The Rising

Last night as I drove back from Maryland, my drive and inner voice has finally become more hopeful. It could have been the Springsteen show I was listening to. It was a concert from 9/11/16 at Pittsburg, PA. He along with the E Street Band played the entire Rising albumn. There was a time I played that CD almost everyday as I drove back and forth to work at Boscov's. It is an extremely hopeful record. It brings you into the reality of missing people and places. But, then with the song "Waiting on a Sunny Day" you feel things will get better. When you drive a long distance to a concert it really helps. For as long as I was sitting and driving, he was singing and the crowd was reacting. It was one of the best sets I ever heard. I loved the sets from the 2016 shows, and was so glad I saw three of them. Including one of the longest shows on record. It was about the same legnth as my ride. When I started my ride it started with New York Serenade. I made a lot of decisions on what work I was going to do on my new home. And, decided to make an instagram reel with all the pictures I have been taking of sunrises. Spending the weekend with my grandson, and being around his young cousins, has left me hopeful. They bring me joy and it is a wonderful feeling to start the week with. We as a world again, are collectively full of grief for the loss of Queen Elizabeth and still coming out of the strange times of the Pandemic. But, as we rise this morning I hope we remember the hope in our hearts we felt on the twelth of September. When we flew our flags, and we knew we just had to get back to it. As the English would say after World War II. We must: Keep Calm and Carry On. Quote of the Day: Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Maya Angelou Song of the Day: Into the Fire Bruce Springsteen