Focus and Connections

I have to keep reminding myself that the strange postings are where my songs come from. More importantly to remind my self to look at them that way.

Open up the comments section on my main Blog. -- done.

Someone close to me is dying. I am not listing their name out of respect. The person is older and their passing requires more than a little pause. He is a war veteran from 1st world war and a man of god. Knowing him fired up a lot of my thoughts.

I am with my kids tonite. The schedule is really wacky but that's the way this has been going.

It is funny how a blog lives in this wierd space between public, private, vanity and sharing, depending on who and when you are.

It really and truly is the little things in life that count. But little in day to day life supports that and there is much to dispute it. You have to be strong enough to know it, that the little things are the most important and wise enough to teach it too your children, clever enough to know the difference between preparing for this reality and fear, and spiritual enough to trust that it is true.

There is a lot to life that is luck and a lot that is not. When you are walking down the street wondering "how can anyone be so stupid?", remember to stop and think. And when you are walking down the street saying " some people are just so lucky" stop and think.

Think about the work that goes into being in the right place at the right time to get the lucky break and have an enriching life. Think about the people who made the right difference in your life early enough for it to stick.

This week I watched Jimmy T and his son Cozmo play a song together on stage. I have a friend in Battle Creek who taught his son to play guitar. When I think about the two of them I can see how people might see their situations as "lucky". Lucky to have the knowledg, lucky to have a son that understands the value of sharing that, lucky etc. I just see lots of hard work and dedication, a day after dat week after week effort, perserverance, endless hope, forgiveness, belief and finally a letting go.

You have to be focused and stay connected. If you drop the ball, pick it back up and get focused, stay connected.