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May 26, 2021
The most important part about daily writing is knowing in
your heart that the experience always carries forward energy. How can a frozen day on February 20, 2021 be
a source of inspiration when everything around us looks as if it’s been shaken
but never stirred? I’m extremely guilty
of a lifestyle change that I would’ve never predicted. During the opening moments of the Covud pandemic
and all things political I took up a different kind of podcast listening. I dug in deeply. I’d crank up Chris Cuomo only to follow it
with Limbaugh or Dan Bongino. I always
had to have both sides! The more I listened
the weaker I became. I had somehow
turned their word into what would shape my path making ability. I totally recognized this evil habit on that
February morning 2021. My early morning
walk before the sun rises came with no smartphone or digital device. It was me and nature. What?
No Anderson Cooper? No Trevor
Noah? Not even the rants and raves of
Marc Maron and Howard Stern? Just me and
the bird songs. No screaming black crows
or screeching Red Tail Hawks. The gentle
jazz the birds bring to a waking Carolina morning. As a child I’d spend hours listening to the
Western Meadowlark in Montana. How about
that Red Wing Black Bird? Here in
Carolina we have the Cardinal, wild Finches, Sterling, the occasional Morning
Dove and the ever present owl. For some
odd reason on that February morning I elected to exchange Brian Williams and
Bill O’Reilly for something as simple a bird song. The retraining of the human heart and
mind. To rethink the negative effects of
that other people’s opinions have on the day gifted to you but given to
them. Music. Bird songs.
Not Foreigner, Journey, Justin Bieber, Jagger or Miley and Taylor. Bird songs.
The most important part about daily writing is knowing in your heart
that the experience always carries forward energy. Today’s date is May 26, 2021. Three months have quickly passed since that
entry in journal. Reading about that
morning walk in February not only serves as a reminder to keep free of the
opinion makers but to spend more time listening to the rhythm and pace of those
blessed with feathers. Jazz…
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