http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:10:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   So a couple months ago, Mark Lee (from Third Day - who played two nights ago on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) made a great blog post entitled “There isn't a statue of a critic.” Here's some of what he said: “Look for the good in the world and talk about ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/07/statues-of-critics/ So this post is for Audra, who was kind enough to tell me (a couple weeks ago) that she missed me around the Watercooler. I also had to get this posted today so I wouldn't miss the whole month of June. Argh. For those of you that wondered if I ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/06/im-back/ I've been reading some good books on songwriting lately. The Craft and Business of Songwriting by John Braheny states, "In order to operate at peak performance during the creative process, you should be motivated internally by the spirit of play and exploration and forget about what anybody else might think. ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/05/keep-playing-watercooler-wednesdays/ Though I've yet to complete reading it, I've greatly enjoyed Robert McKee's book, Story, and I wanted to pass on a recommendation in case you haven't yet made the discovery for yourself. This post is another in the Watercooler Wednesdays series on arts and culture. If you have an interest ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/05/story-robert-mckee-watercooler-wednesdays/ One of my blogosphere friends, Vicky Beeching, put up a vlog a couple of days ago exposing the incredible wreck that is the inside of her Jeep. You should check it out... it's pretty amazing. :o) She actually used that as a springboard for some good thoughts on living an ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/05/what-a-wreck/ So I had a really great time in Nashville last week. I suppose I should have been blogging about it all along, but I was so busy having fun! Now that I'm giving you almost a whole week in a single post, I'll just summarize and leave out a lot... ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/05/nashville-rocks/ I thought I'd preach at myself a little today... This is another post that's part of the conversation on arts and culture around the Watercooler with Randy Elrod, and I'm talking more about personal culture than anything else. There's a part of me that wants life to be everything that it ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/04/no-holds-barred-watercooler-wednesdays/ Hey there! Here's another post that's part of the Watercooler Wednesdays discussion on arts and culture. Thought I'd try to start a conversation about heroes today. Do you have any heroes? People who you look up to who have done something great to impact the lives of many or to ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/04/hero-watercooler-wednesdays/ Hi, friends! Couldn't sleep tonight, and ended up writing a bit in my journal. Thought I'd share some of it with you here. Hope you're all well. What kind of love Would make a man give up his life? It's hard to grasp You felt this way ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/04/writing-from-tonight/ Here's another post that's part of Randy Elrod's Watercooler Wednesdays. I recently ran across a list of famous last words on Wikiquote. Check 'em out here. I don't want to seem morbid, but I think it's interesting to see what people choose (or sometimes just happen) to have as their ... http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2008/04/watercooler-wednesday-famous-last-words/