Thursday, April 25, 2019

Bittersweet Symphony

My absence, here, has been precipitated by more than 30 hospitalizations over a 2-year period for a dying family member. Life, for me, has changed a great deal, especially in the last 5 months since the loss. During these many months,  music played a big part in keeping me both calm and energized whenever it was required. The daily sojourns between hospitals, rehab centers and home afforded me ample time to keep focused via these auditory-stimulating means...thank goodness! Soon, I will share what songs touched my psyche in a wide array of emotional context.

Then, early this morning, I awoke from a dream of  hearing the rushing waters of a beautiful,  multi-faceted waterfall...the fresh waters churning in multiple locations at various low heights was a delight to see in itself...but, then came a grand specimen of a horse slowly walking through the shallow waters at the precipice...it immediately made me feel refreshed, rejuvenated and uplifted.  I never dream or think about horses, so this is a first...

Sights and sounds, alone, can do wonders to stimulate the soul...