Inspiration

This is my second day at home (Campinas, Brasil) since my trip to San Francisco. I had the opportunity to go because I participated in the competition that Ode organised. They rewarded the best proposal, by readers/fans, for the new Ode site with a plane ticket to SF. I got to meet the people behind a magazine which I have admired for several years and take an eleven day vacation! To be honest I'll never know if the editors thought my plan was the best, of the hundreds of entrees, or if it was just the least bad of two entrees. But I guess that's OK.

I always wanted to go to SF and I really enjoyed it. One of the most interesting things I did was attending a Gospel/Spiritual concert. There were three groups performing. I remembered 'the black voices' and 'the black heritage choir' because their music was most impressing. The thing I found most moving was the way they sang. They were full of energy, rocking their bodies, their faces took on every possible expression as they sang words of joy and of sorrow. They sang with their souls, with everything they had and weren't afraid to show it. They were open and showed their passion and love for what they were doing. They sang without fear. They weren't trying to be perfect, they were being themselves, accepting who and what they were (the good and the bad) and letting their passion rise from within and pour into the world trough their voices.

I believe them to be an example for anyone who wishes to do anything well. So next time I want to do something right I'll try and imagine doing it with all the passion that I have. If you wish to do things full of passion and energy, find and watch a video of them on the Net so you know what I'm talking about. When you find it please let us know and make a link to my blog. Abra