Heaven let your light shine down!


"Shine" by Collective Soul, with the phrase "let your light shine" is a metaphor for living a righteous life that illuminates the world around you.

This song is not a religious one, but it is there to bring peace and call upon our inner power. It helps the ones in trouble, it helps me now, after my dad passed away last month, and I know he would want me to go back to my music, and shine even brighter.

It hasn't been easy but here I am, thanking God and the Universe every day that I'm here, living a wonderful life, surrounded by such loving people. Thank you for your support, I will do a lesson out of this video later, with the fretboard and all, for now i just wanted to share it, and wish you a Happy New Year 2025! 🙏❤️

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Also cooking something new for this year, I have some big plans with my guitar - a course, a book, feel free to give me inputs to what you'd like to see in it.

I read this great quote the other day: "I don't care if it sounds unrealistic. I am achieving it this year." Well said. Let's make this 2025 count.

Vedran
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