I can't tell you how many times I've sat down at this computer wanting desperately to post something positive, maybe even "up beat". I've been failing at it miserably...but hopefully not today.
I have a lot of amazing things happening in my life right now, amazing people too. Music has become a huge focus in my life. I love to play it, I love to write it. It feels good. It sounds good. It is good. It stimulates my heart and my mind simultaneously. There is only one other thing in life that can do that for me; true love. Lucky for me I have plenty of both.
I also have another year under my belt. At this time last year I could hardly walk and was just about to be diagnosed with cancer. Right now I'm walking, working, playing...anything I want to do, I can. I'm focusing on that; the right now, because right now, things are good.
I'm grateful for a lot of things...everything! I'm happy to be having my glimpse at the universe (such as I can, given our current technological ability to do so), my time to be. It took me around 13 billion years to get here, but I think my timing is pretty good. I have been born in a very special time of our history, and considering what I've read, and even heard about from my elders, how we used to live, I'd say I got a pretty good deal. Strong, secure, and warm shelter. Food on every street corner. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and airplanes if we want to go really far. All the modern conveniences, from the computer that I'm typing into, right on down, this is a comfortable life for a lot of us. I feel very lucky to be one of the comfortable ones. I am surrounded by Friends and Family who love me, and I love them. We have good times together, making good memories. Life is good, and so is living.
I was given some very valuable, and very helpful, advice a short time ago by a very wise person..."Be, love, breathe, love." Those words, that sentiment, has carried me through some very dark passages in recent days.
I'm grateful for that too.
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What a beautiful post. You make the penguin cry.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you and yours this holiday season, Anthony.
Just when I thought I could not admire you any more....Awesome !
ReplyDeleteThank you, my wise penguin friend.
ReplyDeletePlease accept my best wishes as well, to you and yours, in this season, that, for me, is a celebration of life and living.
Enjoy.
My dear brother in song and in spirit,
ReplyDeleteYou have quickly become one of my all-time favorite people. I love you and I love the light that you are. You are a ray of dancing-a-jig-in-the-driveway poetry, minstrel, father, lover, friend, care-giver, man, boy, rockstar, warrior, child of the universe, immaculate human being.
I feel so blessed to know you and to share space with you and your circle. To bear witness to the love you spread around, to listen to your musings and your laugh, your words of encouragement and comfort, your intelligent ponderings, your bass guitar!
This blog I have finally caught up on is a gift to the world. It is courage and hope and generosity and authentic. Thank you.
Thank you Anthony. "You are far more unifying than you know" This journey is quite the adventure, far more terrifying and rewarding than we may now recollect we knew full-well when we signed on for it this time round.
I have seen that I have known you before. We are each one divine spirits having a human experience. This life, as fucked up and unfair and scary as it can be, is ultimately a specifically designed, co-created, personally tailored gift to ourselves. "And every beginning is someother beginning's end"
Im not sure of much (although I rant and ramble like I do) but I know that you are surrounded by love and music through and through, indeed you ARE love and music Anthony and no matter what we will live on and have many many more discoveries, the newness and wonder like a child, the pure joy of being, right here, right now and forever, neverending.
I hope to see you and Karen soon!!!!