Gratitude

11/3/2023

After a brief hiatus, the journal continues.

I like music, I am mostly a lyrics person. The songs I like the most are typically songs that have lyrics I can identify with in some way. Every now and then I will hear a song that I have heard a thousand times and suddenly I have a reaction to the words. This happened on the way to work this morning.

I am not, as a general rule, a Barenaked Ladies fan. They are ok, I don't change the radio station when they come on, (judge if you must but, this is my general reaction to Bruce Springsteen) at the same time, I don't seek them out. This morning "Pinch Me" was playing and I kind of felt as if they were reading my mind. In this moment, trying to understand the world around me and where I fit. Looking at my life and wondering who would really notice if I didn't show up. Then they get to the line, "I could leave but I'll just stay. All my stuff's here anyway" and realized I've said almost those same words 100 times in the past six months. At the same time, it sounds like such a happy song on the surface.

And, yes I have started the Hunter's Moon story. It is a few days from completion.