The Secret Place

My heart, my heart, my heart, and us in the secret place....

Brighter

"She said don't you know that
There's people in places
And places I've never seen
And everyone said that
She's better off dead
But she looked like she wanted it all

And when it all looks brighter
Just turn around and smile"

Everything That Spring Can Bring

"You can never hold back spring
You can be sure I will never stop believing
The blushing rose, it will climb
Spring ahead or fall behind
Winter dreams the same dream, every time

Baby you can never hold back spring
Even though you've lost your way
The world is dreaming, dreaming of spring

So close your eyes
Open your heart
To the one who's dreaming of you
And you can never hold back spring
Remember everything that spring can bring
Baby you can never hold back spring
Baby you can never hold back spring"

The Two 6 Minutes That Changed My Life

1) Gene Roddenberry's "The Star Trek Dream"

It was off of the soundtrack to the original "Star Trek" film from 1979, newly remastered all those years ago when, as a preteen in love with both sci-fi and movie soundtracks, I stumbled upon this set of 2 discs, the first being the soundtrack, and the second, I could care less at the time. I rushed to buy my newfound gem, happy that I had been lucky enough to find the idyllic soundtrack to one of my favorite sci-fi movies.

The first disc gleefully never left my CD player, but as time went on, slowly I began to wonder, what was on that second disc? That second disc, my curiosity eventually discovered, was full of interviews of the cast and crew of the original "Star Trek" movie, full of surprisingly interesting insights about science fiction, the show itself, and our society, and where it was going into the future.

But the greatest gem was at the end of the CD. As a preteen who had never quite fit in (and perhaps that is all of us at some time), my dreams and dreaming could lead me into places all my own, to escape the wrath of bullies and rules and judgements from my school, my teachers, and most of all, my fellow classmates.

I used to listen to this every night in bed, every night that I felt lonely and completely and totally alone in this world without a direction, without a home. I listened to this. And his words have changed my life. They got me through the best and worst times of teenager-dom, so thank you Gene Roddenberry. Thank you for understanding me, and thank you for letting me dream!

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2) Wayne Coyne's "Creating Your Own Happiness"

I found the band by accident, I found the article by accident, but I suppose it simply is a perfect send-up to the idea of being open to whatever comes your way. In this short, little-known NPR interview, Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips gave this little speech, or spoken thought, on happiness. I stumbled upon it completely by random one day, after school as a teen. That tiny decision to invest my time and listen to what he said would turn out to change my life, much like how Gene Roddenberry had with his special words.

As I listened, I could literally almost feel some kind of understanding shoot open into my teenage mind & heart -- I knew what he was saying was right, it all made sense. These thoughts, I'd had them randomly before, but it all came together here. His words made so much more sense than what I'd been told before about happiness. And it helped my teenage years become more than just a tragedy.

Thanks, Wayne. Your simple words changed my world.

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