Left vs. Right

Have you ever categorized yourself, or been categorized by someone else, as right- or left-brained?  It’s funny how we tend to like organization and compartmentalization, even when it comes to people and their personalities.  Like you can only be one thing or the other.  Well, I’ve pretty much been categorized as your standard left-brain.  I approach most things very logically, analytically…however, in my heart of hearts, I love to create.  And probably it just speaks volumes about my brain orientation when I talk about analyzing the creative journey like it’s something that can be qualified or quantified.  But I do know that, quantifiable or not, there are experiences, times, places, feelings that move some hidden right-brain part of me that longs to express and create.

This is just a little piece of my adventure.

I believe that music is an adventure, something that’s designed to take you on a journey to another place, another time, another emotion…music can take us outside of ourselves and into someone else’s experiences, and it can also touch us on a deeply personal level.  A song is an experience.

That being said, as a songwriter, I aim to be constantly evolving musically, just as my life is constantly incorporating new experiences.  This blog is going to be a forum for me to articulate those experiences that overflow into creative endeavors.  I’ll be talking about musical journeys I’ve taken, and the journeys they take me on, whether they be into art, photography, design, food, travel, or worship…I am a firm believer that there’s a little bit of inspiration to be found everywhere, even for a left-brain.