Jim Gaven
My mission is to write songs that make you think of a good time in your life, make you feel good about yourself, and put a smile on your face.
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The Daily Bridge: 365 More Meditations on Music
Inspired by Ryan Holiday's book, 'The Daily Stoic', The Daily Verse: 365 Meditations on Music is a humble, insightful, and educational exercise in dissecting quotes by famous people regarding music and their feelings about it, applying it to real-life experience. Designed to read and reflect on one page at a time for an entire year, feel free to sit back and relax while improving your quality of life. This is the first 10 days of Chapter 1 titled, "January-Brand New".
Jim GavenPublished 19 days ago in Motivation
The Daily Chorus: 365 More Meditations on Music
Inspired by Ryan Holiday's book, 'The Daily Stoic', 'The Daily Chorus: 365 More Meditations on Music' is the second book in a third part series of dissecting quotes by famous people regarding music and their feelings about it, and then applying it to real-life experiences. Designed to read and reflect on one page at a time for an entire year, feel free to sit back and relax while improving your quality of life. Below are the first 10 days of the book as a teaser for you to get a sense of what the rest of the book will entail. Hope you enjoy!
Jim GavenPublished 19 days ago in Motivation
The Daily Verse: 365 Meditations on Music
Inspired by Ryan Holiday's book, 'The Daily Stoic', The Daily Verse: 365 Meditations on Music is a humble, insightful, and educational exercise in dissecting quotes by famous people regarding music and their feelings about it, applying it to real-life experience. Designed to read and reflect on one page at a time, feel free to sit back and relax while improving your quality of life. This is the first 10 days of Chapter 1: 'January: New Beginnings'. Hope you enjoy!
The Longest Journey
All the ashes in the urn, are the remnants of the burns, we receive from scorching flames, every time we curse in vain, sets the stage for a great scene, a doorway entrance that will lead,
6 Resolutions for 2021...and Beyond
2021, here we are. Since hindsight is 2020, we can look back at last year through a deep and wide lens to best learn from our mistakes, get rid of the things and people who suck our energy away from us, and do more of what fills us with energy. In doing so, we can set ourselves up for success by moving forward with a clearer vision for our lives...this year and beyond.
Jim GavenPublished 8 months ago in Motivation
Love Me Tender, Someone to Remember
Love me tender, Love me sweet, Never let me go. Beautiful words that cut to the core right out of the gate. This sentiment is exactly how I feel about a great friend, mentor, musician, and all-around beautiful soul, Ange Chianese. This deeply rooted platonic kind of love for a fellow human being is so rare that when it happens, one feels the need to go above and beyond to not only maintain but grow the relationship over time. Let me take you back a few years...
No Good Deed Goes Unnoticed
Have you ever cried tears of joy because you were filled with such gratitude? I have on many occasions, but one sticks out to me like no other...
Jim GavenPublished 10 months ago in Motivation
Rockfest For Recovery
'To get clean. To stay sober.' These are common phrases used to describe someone who is battling a drug or alcohol addiction. It sounds simple, right? Well, it's far from it. For some people, all it takes is an intervention, if you will, by caring family members to seek help. A few months of group/individual sessions and drug/alcohol free living will do the trick. For others, it is a life-long battle to not use drugs/alcohol on a regular basis, or, at all. Some get clean, but aren't able to stay sober for that long. Some get clean, are sober for a while, and fall back into the same patterns of behavior of using never to return to sobriety. A relapse, we call it. Fortunately, some are able to make it out alive and return to a somewhat 'normal' state of being. What is 'normal' anyway these days? Is there even such a thing? And, some just aren't able to kick the habit, and leave us way too soon. These cases are the hardest to swallow. Family, friends, and other loved ones are left behind with the memory of their sister/brother, parent, friend, or spouse.
