Learning To Fly, But I Don't Have Wings-Tom Petty

       I just wish for a day, or a minute you could feel what my heart feels.
       I spent hours recently watching the Netflix documentary on Tom Petty, and was crushed.
       So many waves of emotions went though my body, it was pure joy juice flowing, and I wish for you all to feel it. Maybe Tom Petty doesn't do it for you, and that is perfectly fine, I just hope you find something that touches you, I want you to feel my joy.
       The early seventies were our years, my years, and there was Tom. Gainesville called him theirs, but we all claimed him. He was tortured, gifted and pint size. He knew music, inside and out. He was a wonderful poet and songwriter, with a monkey on his back. I feel stunned, that is he is gone, and so grateful for having him . ( Not literally, but those days are a blur!)
   As I was watching, I thought, no wonder my mother worried, I would have left town and followed him, if our paths had crossed ever so closely. He was smooth, southern poor, long hair hippie redneck, who played the guitar, that was his ticket, and I would have been on that train!! Life is so interesting, the twists and turns. Their rehearsal at the old farm house, with Mudcrutch, made me nervous, Lord please don't let me see myself!! Or Harriet, or anyone else I know. AND if I see myself, please Jesus, pray I have clothes on!! It was a different time people!! We had burned our bras by then!! He was always learning to fly, and now he has the wings of flight. Music and lyrics, my drug of choice.
    While I have just returned from jury duty, I am still so happy with just the weather, and the book and books I consume on a weekly basis. I just wish you could feel my heart!! Reading is one of most important things in my life. Two this week and last, Brene Brown's Braving The Wilderness, is wonderful. I stay away from too many self help books, but I like her. I think most people should read it, unless you are perfect. If your are, great, I need some help.
                    Here are some line....
               * When you are grateful for what you have, I know you understand the magnitude of what I have lost. ( So Powerful)
              *Are you will to show up and be seen when we can't control the outcome? ( wow)
              * Joy matters ( My motto)
              *I'm convinced that discomfort is the great deterrent of our generation. ( get out of your comfort zone)
              *we judge ourselves too harshly or allow others to silence us.
              *I belong to myself. I am very proud of that.
              * Oliver Sacks writes, " Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely and profoundly emotional!!" ( Yes profoundly to me)
              * we have to catch the moment of human SPARK!!!
I could go on, but I will let you discover her jewels.
  My jury duty book, was LIMP, by Simon Eli ...something, cant see his last name on the Kindle, think it starts with a V. So far so good. Only two lines to tease you.
               * Her entire body appeared to be in the grip of an all consuming disappointment. (wonderful)
               * seemed to consume the entire bathroom mirror ( loved that line) ( reminded me of years in front of a mirror) ( I think he was talking about his nose)
          A funny memoir.
I wrote three blogs while on jury duty, also, or at least jotted down some thoughts. These were two of the them. Later I will tell you about my circus (cirque) adventure yesterday, just know that I yelled out " Is that Tarzan". More to come.
        Life is what you make it, seriously.
        Oct 30th is my hip surgery, more stories to come!! Always looking for good material.
        Later Gator! ( oh heck, that reminds me, Dr. B, hubs and I were watching the Gators play this weekend, and I was expressing my dislike of the coach. Bill says, " He has a pretty good record, you know?" I may have snapped my head around, " Well he just does not SHINE!" Shinning is important people!!