This is the question Daniel Curtis Morrison of Vynom Wine asks as he contemplates the power that thoughts have over one's life.

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"There is a fundamental truth that is both scary and amazing- thoughts shape everything.  Everything that man created (and arguably the intelligence that created all things) started as a thought first.  Don't scoff yet.  Think about it...

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The average human brain has 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day.  Those thoughts travel at 170 miles per hour at a rate of 1 billion, billion calculations per second, according to science's best studies. 1 billion, billion.  No, that's not a typo. 1 billion, billion.  The brain consists of 100 billion neurons making 100 trillion connections.  That beautiful thing inside your skull is a masterpiece!

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This is what neuroscience has proven.  This is why the phrase, "your thoughts create your reality" is so important. 

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No one can completely stop thinking.  The brain keeps going.  When you fall asleep, it's still going.  Your consciousness recedes and your subconscious takes over.  Sometimes, you get glimpses of the chatter through dreams. Sometimes, you don't. This is so fascinating to me!

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And thoughts, well, of course they tell the story of how you feel. Not only can they guide the tools to make a work of art look amazing when it's done, they can also make you laugh, cry or tear it up in disgust.  It's all about how you handle them as they occur and what you do with them. You can survive, find peace, create and run or face fear, and lead to taking actions that produce pleasures both healthy and poisonous.

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It's good to bring the thoughts that are causing harm to you out in the open to deal with, but it is also a horrible thing to do if you keep them recycled over and over.  That's where creating art comes in so handy.  For me, it's music and writing stories.

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Thoughts are addictive, like a fine wine.  When you drink too much, a type of poison consumes you.  This phenomenon is known as Vynom Wine.

 

Even though I invented the phrase and definition, I think people can easily relate. Each thought is like an ingredient.  They blend together and form a certain taste, so to speak.  Each taste can pair well with certain situations.  Just keep working on the recipe until you find the one that satisfies you just right.  That satisfaction being a harmonious outcome to a not so pleasant situation.

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I like to joke by saying, 'You can enjoy Vynom Wine as it has many health benefits but please, drink responsibly.'

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But in all seriousness, I pray that anyone who consumes too much of the poison reaches out and gets help.  We all share the same phenomenon.  Let's share it through creative outlets and end the addiction for good.  I got you! Let's breathe through it, weed through it and succeed through it!"

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Vynom Wine blasts its way out of Louisville, Kentucky like an overnight success story.  This solo project by Daniel Curtis Morrison, host of The Audio Punch podcast, is an eclectic blend of 90s Alternative and Post Grunge rock which is actually a mix of songs he wrote inspired by characters in The Ticking Of the Hourglass Saga (a series of novels he is still working) as well as specially selected tunes from throughout his life.

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Sprinkled into various recipes are spices from other guest musicians such as his brother, multi-instrumentalist Anthony Morrison, Adam Mullendore, (lead guitarist/vocalist of Tennessee Holy Water and Lead Guitarist of cover band, Deadline), and Brandon Brown (former drummer of Ardor and current drummer of Slipknot cover band Disasterpiece) just to name a few.

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