - Another oldie that gives a really good message to the world. The only thing I don't like about this song is that the chorus gets repeated over and over. Most of the song is the chorus. Other than that, it's a really great one to listen to. Video here

5)Love one another by Tito Jackson - This is a brand new song that just came out by Michael Jackson's brother Tito. Their brother Marlon also has vocal parts. I think this is another important song for everyone to hear. It has a great beat too. A lot of famous people and Jackson family members appear in the video which I think is cool. I am so addicted to this song at the moment. If you haven't heard it yet, you should and then share it. Video here

6)Fucking perfect by Pink - A great self positive song. Video here

7) Beautiful by Christina Aguilera - Another self positive song that goes along with Fucking perfect I think. Video here

8)Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson - I really love this song. I think the whole album has great messages and can make one think. I love the music video too. Video here

9)Keep the faith by Michael Jackson - I think this is an underrated song. It's very uplifting and has helped me get through some bad days. Audio Here

10) Don't stop believing by Journey - Who doesn't know and love this song? Audio here

11) Heal the world by Michael Jackson - Another great song by Michael Jackson Video here

12) Unpretty by TLC - Another song that I love and has a strong message about one's self. Video here

13) Born this way by Lady Gaga - This is kinda different self positive song but I felt it should be included. Video here

14) When we stand together by Nickleback - I know a lot of people don't like this group but they do have a positive message in this song. Video here

15) One night of peace by New kids on the block - This came out a couple of years ago I believe. Although I think we should have more than one night of peace, I think it still has a great message. Audio here

Hornable mention: This young lady from this season of America's got talent has an amazing voice. She got the golden buzzard but couldn't go on because her cancer has come back. She battled it once before and beat it but it came back and is taking a toll on her. Hell, even Simon Cowell started to get choked up when talking to her via video. Anyways, she did a song of her own called It's okay. I don't remember her real name but she goes by Nightbird. Here is the audio of her song: Click here

I know there are more positive songs out there that the world needs to hear or that we need to hear about ourselves but this is what came to mind when I thought about doing this list. 

There are a few sayings I want to close out with:

From Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation album: "In complete darkness we are all the same. It's only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."

Anonymous about just getting along: "People just really need to to chill the fuck out. We're floating in space on a giant rock that we can't leave. Look at the stars or something, stop being so awful"

Another anonymous about equal rights: "Equal rights for others does not mean less rights for you. It's not pie."

Here is one more in a photo form:

 

I'm So Sorry...Is It Really Enough?

 We are constantly hearing those words, "I'm so sorry" from people after saying something wrong on social media or tv. If someone was a teen and said something wrong then years later realized they were wrong and apologizes, that's one thing. Young people may not truly get how wrong they are being and as they grow, they learn and change their thoughts. What is getting on my nerves is when adults who 100% know better say something very wrong then when they get called out on it, they say how sorry they are, they should know better etc etc.

I get that people make mistakes and sometimes at the heat of the moment, may something out of line but come on, this is getting out of hand. Adults are fully aware that words have power, they hurt and can cause harm to others. It's called think before you freakin' open your mouth! How can one not know that what they are saying is wrong if they are an adult? It isn't difficult to know if what you are about to say is disrespectful and hurtful. 

The newest thing I heard is about some news caster said something wrong about an Asian baseball player and how he doesn't speak English or doesn't speak it very well. How could he not know what he said was wrong before he said it? It's not brain surgery. Now he is saying sorry, he didn't know, since then he learned it was wrong, WTF? What is he, two? Yeah that is kind rude but it pisses me off that as an adult he had to learn this within a few days of saying something hateful that it was wrong? I have no remorse for people who speak hateful words especially when it is racists. As an adult, what is it that you still have to learn that you didn't learn in your earlier life that you don't say things like that?

Same with Christy Teigen. When she told someone they should kill themselves and other very disrespectful things. She was an adult when she said those nasty things to people, old enough to know better and to have learned already that you don't talk to people like that, yet she keeps saying sorry for things she has said and keeps coming up with "reasons". 

I'm not really on the cancel culture wagon but I think we need to start holding people accountable when they say harmful nasty things to or about others. We do live in a free speech country so I don't know how we could hold someone accountable for free speech. God am I already tired of the I'm sorry. It's gotten to the point where I don't believe most of the people who say it because I think most are just sorry they got caught and called out on it and they are trying to save their ass. 

I know this isn't going to stop but I need to vent about it because I am beyond tired of this kind of behavior from people who are old enough to know right from wrong. Saying sorry isn't enough for me anymore. People just need to think before they speak and watch what they say especially if you are in the public eye. 

Oh another person that just needs to stop is Wendy Williams. It seems like every time she opens her mouth it's something horrible against someone. She doesn't say sorry most of the time (which is fine by me)and she still has people following her. That is just as bad, that so many people think it's okay that she talks crap about other people. They are basically giving her the okay to continue to bad mouth others, so disgusting. 

What happened to respect and empathy for others? UGH

Trump Impeachment/The Left, the Right, Extremist, Who Is Right?

There are two topics I try to stay away from, religion and politics. Those two topics are dangerous to get into and can get very heated. Every once in awhile though I want to express my thoughts on these subjects because things just keep bugging me. 

Where do I start, I guess with the impeachment. There are so many different opinions about this. Do I think Trump played a part in the storming of the capital? Yes. Should he and others be held for their part in it? Yes. Is Trump fully responsible? No. Aren't the people who stormed the capital responsible? Yes. There are so many layers to all of this.

Anytime a leader opens their mouth, they are responsible for what they say. If what they say happens to lead the followers to do something bad, that leader is partly responsible for it. A leader holds great power. People look up to them and in some way treat them like a God, it's just human nature and we all do it even towards celebrities. When that leader says jump, the followers say how high. The followers will listen to the person they admire and look up to no matter how crazy the leader may or may not be. Take a look at Hitler and cult leaders. Those people have said some crazy shit and yet they STILL had/have followers who react to what is being said. Now I'm not comparing Trump to Hitler or cult leaders, I'm just stating how much power any leader has over their followers.

People listen to what their leader says and will believe in what they say even if it's a bunch of lies or twisted truth. This why is any leader has to be careful what they and how they say things. Trump has ever right to believe the election was rigged, to be angry about it and try to fight it. He still should have been careful how he said things same with the other leader type people who stood up for Trump. Everyone knows that chaos can easily be created by what they say. Trump may not have actually said to storm the capital and hunt down those who opposed him to make them pay but what he did say during the rally was just as bad and might as well have said to go do all of that.

He knows how much power he has/had and that people will take him up on his word. Trump could have said his speech in a much better way that didn't sound like he wanted some kind of chaos. Because he and the few other leader type people that worked for him said their speeches the way they did, it caused people to feel like they need to take action and do something about it. That's when they said okay, lets go fight and stormed the capital, beating people up, breaking into the capital, killing people and trying to hunt down the people that opposed Trump. For some reason the people that did this lost all sense of humanity and respect for human life. So yes Trump and others were partly responsible for the storming of the capital and should be held accountable of inciting knowing full well that what they said would cause people to react badly. Also, Trump should have called in the national guard way earlier. Hell they should have been there in the beginning. 

With all of that being said, people are responsible for their own actions no matter what their leader says. They should have the common sense and humanity to not go do what was done. A police officer lost his freakin life trying to do his job because someone decided to use his anger and beat the cop to death. Cops are people too and should never have to go through something like that. It's disgusting that some people think that that kind of behavior is okay just because they are angry and hateful. The other people that lost their lives shouldn't have lost their lives either. Sometimes a leader might say something that is completely wrong and the followers have their own responsibility to say "hey that is too far" and make the choice to not participate. What they choose to do or not to do is their part of responsibility.

For years and years, people have always blamed the right or the left for things that are wrong in the world. During the past four years and the capital incident, it got worse. Now people are blaming different extremist groups. So who really is to blame? How about just people, people are to blame. We need to stop putting everyone into groups then blaming the groups as a whole. This never worked and never will. When are we going to learn this? White people put blame on other races and Jews for things, other races/nationalities blame others that are not them, we blame other people, religion, the far left, the far right but when are we going to realize we need to blame individuals?

By blaming a certain group of people of something only creates more separation, hate, anger and violence. We are going to destroy ourselves if we keep doing this. It's not the far right, the far left or extremist, it's individual people. There are both good and bad in every group (even in hate groups). Some are violent on all sides and some are not. We need to put our differences aside and work together to make this world better and stop blaming groups of people for everything. I think this angers me more than anything that I am talking about. There have been violent democrats, violent Trump supports but there are also good ones. We can have different beliefs without separating ourselves from our loved ones or others, we can think differently without putting blame on another group. We are so much smarter and better than this crap.

So when I ask the left, the right, extremist, who is right? I say no one group/side is right nor wrong. Individual people are right or wrong or even responsible or not responsible. Blame individual people, not groups. Hold any leader responsible for their role in what happens when given a speech and get people riled up. This is my opinion and thoughts on things.

Humans On Other Worlds

 Whether you believe in aliens or not, there are millions of other planets and galaxies. Because of this, we can't possibly be the only living creatures in the entire infinite universe. I like to think that somewhere out there, there are other humans or human types living on distant planets especially if the planet is similar to earth.

I wonder, would the humans look exactly like us or would they have both same and different charistics as us? Would they have evolved like us or would their lives be completely different? Would they be far advanced, about the same or far behind in technologies? Would they have music, tv, movies & video games? If so, how different would it be from us?

I wonder if they would live in a utopia world or like ours with borders and wars. What language(s) would they speak? Would they have the same kind of animals as us? How about religions? Would they have wars, dictators, racisms etc? 

There are so many different possibilities on how their world could be. I like to think they are pretty much like us but maybe a little more advanced, that it's a utopia world but still have borders and now bullshit that tends to happen on ours. Although if they have free will, I am sure they have their issues too.

I sometimes think about these things and questions especially when I hear about how they found a new planet that is similar to us. I really hope one day we can find out. I know it most likely won't happen in my lifetime but it still would be nice if one day we can find out the answers to these questions. Just thought I would brain storm my thoughts and ideas on the matter. Hope all is well, take care 😀

How Bad Is Satanism Really?

 So, I just got done watching a documentary on Hulu called 'Hail Satan?' For me personally, I was always confused on what it really is and just figured Satanism was just bad. I'm not into religion but I do believe in a God and have my own thoughts on what God really stands for.

This documentary was very interesting. It wasn't just all about Satan. It did talk about what they really stand for, the battle between them and Christians and when both Christians and Satanism wanted to have their monuments at a state capital. This is what made it interesting to watch and learn something knew.

First, I do think church and state should always be separated. Everyone believes in something different and no one religion or God should be forced onto another nor should everyone follow the same beliefs from one religion. It's wrong. Therefore I think having any religious monument on any state property shouldn't be allowed. If there is one, others should be allowed as well, period. No one religion is better than the other.

Watching this documentary, I got a more insight of who true modern Satanist are and my initial thoughts just like everyone else's I'm sure, is wrong. They actually seem to be a decent group of people. They are basically Atheist but decide to come together and stand up for human rights especially if something is trying to force religion onto someone else. They don't actually worship evil and demons. 

The movies, media and religion has painted an un-true picture of them so now everyone has wrong thoughts in their head. There are of course bad ones who call themselves Satanist and do bad rituals, killings and worship demons. Those two groups are completely different and should be looked at as such. There are both good and bad in every group of people and that is what we should always remember before judging others.

The conclusion, one should always educate themselves about something before passing judgement on others, there is room for all beliefs and they are not bad people; they are like us just trying to get through this thing called life. I highly recommend this documentary. As I end this, below is their seven tenets which is like the ten commandments. They are pretty standard and just like some of the commandments, people in general should follow.

"The mission of the Satanic temple is to support empathy between people, freedom, unwillingness to tyrannical power, and protest against injustice,"

The seven tenets are as follows:

1) One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

2) The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

3) One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

4) The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach  upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

5) Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

6) People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

7) Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

A Messiah

I recently watched the Netflix show Messiah (review of it click here). While watching it, it got me thinking about things so besides doing a review about it, I decided to do this regular blog.

How do you think the world would react if all of a sudden someone claimed to be the new son of God? I am sure on a daily basis there is someone saying they are God or a son of God but those people sadly have something wrong in their brain. So would we react any different if there was an actual new son of God here on earth? Would what it take for people, for you to believe that what this person is saying is true? Even if you haven't seen the show or don't even believe in a God, what would make you believe?

Just like in the show, I am sure some would believe and follow, some would not believe and the government would want to investigate thinking he might be a terrorist or a dangerous cult leader if certain things happened. I think that's what helps make that show great, it pretty much shows how collectively the world would behave.

Since everyday there is someone out there claiming to be the word of God, God himself or his son, I think a real Messiah would have to really prove himself to be legit. Although, we would probably just think he was an illusionist. It would have to take some real "magic" to make most of us believe he was the real thing. Just automatically believing a guy like that can be dangerous if they are mentally ill and/or just trying to start a cult.

So let's say it has been proven he is the real deal, now what? If you talked to him, what would you ask? How would you feel knowing that there is a God and his son is standing before you especially if you didn't believe in a God beforehand? How would the world change by him being here?

I like to think the world would be able to heal and become better. There might be religious wars on the street and chaos at first. Places like North Korea might be harder to break through since they cut tend to cut themselves off from the world. Maybe he will have answers on how to fix our planet and to end the "religion wars" that we tend to have. He would be able to set the record straight. I know he wouldn't be able to give away all the answers but I like to think he could answer a lot of them.

Since I believe in a God but not religion, it would just confirm my beliefs. I have no idea what I would ask. Maybe things like, what does he think about all the "sins" people say are against God? How does he really feel about LGTBQ, horror movies, exorcisms and other paranormal things. Does things really do happen for a reason? How is my mom doing and can she really hear me when I talk to her? How can the world fix things like hunger and the homeless? I am not sure how I feel if he was to stand before me, probably cry and my anxiety would probably kick in. The only thing I would want from him is to cure the few health issues I have going on that can sometimes interfere with my life.

So those are my thoughts and feelings. If I had the right microphone and didn't have anxiety, I would probably do some Youtube videos and this blog would be one video I would make so I could read other people's thoughts on this subject and more. Maybe someday.

Buffy: How many times did Giles get knocked out?

While watching Buffy the vampire slayer tv shows over the years, I've come to realize that Giles (the watcher), has been knocked out way too many times to still be able to function. I looked on-line to see exactly how many times but there is nothing. I decided to try and do that count myself. I didn't think to write down the episodes he got knocked out etc until after I already did the count and I wasn't about to watch them all over again since that is a lot o episodes to go through. Anyways, here are my results for those who are curious.

Times knocked out in the series: 9 times, most of it happened in the earlier seasons.
He also was tortured but Dru, chloroformed and had his head banged up against the wall several times in one episode. He was beat up pretty bad and almost died in the episode where Willow is all powerful and in the very last episode of the series, he is banged up pretty bad.

WOW! There is no way that Giles could get out of all of that without being messed up or dead. He would be in a coma, have brain damage or just  dead. Good thing it's just tv.

So there you have it, a short run down on how many times Giles was knocked out and banged up pretty bad.