David Bowie's song, of course, and he accepted the changes, sliding peacefully into the loving
arms of death, as we all will do, hopefully in that same peaceful way. But meanwhile, back at the ranch of life,
changes are not always welcome or peaceful, and we often meet them with
resistance, clinging to the ways we have grown into. Sometimes, of course, we happily leap into
the waters of change, seeking the excitement of the new, the thrill of the
unknown. But at those other times, it’s
hard to let go – if that is what the change means.
Where is the excitement of not being able to do what you once did? Of not looking like the god or goddess you maybe had been? Of
losing a loved one? A job? A relationship? A limb? Or just a favourite something?
I guess the problem lies in expecting excitement, or at the
other end, in expecting the reassurance of what is comfortable. If we were Buddah, we wouldn’t expect
anything. But by god, it’s hard to be holy and satisfied as a plain Jane or
Joe, in this imperfect world.
Changes are there no matter how we respond, just like some
miserable people (lousy neighbours, for example) who intrude on our lives. The important part is the response – not
letting the misery get inside; not wishing there was no misery; not crumbling.
The response is what defines a person, and what creates a
life that gives us what we need. Moving with the changes makes it like a
two-step, a dance.
And dancing, in my opinion, is always magic, whether a fast
wild jive, or a slow, even sad, shuffle. Dancing, like music, takes us
somewhere else.
Never let the music go, the music that is you.
CH CH CH CHANGES….
DON'T FORGET:
Two French gigs coming up:
first one at the lovely Nice Bistro in Whitby Ontario, where the food is fabulous, and the music is magnifique. that's on Wed. Nov. 2, 7pmuntil approx. 9:15. Standards in French and English.
then on Sat. Nov. 5, I will be at the Radio Hall of Canoe FM in Haliburton, Ont recording all my favourite French tunes, just because i want to. the evening will be broadcast later. also 7pm
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