Happiness:  Achieving this comes from within and it takes a long time to understand this.

Grateful: For what life has given me. What's important and what's not.

Observe: To really look at what's around me.

Unwind: Relaxing gives you time to reflect.

Empathetic: To put yourself in anothers shoes and walk their path, even if its only in your mind.

Mountain: This is symbolic of ending the tough struggle and getting closer to peace, it is a happy place where people play and are close to the most high.

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Heart: That is where the supernatural is summoned.

Dreams: Are where you can realize ideas.

Explode: This is how I feel after I play my guitar, I feel like I’ve got some kind of power.

Circles: All music is circular, wheels within wheels, with changing rhythms, rhythm is paramount, and it takes me away.

Empowerment: Gaining knowledge can lead to overcoming barriers and moving mountains.

Introspective: Thinking within youself, you can pull and dig deeper and gain clarity.

Melancholy: Not necessarily a negative emotion if dealt with properly. If you can find the message in the emotion you can reap positive rewards from these moments.

Passion: Another emotion that can take dreams to becoming realities.

Purpose: Sometimes some thing can pop up in your life from seemingly nowhere. You may think why and with the right rationalization, you can see that things happen for a purpose or a reason and often teaches or reinforces a lesson that during this phase in life you need.

Music: my air, my water, my home, the reflection of my soul - everything for me. If there's no music, there' s no life at all, no love, no peace... Music is my drug.

Pain: it accompanies me through whole my short life. It lives right here in my heart and will stay there forever. Pain - is a real form of love and friendship, I've lost nearly all my friends just because I was honest and straightforward with them. Life is painfull, bad words told by my parent to me are painfull too... my life - is PAIN. But I won't give up, never. Somehow, pain accompanies my fears either. I'm afraid of spiders and I can't stand when they bite me. Arachnaphobia is a curse. I'm trying to beat the fear, but the pain blocks my mind

Patience: yeah, if you need smth or you've determinded the aim you just need to be patient and hard-working. And you'll reach it.

Friendship: I always wanted to have a lot of friends but it's my destiny - being alone. Now I have only one real friend. But it's so important for me, friends - are the only people who can inderstand you, can countenance you. But I just can't make friends with anyone I like 'cause they dislike me - people are so cruel, they look at your face, at your appearance, at the labels on your clothes and make wrong conclusions. That's awful, I don't understand them - and they don't understand me. It's really hard to find a good friend now...

Creation: I can't live without writing songs/stories, without drawing. I'm an artist and just a small shabby pencil and a piece of paper already makes my life bright and saturated. And of course - I draw only to music, 'cause the music inspires me for smth new, smth really worthy. The world is a fake without creative and talanted people. Creation makes life interesting and useful. Worthy 

Desire: a need for a goal, that fire that helps create.

Sanctuary: a place to go in your mind, to gather thoughts

Anger: when channeled in a positive way...you can crash through mountains.

Death:  realizing that life is fragile...and to reach out a little more

Music: a place where words fail.......without it we would die.

         no matter what lauguage you speak...there is music, the universal connection.

            thank god for artists who use music to talk to us...

       weather it be barry manilow......or halford....cant forget ozzy

Focus : By keeping things in perspective I know whatever decisions I make, it effects someones life in some sort of way , hopefully for good.

Trust :I trust myself and give people the benefit of the doubt. I put trust in people I care about and those who love me. Sadly the world is full of trickery and trust is misplaced. But when you fall off the horse, you gotta dust your self down and get back on it.

Aloof : We are on a rock spinning through space , life's too short to get beaten down by minor problems. We are so lucky to be alive in this time and place ,whatever the circumstances are I try to make humour out of the darkest days.

Belonging : I belong here in North West England with my family. Though I thought when I was 17 I wanted to be in L.A I have been in a band , done drugs , slept with some girls but I am truly happy in my family. I belong here.

Art : I love being able to draw some answer from a piece of art. From discovering a crumb of information it makes me feel alive. To wade in the lyric of a swirling song. To be inspired to face the 9 to 5. 

Music: It is truely life giving (when almost dead from an illness 2 years ago, songs from you and contempararies like Ripper and Dio helped me thru....and, I'm still here!)

Accomplishment: creates a great feeling no matter what.

Life: Something that we all take for granted, and shouldn't.

Learn: What we do on a daily basis no matter who we are. We just sometimes dont realize it.

Malfeasance: Probably the coolest word you ever used in a song! Powerful and gets it point across for sure!

Great idea for a blog Rob...hope your off to another creative and rewarding year!

Best,

Razor

Silence....being able to create inside ones mind to write

Appearance...only a mask to who we all are

Illusions....thoughts in one mind again to help us create songs, lyrics

Adrenalin...natural form of energy a rush we all love

Feelings....can be expression of anger, hurt, pain, love, happiness, joy, excitment

Hilarity - without it I couldn't get through most things in life; with it, I maintain sanity and help others to do the same

Endurance - no matter what life brings me, I continue to find mechanisms to get through it all and stay strong

Connectedness - I have to maintain connections with those dearest to me and things around me - it provides perspective, sanctuary and a sense of well being

Passion - I possess it in almost everything I think and do and it shows; it is the driving force that keeps me alive - in love, music, friendships, everything

Music - I have to include this as I can't think of anything else to put here - it has been my escape from as well as to everything and my ultimate sense of expression - without it I would die

That was really sweet of you to start this, Rob - very interesting to see each person's answers and how it relates to them. Love it.

Here it goes Rob:

Music: is part of my soul, makes my world more colourful

Feel: is the key of the my existence. Feel first, think later...

Love: I can't live without it.

Now: is everything I have. Past and future are just images in my mind...

Self-Respect: is to be true to myself, to know my limits and don't let anybody make me affraid or guilty.

Have a nice week Sir...

my five:

1)computer: the age we are living in

2)energy: feel it

3)rage: what the energy makes you do

4)universe: that's everything out there

5)explode: haha.....what the powermad fool does to the computer after he absorbes the energy then flys into a rage trying to control the universe...there's a song in there somewhere....probably a PRIEST song.

All hail to the MetalGod! Let me start by saying thankyou!, and I'm hellof glad to be here and be friends rob!!!Oh ya, and my sister Karol says ''hi- I love you''.I have admired you and your music 4 a long time. The first time I saw you play was back in the 80's, let me tell you what,that was the best bad ass concert I've ever been to- and I've been to alot of concerts in my days.   

         Your game looks fun rob, you bet I want to play.

   Here are my 5 words...

LOVE: I have alot of it to give and share with my family and friends

FUCK: Not only does this word say it all for evrything,I love doing alot of it!

SUMMER: I hate being cold. I wish summer would hurry up and get here already!

ROCK-N-ROLL: because it will never die!

CHOCOLATE: Because I love it, it's my big sin.I am a ''chocoholic''!

Attitude - Attitude allows us to determine our fate and reactions.

Perseverance - Perseverance grants us the ability to get through the times that are not as easy.

Compromise - what our world leaders could take a lesson in, it grants us the opportunity to live as one rather than at each other's throats.

Overcome - When those who doubt you or try to drag you down into their own misery the best revenge is to succeed.

Priest - When life gets tough, through on some Judas Priest heavy metal and realize you just need to go Hell Bent For Leather.

Thanks for all you do Rob, you are a great metal icon and just as good a person.

Connectedness: did I spell that right? Anyway I need to remember that we are all intertwined and connected whether we like it or not!

Strength: To me this comes from within and no one can give it to you.It helps to conquer demons!

Breathe: take the time to do this once in a while. I mean REALLY breathe from the bottom of your lungs...

Acceptance: not just others, but do you really accept yourself for who you are? Can you accept others even if their opinion differs from yours?

Rythmn: again with the spelling...rythmn that moves my soul and makes me feel complete. I dont care what kind of music (of course my soul music is Rob's voice) as long as it gets my soul pumping. Ever been to a good drumming circle?

Godd subject matter Rob!

1.  Euphoria- can be found from the depths of your own soul.

2. Angels- what the curtains look like from the corner of the eye.

3- Away- getting away from monotony helps me to grow and to realize that life is not all about chores and boredom. It is also about adventure.

4. Quiet- what comes when there is nothing left to do or worry about.

5.  Time- never stops, but never grows old.