Saturday, August 06, 2005

my dance

i started listening to this song yesterday during my freeway drive. as i listened i created a mental video of snippets of my life. a five year old dancing with my mom during Lawrence Welk on a sunday evening... a child at cotillion, tennis lessons, catholic school, church. these where the times i learned manners, playing fair, winning and losing with equal grace and that prayer is a source of strengh, not a crutch...a young lady dancing on her wedding day, an adult caring for my mom as she slowly succumbed to cancer, a woman praying in church, a mom doing the mommy dance in my pjs while my son ate breakfast in the kitchen ...all memories of moments when i learned my life lessons.

now i'm raising my son and showing him the dance of life, in which he will take the steps i've taught him and make them his own as he becomes a man. well, i mean as he turns 3 and a half....



3 comments:

Miss Penny Lane said...

What song is this? Must be Jackson Browne, but I don't recognize it. Makes me wanna bawl!

Miss Penny Lane said...

P.S. How did you code your post to make it play a song?? Do tell!!

mckay said...

it is jackson browne. and yep, i've been a bit melancholy this week. this song actually makes me feel warm and fuzzy, nostalgic and oh, so human. Life’s finite and hearing this song inspires me to be the type of person who passes on something of value to humanity, even if it’s just a smile and hug at the right moment. Thank you for taking the time to read and listen; to let it seep into your soul and leave an impression.

re: the music code...it's an ancient chinese secret. sit at my feet, grasshopper, and learn from the master. (i.e. send me your email)