Introductions

 If you, dear reader, have found this blog I can only be mystified at the kind of doomscrolling you’ve gotten yourself into. No matter, I’m glad you’re here. 

    My name is Mackenzie, and I am starting this in hopes that someone sometime may see this and learn something, or find a new favorite, or be pointed towards The Creator through the admiration of His great creation. There probably wont be a specific topic that you see on this page more than once. I believe that life is a hodgepodge of so many different things that it is a tragedy to your intelligence and complexity as a human being to identify as only one thing. Topics I plan to bring up: movies, music, God and the Bible, daily activities, books, tv shows, crafting, weddings, hobbies, life stories—pretty much anything so be prepared for whatever shenanigans may come up here. 

If your interest was piqued at the title of my blog, good. The title is Vapour, and yes I know that it is technically spelled wrong (that was intentional, I promise). “Vapour” is the title of a song by Vancouver Sleep Clinic. It is probably my favorite song of all time. The message is so pure: 

“This was the very first song I wrote for the project, and for that reason it’s really special to me. It’s about understanding how short life is, a “Vapour” as such, and therefore why it’s so important to find the light and joy (as hard as it sometimes is) in the situations we’re put in.”

            – Tim Bettinson, via Indie Music Filter Tim Bettinson Quote Citation

    Not only that though, the very feelings that the song evokes are of falling in love and standing in warm sunshine-the kind that leaves a gold color even once you close your eyes. Something about this song is simple, but so warm and heartfelt that you can’t help but let yourself fall in love with it. But wait . . . .  there’s more! The second half of this explanation belongs to the 414 in my domain (yes, that also was intentional). 414 references a Bible verse that is similar to the premise of “Vapour”: James 4:14. Now don’t think it’s all doom and gloom, it is a little morbid, but in greater urgency it is a reminder to live right and live well because we do not know when our last moment will be. I just wanted to pick something that would be broad enough for everything I want to post about, but still close enough to my heart that it felt like it had some personality. I have no idea how often I’ll get to post, or even want to, but this is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and just have yet to make a priority. So, right now that’s what I’m doing: making it a priority to stop just thinking and start just doing.