#Humanity
TAKE US HOME
In 1971, John Denver wrote Take Me Home Country Roads
and though in 1997 he passed away…
I imagine he’d be smiling knowing his song is still being sung today.
Country Roads take me home
to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country Roads came on the radio in the bookstore the other night
and I found there is still magic in John’s song…
when an older couple in the store began to sing along.
Then a younger couple, then a family with children began to sing along
for a moment it’s as if time had slowed…
and before I knew it everyone in the store, including me,
was singing take me home, country roads..
It was a spontaneous unplanned flash mob…
people of all colors, sizes and shapes…singing that chorus…that verse
and when the song was over we all smiled, nodded to each other
then happily dispersed.
There is a lot of discord in our country at this moment
and it was wonderful to hear and see…
together in the bookstore…this moment of harmony.
When cruelty and brutality become the norm…
When evil is spewing out lies and trying to re-write history
We need more moments when people come together to celebrate humanity.
This was a reminder as this evil works to separate and divide us
wherever we may roam…
together we are strong…we have each other
Together…we can take each other home.
Country Roads take me home
to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads.
BEING HUMAN
May we be blessed to understand:
We are all born a human being
that part of who we are…
comes to us inherently
But being human
is something
we all must learn to be
BEING HUMAN
As this year comes to a close…
and we reach the end of December…
Here’s something all year long
I wish all humans would remember
Being human is the ability to look at every form of life
on the land, the sea and the sky above
with a sense of tenderness,
A sense of kindness
with gentleness and love
HUMANITY AND MAYA ANGELOU
For today’s blessing I turn once again to Maya Angelou
whose words speak to people of all faiths and religions…
from Judaism to Islam to Christianity
May we be blessed not to die
without having done something wonderful for humanity.’