Reassurance

Mother Nature fights back against the plague we've created on her face. She's so much deeper than we know, her soul buried under the burning mechanical surface we have built.  She draws from this to wash away the grime of our world, and we tremble, in awe at her power.

As I stand here, feet solid in the soft earth, wind whipping around me, rain washing the world clean again, I am calm. Calm amid chaos, refusing to panic as she -- as she tears down the world we've built.

There's something reassuring about the rain.
(once more, for those who missed it)
There's something reassuring about the rain.

Yes. Our lives have been solid shaken.
Yes. Our homes have been destroyed.
Yes. Our loved ones have been hurt and lost.

In a world where we are accustomed to controlling every detail, though, it's reassuring to be reminded of how very little we do control.

Every idea we have, every feat of engineering, we have stolen from the Earth.  It's been done before, and while our own machines may burn and grind and lift into the air, there's no replacing the beauty of a bird on the wing. We are far from the perfection that is nature, and as we continue to reach too far into nature's coin-purse, surely the consequences will become clear.

Mother Nature fights back.

There's something reassuring about the rain.

See me.

He is a mystery
Another challenger
Intriguing
Me

He is a charmer too
Swept me away
Before
I
Knew

I just want to know
I just want to know
Everything

Baby tell me
All
Your dreams

What are your secrets
What's your destiny

Say it's with me
Say it's with me

He is a mystery
Another
cur i os ity

So tell me
Why
Can't he see
Why
Can't he see

Me

Kyle DeForrest - "La La Land"

The latest from my incredible younger brother!

Worldview

This world terrifies me.
There is such hate, such ignorance, such apathy.

How can we hope for a world, dream of a world, that is better – when the people of this world, refuse to change?

How can anyone choose hate? Choose ignorance? How can someone actively choose to make the world a more difficult place to live?

And why? Why does the world choose to respond with violence? Why is it acceptable to respond to hate, with violence?

How is it that a radical, fundamental minority can have such a strong impact? And why is it that the response to hate is MORE HATE?

Instead, why not choose to educate? Why not choose to forgive? Why is it that this culture of hate, culture of fear, is acceptable?


I refuse to live in fear.
I refuse to spread hate.
I refuse to choose ignorance.
I refuse to respond with violence.

I hope for a world in which education, science, and acceptance are widespread.

Maybe I'm hoping for the impossible, but I will not give up, give in, or get out.

Blurred

That moment
When I wake up laughing
At something you said in a dream

And it would seem you were here
If only in my mind

And wish I was still dreaming
To be closer still

La La Land at the Zoo

Kyle DeForrest- It Must Be Love! - Live at the Galleria

lessons 2

If, one day, I should have a son, I'd tell him,

Don't shield your heart, love is just as powerful as strength.
Be strong. Be smart. Be kind. 
Forgive those who hurt you,
thank those who help you,
and help those who need you.

Be true to yourself,
walk tall and proud,
hold your head up strong and face the world,
secure with the knowledge that you were made to live in it. 

Study the past, for it hints at the future.

Know music, art, and nature -- each is reflected in the other.

Know when to admit you're wrong.
Know when to say that you don't know.
Know when to ask for help.

Learn to dance, to write, to sing, and to cook.

Be quick to smile, slow to judge, and always give second  (or third) chances.

Look for beauty everywhere, you'll find it in the most unexpected places. 

Seek out the truth, and live by it.

The world is yours to care for, study it, protect it, and become all you wish to be. 

Eighteen - Kyle DeForrest

lessons

If, one day, I have a daughter, I'd tell her:

Create your own joy,
and in those moments when the world crashes around you,
stand strong. 
You are, all by yourself, a force of nature. 
Strength must come from within to be sustainable,
and the harder you work to become the person you wish to be,
the stronger you will become. 

It isn't easy, life, love, happiness.  But it isn't meant to be. 

Know that if you fall,
I'm here to catch you,
and if you break,
I'll stand strong enough for both of us. 

In those moments when the world grows dark,
stand for what you believe in,
and don't give an inch to those who doubt. 

In those moments when it seems the world has left you behind,
look behind you, because you aren't alone.
Remember to ask for help, when you need it, for there will always be someone happy to help.

Life is a struggle,
but that's where the beauty lies,
because if it were easy,
there would be no passion, no music, no art. 

When it seems your heart is breaking,
Remember to love yourself.
Remember to look for joy in the smallest things.
Remember to look for beauty amid the chaos.

Stand strong, work hard, and love the world you live in,
and you'll do everything you set your mind to.