Giovanni Profeta
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Swimming through life one stroke at a time.
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What to do when we don't belong
From the moment we're born, people around us prepare us to be part of the herd. First we become part of a family, then we expand our social life with friends, acquaintances, co-workers and if you're lucky, with a significant other. We star from playing together to working together in this well-oiled machine we call society. Living inside the herd has its advantages, security, sense of belonging, a potential fertile mating ground and the security that comes with the sense of identity. But what if the herd does not want you anymore? Or even worse, if you voluntarily chose to leave the group and go your own way.
By Giovanni Profeta6 months ago in Journal
No pride of craftsmanship
What happened to our pride of being a human being? It was not a matter if you had money or not, people wore their best attire to go out in public. As the famous adage goes, “You’re what you wear, wear well.” Nowadays people wear and do anything they want just because they can. You can see people wearing their pajamas at the grocery store no matter the time of the day. If the places you go don’t care, why should you?
By Giovanni Profeta6 months ago in Journal
Afraid of dying?
No matter how hard I try, I can’t remember what it was like. I'm aware I was, but I have no idea what it was like. Regardless if we want to admitted or not, we all fear death. Our impending mortality is something that walks by our side on this journey called life. Our thoughts, our behavior, what we comply to do, what we despise, most of our current actions revolt around the unconscious fact we need to survive and stay clear of death, but at some point, we all have to face it. .. again.
By Giovanni Profeta7 months ago in Motivation
12 Rules of karma Part II
This is part two of 12 Laws of Karma. (For part one please read my previous post). 6- THE LAW OF CONNECTION “Everything you do is somehow connected.” Your past, your present, your future are all connected. Your past and present hold significant sway over your future. Every single step you have taken is equally important. Your future is a combination of every single step towards where you are right now. Make conscious effort to take one step at the time towards your dreams. Be consistent with your destination, just like on a sailboat, you might change course to take advantage of the wind, but the destination remains the same.
By Giovanni Profeta7 months ago in Humans
12 rules of Karma
Karma is a common word nowadays, almost everyone has heard about it. For many Karma is all about punishment, nothing can be further from the truth. Karma is more about cause and effect, is the result of your past intents and actions. Knowing about how it can affect you could be beneficial instead of being a punisher for your bad intends.
By Giovanni Profeta7 months ago in Journal
Berlioz Dream on the night of Sabbath
This haunting piece of music called “Symphony fantastique” was composed by the French Composer Hector Berlioz in 1830, the composer was 28 at that time. The full tittle for this piece is “Symphonie Fantastique – Episode de la vie d’une artiste en cinqu parties” (Fantastical Symphony, an episode in the life of an artist in five parts.)
By Giovanni Profeta7 months ago in Beat
Happiness is the road
Happiness is the road is Marillion's 15 studio album. released as two separated albums. I bought “Essence” and “The hard shoulder” back in 2008. At first listen, it was just ok. By any chance, do you remember Guns and Roses “Use your illusion” Vol. I and Vol. II? To my ears, “Happiness is the road” was something similar, good sparse songs but not enough for a double album.
By Giovanni Profeta7 months ago in Journal
The emotional Moonlight Sonata
Today I’m going to write a line or two on the most famous piece in piano literature or even in classical music literature, the breathtaking Moonlight sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. Many people love to hear this wonderful piece of music, others love to play it and get in touch with their own feelings while performing it. I think it’s time to find out how and why the composer decided to write such an intriguing piece of music. If this sound interesting to you, please keep on reading.
By Giovanni Profeta8 months ago in Beat
Tchaikovsky's personal life
Before we go any further, why don’t we address the delicate topic of Tchaikovsky’s personal life. Three women brought joy to his turbulent and tormented personal life. It is well documented that in the year 1870 he met his first fiancé, Desiree Artot (1835-1907). Later on, he met another woman that stunned him, the one that became his first wife, the beautiful Antonina Miliukova (1849-1917). The third piece of the puzzle was called Nadezhda Von Merck (1831-1894) who became his patreon for a long time.
By Giovanni Profeta8 months ago in Beat
The Catman part IV
Peter and Ace saw the opportunity of making good money with the Reunion tour. Ace was not doing much with his band “Frehley’s Comet” and jumped right in without hesitation. If you ever wondered how Gene and Paul got so rich, the “Reunion” tour is the answer.
By Giovanni Profeta8 months ago in Beat
The Catman part III
“Destroyer”, “Rock and Roll over” and “Love Gun” translated into big success for the band and specially Peter. Kiss was selling lots of records, playing on big venues, lady luck was on their side. On his personal life, not that much, everything that glitters is not gold.
By Giovanni Profeta8 months ago in Beat
The catman part II
When Kiss sat down to record their first album, things went on smoothly for Peter, Gene, Ace and Paul. I heard on an interview that the recording session was a piece of cake. They had been playing the same 10 songs for nearly a year. All they did was some voice overdubs, a couple of layered guitars and the record was done.
By Giovanni Profeta8 months ago in Beat
