User:SummerIsReal/sandbox

Welcome to Summer's Life. I am from a small town called Oriental in North Carolina. Oriental is surrounded by many towns which make up our county of Pamlico. It's a place where everybody knows your face and your name. There's no -claim to fame- (at least not for me). My life's ambition and reason for being are not driven by a need for materialistic possessions or huge stacks of cash. I simply want to live my life happily. I love making music. I come from a long line of extremely talented musicians. My talent may be a bit different, but there is no questioning where it came from. My family has been making/writing/performing for longer than my thirty years here on Earth. I did some things in life as "we are supposed to". I graduated from high school, and went to college because that's what we are "supposed to do". I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life during any of that. Getting A's were easy for me, so it left my mind with a lot of free time to venture out into other things. Not all of those things were great things, but I learned a lot in life at young ages -- much younger than most people would say. I have had my share of bad times (and of course good ones). I've decided I want more good to come, and have found ways to part with (and forgive myself) for the things that I messed up in most. I have been writing for over ten years now. It started out to be my diaries - whenever I was going through something (hard times or good), I would write about it. That's how I got through whatever it was I was going through at that time. I learned that not only did I write it down, but I developed a passion for making my writings rhyme. I guess it made my "Dear Diaries" more exciting and challenging. Everything I ever wrote on notebook paper was ruined in this latest hurricane. I still have them, but there's no opening them, and it's probably for the best. There's a lot of hurt, heartache and pain in those books. I decided it's better left right where it is. Since I discovered things I write could have a positive effect on other peoples lives, it has driven me to start writing better rhymes and pray others listen. That is why I started recording and have now put a few songs on-line. There are hardly words to express the feeling of standing at that Microphone (yes, it needs to be capitalized), in a room all alone, and just -letting go- It's AMAZING. I've never performed publicly, and I'm not sure if I want to. Being in the studio excites me to the point where I can imagine that being on stage might be (something too big for me). It's simple really. I want to write, I love doing it, and I want everything I write to have some positive effect on someone, somewhere. It's a wonderful feeling to put something I wrote in the disc player, and have it even "pick me up" if I'm feeling down. I put my heart and soul and a lot of thought into every lyric. I realize that other people are going to hear it. I pray that people will be inspired and I will keep this passion and continue to just keep on keeping on. This is my reason for being, and I'm going to do the best I can at this -job-. I am a Mother, a Teacher (unofficially), and a Preacher (unofficially). God keeps me close and I let Him. Otherwise, there is no question about where I would be in life. "Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done, On Earth, As Is, In Heaven" - and I won't quit until I'm there. See YOU when we get there :)