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Then and now.

Years: 1978 and 2026.

Artists: Ambrosia and Keith Urban.

It was one of those dreary rainy day mornings which you just hurried through.

Bryant Park being my shortcut on this cold, damp and grey day.

The park completely empty with the exception of me and a family that I noticed.

My curiosity made me pause.

A mother, father and a young woman in a wheelchair at the edge of the lawn. No umbrellas. Her face beaming a ray of sunshine smile as she threw her face upwards to the rain, to the towering buildings that surround.

A conversation ensued.

She had just been released from the hospital a week prior. The road back to walking would include months of physical therapy with no guarantee. Her dream was to see NYC.

She didn't feel the rain.

She didn't feel the cold.

She didn't notice the grayness that morning in the city.

In spite of it all , she only saw joy.

I listened to an interview with an actress about her split from her longterm partner.

She spoke about how she knew it was truly over for them, when she asked if he had gotten her anything for her birthday. His reply was that he didn't, because he didn't "know" her.

She continued to say that she realized that it was truly over between them. That in their years together, they had become strangers.

I thought about the absolute empty sadness that she and he must have gone through in reaching that space.

I began to think about relationships in general and how people often take one another for granted. How couples eventually forget the incredible powers of love and lust that drew them together.

I always feel a bit sad when I hear or read about someone's breakup. Because I always think about what brought them together in the first place and that they now find themselves in a relationship that's become empty and shredded.

Were they not fully aligned?

Does the human eye seek new?

Do fragile human egos require constant attention?

Do people lose sight of the meaning relationship?

Are relationships meant to run their course?

I believe that people should never lose sight of that original spark of passion turned into love, and in doing so, not take for granted the person with whom you bare not only your physical, but your emotional.

And if you find yourselves apart, honor and remember the love.

Good Morning Tumblrs -

There's something magical about the month of June. The welcome pause between springtime and sultry summer.

The sunshower month.

I like to believe that if you walk in a sunshower and let those warm golden drops fall on your skin that you are touched by something wonderous from the heavens.

June is the falling in love month.

Early morning warmth and the scent of peonies.

A liquid sky of dreamy clouds month.

Immerse yourselves in these tiny moments of beauty.

How nature possesses the power to wipe the dust from our weary souls and place the noise of the world on pause.

Thank you for stopping by.

Love,

The most amazing song and video by Duran Duran.

Good Morning Tumblrs -

Feels like forever since I've been here.

There's so much to speak and think about.

I live in a little town that seems to be from another time.

There was a flag day parade today, that I happened upon. I felt like an extra in a Hollywood film about the 1950s.

A pair of ducks waddle from the pond in the park to walk along main street drinking water from the dog bowls that each shop places outside.

Rosa rugosa bloom fragrantly.

People stop to talk with you.

And the outside world with its serious problems is held at bay, in some idyllic innocent way.

I don't know exactly where our world skewed sideways and inside out during this century.

The Jimi Hendrix comment from the 1960's is completely relevant.

I find it unreal how people view power today.

Is it being in the 1%?

Flaunting an it bag or shopping haul on Tiktok or Insta?

The utter misrepresentation of power is a dangerous place to be, and it's exactly where our world finds itself.

The only power that I believe in, is Love.

I was watching a program about last century. Specifically about the late 1970's. There was an interesting commentary about discotheques. They were the place where all united in acceptance for the love of music.

Perhaps that is what this century needs an extra dose of. Acceptance. Unity. Music. LOVE.

And those small moments when we can

b r e a t h e.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Love,

Good Morning -

There's something sweetly simple about daisies. That so much beauty can be found in one little flower.

So often we give importance to spectacular things in life, overlooking what might be described as something inconsequential.

Find those small charming moments and the joy which comes in discovery.

Thank you for stopping by.

Love,

That something which you've been putting off?

Start it.

The hesitance of a new journey?

Step with determination.

The unknown future?

Think positively and embrace it.

Life is about new beginnings.

Adventure begins with change.

This time of year celebrates new beginnings.

Challenge yourself.

The path uncertain, the direction unknown.

Embrace your journey.

Happy Easter -

Wishing all of you new beginnings,

hope and peace.

Love,

This song captures the moment that you break your rules to let another person into your life.

This "conversation" in 3 minutes speaks about the beginning of a relationship and falling in love when you both are in long term with others respectively. A complex relationship song.

It's the time in a beginning relationship where you discover that you are both perfectly aligned.

You begin to fall deeply in love. It's only the two of you, as the rest of the world need not be included.

Affairs are bittersweet delicious minefields. The navigation of - made even more complex once love enters.

I personally subscribe to the notion that a relationship should not be discussed with anyone but one another, and always saw any conversation about - as eroding that beautiful purity between two. ('instagram official' is dangerously stupid and unreal.)

But there's that one moment in a relationship where it heightens to love. You both without even a discussion, simply can't get enough of one another.

That exact moment, I call saturation.

I had written about this once where I likened it to throwing every paint color onto each other's bare walls.

These relationships can take two divergent paths.

The most exquisite path is one of longevity and love.

The other is love which sparkles at a time in your life when you have most need for love with a bit of naughty sparkle.

Whichever path - please know this.

Love is never wasted. Neither is passion.

Good Morning -

Music for me holds some of the most amazing conversations.

How a composer can capture the essence of bits of your life and create something that touches every emotion.

I will simply say that music lights up sectors of my heart and soul.

I've always believed that my brain is doubled in size on my right side. Because I can hear a steel door slam shut from my left side at the thought of anything mathematical or numerical.

Yes, exactly as this image above.

I love any of the creatives, expressing their art in a myriad of forms.

But musicians and composers are held in the highest regard.

Snippets of life tasted, explored and held in a conversation of 'notes.'

Of that creative gift, I remain in awe.

So a bit of a different post today.

A conversation from a musical composer.

A conversation from a writer.

Thank you for stopping by.

Let's listen awhile.

Love,

I view this song as the melancholy found in some relationships. You both are aware that the waves will overcome you. Knowing full well that it will be utter destruction eventually. But unable to resist that temptation of one another as you venture in , deeply lost in passion.

As difficult a concept for humans to grasp, all relationships will end on some level. The concept of eternity are our memories of.

Which is why humans need to understand that we are meant to simply enjoy the importance of the incredible gift of one another.