So here we are, at the start of the Christmas season and the world is getting
crazier and nastier by the day! There are days when it is embarrassing to be
human. This is nothing new, men and women have always behaved badly, and
to understand this, all we need to do is read history. Of course, many want to
re-write history, or eliminate it completely, but when we do, we lose an
important tool for us. We need to understand what happened so that we endeavor
not to repeat those mistakes!!!
I'm not going to lecture my dear readers about all the bad men AND women of
history because it's been done. Power corrupts and it can have a huge
impact on anyone who has a brush with power. As Lord Acton once
stated ....
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Great men are almost always bad men.
That being said, I am really here today to lift your spirits from the
bad news that we are exposed to on a daily, and minute by minute
basis. I suggest Gershwin Therapy. I use it often when something
gets me down. All of his tunes leave me humming and dancing
around the house and give me an all over sense of joy. The tune
that is most therapeutic for me is I Can't Be Bothered Now. If you
don't know it, here is the link to happiness ...
I also love a good Shirley Temple movie, and my favorite is
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. That cheerful little moppet brought
happiness to many during the Great Depression, and why not?
Since we already know that bad things happen, why not
fortify ourselves with a little happiness?
I love when she sings Come and Get Your Happiness.
And finally, and most importantly, I lean on my faith. My faith gives
me strength and focus when the world around me seems to be falling
apart.
I have been reading this little book each morning. It reminds me to
follow His path no matter how crazy the world is around me.
And one more thing to ponder. God wants us to be happy. He gives
us strength and protection and He gives us musically creative people to
lift our spirits. So in the words of Gershwin ...
Bad news, go away, some back someday ...
And if you are still not convinced, here is another quote worth noting:
Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given on earth,
the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
~ Walter Savage Landor
Cheer up, have faith, and make it a good day!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
