Powerful. Amazing. Inspiring.
These are words that come to mind when I watch SafetySuit's new music video for These Times. I am honored to be a part of this artistic expression of what it means to go through a tough time, & recognizing that it will pass. Young or old, we all have those moments.
The band turned to their fans & asked us to create video footage of ourselves holding up a sign expressing our "tough time". I debated on how personal I wanted to go, but I found my experience in creating my video to be very therapeutic. When you watch the video & see my bit (I'm right around 3:02) you'll see that I mention losing my mom to cancer. Though it happened over 8 years ago, some times it still feels like it happened yesterday. Through this experience I realized how far I have come in those 8 years, and what I never thought I'd be able to say, I can finally say it now.... I will be OK.
Thank you SafetySuit for allowing me to be a part of this & thank you for creating music that has inspired me more than you know.
Thank you for sharing this video and your story. I cannot imagine what it would be like to lose my mom. It's painful to even try. The song and video are both very inspiring and just what I needed. Thank you so much.
ReplyDelete***HUGE*** hug. Immensely huge. I lost both my second parents to it, and now my mom is undergoing testing. How beautiful and amazing are you for sharing this? Love & respect to you!
ReplyDeleteThis is by far one of the most awesome things in the WORLD for the biggest SafetySuit fan ever!! So thrilled for you and I can't wait to see you on VH1 :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow. That was an AMAZING video. Wow.
ReplyDelete1. Safetysuit is pretty amazing. It's super rad to invite their fans to be a part of this experience.
ReplyDelete2. YOU ARE AMAZING. Thank you for sharing. <3
I'm all choked up now. Thanks so much for posting this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, G!
ReplyDeleteI was doing alright until you showed up in it. Now I'm crying. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful. *cries some more*
ReplyDeleteLove you, G. Thanks for sharing this video and your experience in the video. Like I told you, I just bawled and bawled. So much love.
ReplyDeleteAhhh. Thanks for sharing. I got quite weepy watching the video. Very powerful song and video, and you're awesome for having the courage to participate.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful song! I'm happy you were featured, but not under the circumstances. Heart you!
ReplyDeleteI think your goals are great. I'm challenging myself to read more this year and to keep a journal while doing so. I haven't set a "set" amount, but I hope to clear a lot of my tbr piles. Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteI needed this today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe video turned out AMAZING! Such a great, uplifting song. So happy you got to be a part of it, Ginger! :) *hugs*
ReplyDeleteGinger, thank you for sharing this with us. I am thrilled for you that you were a part of such a powerful thing.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you posted this today, this song is exactly what I need right now. I also just fwd your link toa friend who recently lost her dad ad who I think could use this.
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Thank you for sharing that Ginger- what a powerful song and video!
ReplyDeleteWhat a POWERFUL song!! I am so downloading this! *wipes tears* Ginger that is so incredibly awesome you were featured in their video! Huge hugs to you for doing what you did!! You're amazing!!
ReplyDeleteGah, reading this post makes me weepy! :( you are one tough woman and have a great support team around you. :) they did such an amazing job (and I so noticd your SafteySuit shirt when your sign flipped)!
ReplyDeleteThis song is very heart-breaking.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I want to be a doctor that will focus on Cancer that's why I'm taking a pre-med course next year. Even though I haven't lost anybody in my family to Cancer, I can still feel the pain of those who did, especially the ones who have cancer.
I'm not sure what to say - the song was amazing and the video made me love it even more. The message is just so poignant - it gave me shivers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
I can imagine that it was quite a hard thing to write down, my best friend died at only 18 in a car crash 10 years ago and it took me a long time to say that...I will be OK.
Wow! What a beautiful song and a poignant video.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I'd never heard of SafetySuit before, until I started reading your blog a couple of months ago that is. Whether that's because I'm in the UK or whether it's just because I'd never come across them before, I don't know, either way though I'm definitely going to have to download some of their music. If the rest of their tunes are anything like the one featured above I feel a new fan being born!
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Oh my god, Ginger. This is BEAUTIFUL. While I've always had a casual liking for SafetySuit, this just turned it into a love. Seriously, I CRIED!!! It's 1:15 in the morning and I'm sitting at my computer CRYING because this video was so heartbreaking and beautiful. Sniff. Time to go watch something happy now...
ReplyDeleteNot available in Germany! o_o I was so looking forward to this video since you wrote about it a while back. Do you have another link to a platform that is NOT Youtube? *sniffs*
ReplyDeleteI suppose since it is a private thing I shouldn't say anything, but.. I'm very sorry for your loss. I think it is amazing to see you here, one of the rare positive people, actually, and I really had to cry when I read this post, because my mom is quite sick, and I don't have the slightest how I would survive the loss. So thank you for sharing your experiences and SafetySuit's music with the rest of us!
All my best,
Patricia