Some time ago I took part in Willie Nelson's Peace Video Contest and did a version of a song by Amy and Willie Nelson ("A Peaceful Solution"). The cover has been on my You Tube channel for some time, so some of you may already be familiar with it. If you aren't, I hope you take a moment to listen to it.
I feel very honored to be able to contribute to this project and on my part spread the word of peace.
Willie Nelson Peace Reseach Institute does important work, so please check out their website, get familiar with different issues and listen to other artist's versions of "A Peaceful Solution" as well.
My cover version was just published on the website, here is a link which directs you to the article. I encourage you to visit the website and urge you to consider what peace and peaceful solutions mean to you. And also act upon what you come to realize.
If you want to take part in Willie Nelson's Peace Video Contest you can do so by covering this particular song or by creating a video to accompany any of the many available audios you can download from the site. Or if you aren't feeling up to it, you can always spread the message of peace through your own actions and be part of the peace revolution in your own very specific and meaningful way. Thank you.
** UPDATE: The video for my version of "A Peaceful Solution" has been taken off of my YT channel (mrhouse2007). However it will be re-uploaded to my new official YT channel (KimmoMusic), along with lots of original songs, past present and future.
8/25/2009
Nature Boy's Tale
It's been a very long time since I have updated this blog. So many songs ago it's shameful.
I've also been away on holiday. It's always great to get out of the city for a week or two. As an urban person, there is no greater joy than to dig my fingers to the ground and do some gardening. You miss the connection with nature when you're surrounded by concrete.
It feels like home when I go to our house on the countryside, because once upon a time it was my actual home - before that my grandparent's home. Alot of history there. The house has been unoccupied since my mother moved out, so now it serves the purpose of a summerhouse. Because of several things that happened there I kept my distance for some years, barely visiting or spending time there. My current home is located few hundred kilometres away in Helsinki, so it's not often that I find myself there. But this year I've felt at peace with everything and I've already visited two three times. There is nothing better than to sit outside reading a book, when the nature is all around and the warm breeze passes over you. It's like a slice of heaven.
Though not always as I found out on my first trip. I was a bit too enthusiastic on the gardening part and like someone who's accustomed to city life, I did everything wrong. I managed to pull a muscle from my back and the pain was unbelievable. I wasn't able to sit for weeks which also partly explains why I haven't been updating much. I simply was not able to do anything, though against all reason I tried which only prolonged the process of healing.
Photo: Kimmo
I've also been away on holiday. It's always great to get out of the city for a week or two. As an urban person, there is no greater joy than to dig my fingers to the ground and do some gardening. You miss the connection with nature when you're surrounded by concrete.
It feels like home when I go to our house on the countryside, because once upon a time it was my actual home - before that my grandparent's home. Alot of history there. The house has been unoccupied since my mother moved out, so now it serves the purpose of a summerhouse. Because of several things that happened there I kept my distance for some years, barely visiting or spending time there. My current home is located few hundred kilometres away in Helsinki, so it's not often that I find myself there. But this year I've felt at peace with everything and I've already visited two three times. There is nothing better than to sit outside reading a book, when the nature is all around and the warm breeze passes over you. It's like a slice of heaven.
Though not always as I found out on my first trip. I was a bit too enthusiastic on the gardening part and like someone who's accustomed to city life, I did everything wrong. I managed to pull a muscle from my back and the pain was unbelievable. I wasn't able to sit for weeks which also partly explains why I haven't been updating much. I simply was not able to do anything, though against all reason I tried which only prolonged the process of healing.
Photo: Kimmo
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