In my writing I hope to have a balance between the good and bad, the hard and soft.
But I figure you're never too old to learn. That's when you become old, when you stop being fascinated by things, when you stop wanting to learn and explore.
Too many people miss out on real love because they're too busy waiting for the ONE to show up
. . . when you decide you want to be with someone forever, you want forever to start right now.
When men see an attractive woman, they fantasize about sex. When women see an attractive man they fantasize about a relationship.
And so taking the long way home through the market I slow my pace down. It doesn't come naturally. My legs are programmed to trot briskly and my arms to pump up and down like pistons, but I force myself to stroll past the stalls and pavement cafes. To enjoy just being somewhere, rather than rushing from somewhere, to somewhere. Inhaling deep lungfuls of air, instead of my usual shallow breaths. I take a moment to just stop and look around me. And smile to myself. For the first time in a long time, I can, quite literally, smell the coffee.
Oh yeah, the heartbreak diet. . . . Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
As a singer, I've had many opportunities to travel, and one thing I've learned is that through my music, I can be accepted by people all over the world. I often wonder why so many of us can't accept people who are different here, in our country? It's just not fair to be prejudiced against those whose race, religion or colour aren't the same as ours.
Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you. ’ To that I would add, ‘Be careful not to turn others’ lives into the mold for your own. ’ Allow God to be as creative with you as He is with each of us.
There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.
Certainly the heart has always something to tell about the future to those who listen to it. But what does the heart know? Scarce a little of what has already happened.