I'm learning to live without you now But I miss you sometimes. And the more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew I'm learning again. " --Don Henley, The Heart of the Matter We've all been cautioned about the number 13. It brings bad luck, right? Walk under a …
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A Christmas Lesson: Love the One (s) You’re With
I have finally seen the light I have finally realized I need to love…" -Muse, "Madness" I love holiday traditions. One of my all-time favorites was my mom, sisters, and my annual Christmas Eve together: Church with my mom's family, a pot of Grandma's famous chicken and dumpling soup at her house with aunts, uncles, and …
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Let It Be
There are years that ask questions and years that answer." --Zora Nealehurston I wanted him to play a meaningful song. The acoustic singer/guitarist on the pier at my favorite restaurant, in my favorite place in the world, had performed some great tunes so far – Dave Mathew’s Band, some old Hootie and the Blowfish hits …
A {Great} Day to be Alive
Sometimes its lonely Sometimes its only me and The shadows that fill this room, Sometimes I'm fallin' desperately callin'... --Travis Tritt, It's a Great Day to be Alive The first time I heard the song, I had been on my feet for 16 hours straight. I hadn't simply been standing; from the hours of 2am-5am I'd …
2012: The Year in Lessons
"Still, I am learning." -- Michelangelo What a difference a year makes. I wrote an upbeat post about this time last year, something I hoped contained a positive message. But I'll admit now, I struggled with it. You wouldn't think writing something positive would have been so difficult at that time; after all, the last …
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