Helping people and writing Part of my country southern charm is the desire to help people and make them smile. I've been searching my soul and taking inventory over the last few months about what direction I should take when I get serious about writing. I've decided to create an elixir of the things I like most and write about it. Music Writing Helping others Making people feel special Music I've had a love for music ever since I was a child and my family would go to this establishment in my little town called The Old South Jamboree. I saw some pretty impressive talents there back then. Jerry Lee Lewis , Ronnie Milsap , Porter Wagoner and many others. I never did really gain much pleasure from sitting in front of a television set so music and reading were my pleasures. Of course since then my musical tastes have broadened a lot. As a result, I was getting really depressed about the lack of talent in mainstream music across all genres. I've came into
Coffee cup (Photo credit: @Doug88888 ) The coffee was fresh, the house was silent, it was time to write. Almost time. After the obligatory cigarette and a surprise visit from Tipsy the Calico, I traipse on over to the kitchen table, take my place behind the keyboard and prepare to bang away at the keys in the hopes that my words form enough logic to prevent frustration from setting in. I reason out a few words and delete them shortly after. It becomes apparent that I need a little inspiration. A push in the write direction. I stare straight through the monitor hoping for something to burst forth. Nothing but random incoherent distractions. Damn! Nothing! I'm in the mood to create something and I will, even if it's crap. Peter Mark Roget (Roget's Thesaurus) (Photo credit: dullhunk ) I pull up my favorite search engine and begin my search for something to help me feel like a real creative word crafter type person. When I first considered writing on the web