Twenty One Pilots Inspired Photo Shoot

"No one else is dealing with your demons meaning maybe defeating them, could be the beginning of your meaning, friend." - Twenty One Pilots, Kitchen Sink

I first of all wanted to mention that I did this photo shoot to show an appreciation to Twenty One Pilots. Here is a band that I love and respect so much because they are not afraid to talk about the hard things in life that all of us are dealing with. It's so comforting to know we aren't the only ones struggling and dealing with our own demons and insecurities.

It is hard for me to find the right words to describe this photo shoot and the meaning behind it, but I will try my best. This photo shoot was mainly inspired by Twenty One Pilot's song Holding On To You. The music video for this song is incredible and has so much depth and meaning that I would highly recommend checking it out. Although their song Holding On To You was the main inspiration for this shoot all of their other songs really inspired this. I want these photos to represent the battle we have with our minds every single day and how daunting that can be at times. We have so many things we are dealing with in our heads like fear, stress, anxiety, regrets, insecurities, suicidal thoughts, depression, and that's just to name a few. At times it can feel like our mind is suffocating us. But with help from God we can put up a fight and not let our minds win.

If you would like to know more behind the meaning of what the black paint on the hands represent you can click here.

Also, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Krista, Emily, and Heidi for helping me with this photo shoot. You guys are so incredibly beautiful and talented. I love you guys and am so thankful for you!

"Fight it, take the pain, ignite it." - Twenty One Pilots, Holding On To You

Music Monday

Lately I have been listening to some really good music and would recommend checking out all of these songs below as well as Jon Bellion's debut album and Parachute's new album called Wide Awake. Listen to them and you can thank me later.

  1. 80's Films - Jon Bellion
  2. Getaway - Parachute
  3. Smoke Filled Room - Mako
  4. Glowing Eyes - Twenty One Pilots
  5. Something Wild - Lindsey Stirling Featuring Andrew McMahon
  6. Kings & Queens - Los 5
  7. Superficial Love - Ruth B.
  8. Lonely With Me - Parachute 
  9. Johnny Boy - Twenty One Pilots
  10. Paradise - Josef Salvat

Post Concert Depression

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As you can tell from the title of this blog post I am going to be talking about post concert depression. Post concert depression has always been something I have struggled with. For the past couple of years I have attended a lot of concerts so I have experienced the symptoms enough to know how to handle this, well so I thought. Normally post concert depression lasts for a couple days and other times it is weeks, but now this time it is different.

It has now been over a month since I saw Twenty One Pilots in concert. As the concert happened I tried to embrace the moment and really enjoy the show because I got to see them live for the first time. However, now that the moment has passed by I feel swallowed by this indescribable sadness. I thought I would be moved on from this by now, but I think I know why I can't.

This year I didn't attend as many concerts as I normally do and so therefore I forgot what this post concert depression really feels like. Also, not to mention I had been looking forward to seeing Twenty One Pilots live for awhile and once it happened and was over I didn't know what to do with myself and still am not quite certain. I think also when I dig deep behind my sadness it is mainly because seeing Twenty One Pilots live was honestly one of the best nights of my life. That night went by so fast and now that it is gone it is hard to go back to normal life. It has also been hard to find someone who understands or cares about a night that has changed me so much. It was a magical moment in my life that now as I go through my weekly routine I can't help but miss that night. Despite my post concert depression lasting longer than normal though I am determined to try and take my sadness and make something out of it. Here is to the few, the proud, and the emotional.

"While you're doing fine there's some people and I who have a really tough time getting through this life, so excuse us while we sing to the sky." - Screen by Twenty One Pilots