The whole premise to the movie is that, life IS scary, but you have to face it and sometimes it turns out ok and you help someone in the process. You have to be brave. Whiny or whimpery won't get the job done.

This little boy has a real gift, but he's terrified and afraid to tell anyone.... ghosts and stuff. It hits me on a couple of levels, I went through single parenting and it wasn't easy. Very stressful on kids as well as parents. And I SHOULD be a child counselor. Sometimes the client and counselor swap position. Yes it's very emotional. And, I think all of us have had to work through the death of someone close to us... never an easy journey.

Dear One,

I very rarely post, as you know, but I am moved to do so just this once by what you said about your experience.

Perhaps the Holy Spirit (which I believe in also) was trying to show you that it’s not necessary to come to a concert all dressed to the nines. “Take off that coat, and kick off those crazy shoes.”

Simply be yourself, dress in such a way that you’ll be comfortable and feel attractive in what you are wearing. Wear makeup or not as you feel led.

Connect with the music, let it speak to you in the way it needs to in order to comfort and sustain you til the next time you get to see the band or Justin alone. And in the meantime, listen to the music at home. Specifically in this case, “Saved By The Music” and “We Can Fly”.

And next time you go, just relax and sing your heart out. Connect with the music, and the men and women singing it. Don’t worry about anything else or anyone else.

You won’t crash and burn if you just try to hear what these guys and gals are trying to say to you. The mystery and the magic of this music is that it was written for each of us individually and all of us collectively, at least for anyone with ears to hear the truth, so to speak. So embrace it as your own.

It has something to say to you, it has something to say to me, it has something to say to all of us. Let it down deep into your soul. Let it continue to heal you. And to keep you going. Life is a real struggle right now for all of us and we all need something or someone to believe in.

So far as your relationship with Justin goes, if it comforts and sustains you too, that’s all to the good as long as you remember that he’s committed to someone else by way of a legal marriage. And has been for almost fifty years now. There must be a very good reason for that fact.

But I suspect that you are much closer to the truth about your personal relationship with this man than you know. The why of it is for you and you alone to figure out though. As it is for every one of us.

I would also wager to say that the Moodies love us all equally but for very different reasons. They are glad to see all of us when we are able to be there. And they remember us when we are not.

Maybe that’s why they are still on the road after so long. To continue to try and make that connection with us. As they hope we will try to keep on making positive connections with one another and with the music, so that it carries us through the trials and tribulations of our daily lives on this “crazy island” we all share together.

I hope this helps,
Fondly,
Your Friend Bluejay

Heading back into my cave now until Spring.

Dear One,

You said nothing wrong. I’m glad you opened up because you moved me to say what I said. Something I felt you needed to hear right now. You’re not crazy. I promise you that.

You are also not alone in the feelings and emotions you have about this music and about this band, and maybe a *special someone* in particular. But you have to stay realistic about it as well, or you might find yourself getting hurt.

However, the music is the Moody Blues special gift to you, and Justin’s special gift to you, and to all of us. So, if “Lay It On Me” is a song that makes you feel safe and secure and LOVED then listen to it all you want.

But always remember that others are doing the very same thing at the very same time too. And be okay with that. Respect everyone’s feelings, whatever they may be.

How do you tell him? How do you thank him? From the heart. Come to concerts when you can, support him and the band, and listen to the music at home when life gets to be too much. Hold on to your lifeline. Hold on baby, don’t let go.

Just relax and enjoy the rest of this musical journey, however much longer it might last. Cherish every moment. I still believe the best is truly yet to come.

Fondly, Bluejay

OK, seriously.... back into my cave now til Spring. Carry on, everybody.

leslee the essay on on-line banking was hilarious. I avoid computers at my work place as much as possible, because it wastes time trying to use "intuitive" websites which are masterpieces of bad ergonomics. This includes Powerpoint "flip charts" which are all the rage in the primary grades. I just waded through taxes and training for my job on line, and set aside time for both. Thankfully they went fast, or my brain is finally adjusting to the bad program designs.

Bluejay thank you very much. Excellent letters... and heart felt. No worries on the cave.... be comfortable where ever you are. Sorta made me sniffle. I worry a lot about some of us Moody fans.

I've heard Berlin is lovely in May, Justin will be there with his solo show May 5, at der Passionkirche, show at 8 pm.

Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds
Or bends with the remover to remove
O no it is an ever fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken
It is the star to every wandering bark

Sonnet 116 Shakespeare.

Just put it in because I loved the way Kate Winslett murmured it standing dripping on a hill in the rain, gazing at her lost lover's house, as she caught pneumonia and almost died.

(sense and sensibility)

That was the whole point to the scene... she would have died for love. She was gloriously in love, and could not control the situation, so she ran off into the rain and did not take good care of herself. Her emotions over came common sense. She stood in the rain babbling sonnets, and whispering her love's name over and over.

That's what it comes down to when one can't get it through one's thick head it isn't going to work. Foolish, dangerous behavior.

Drawn to the unthinking object of one's desire like a moth to a flame.

Back to disasters, watching the poor kids in Broward Co. who got shot at school. From what I can tell, the shooter might have had developmental stuff going on (might be spectrum) and thus dropped off the radar because everyone tries to pretend the developmentally challenged aren't there.

Since he shot the school up on Valentine's Day, I'd say he had "troubles of the heart" as well. Men express their emotions differently than women.

I don't feel so much upset anymore over "lost love" and that sort of thing. If it happens, it happens... but there seem to be so many other things in life to do, or to be concerned about. I DID find a really nice poem by Paul Simon yesterday on line... posted on my blog. But otherwise.... love is just "another show" these days.

you leave 'em laughing when you go....
And if you care don't let them know
Don't give yourself away...

(Joni Mitchell)