definitely not boring Vince.....I love how you write, how you stir up the
dust and make me think. Thanks for that. I hear you. In reading all that you
said about kids today, my thoughts turn to my daughter, again.
When I spoke about my daughter seeing/hearing/feeling music and art... I
wish I had been able to find a better way to say what I meant, the way it
was intended. I know that communication is tricky via email. Sometimes, we
cannot hear the innuendoes, we cannot fill in the missing spaces, we cannot
feel the intentions from the heart, we cannot know the struggle going on
inside the writer, a struggle which informs her every word.
My daughter and I have been through tough and trying times together
(understatement). Yes I was trying to shed some light upon the possiblity
of an existence beyond what we knew in those difficult days. I fumbled to
find some calm while living in the centre of intrusive storms, to give her
shelter. My intentions were and remain only good, always, despite my ability
to be human, to make mistakes along the way.
I hold her close with all the love and respect my heart feels for her. I
wanted her to be exposed to art and music and culture, whatever that meant.
I was on a road of discovery too, in search of whatever I could find for her
to do, to open up her mind to the possibilities that I was never shown as a
child raised in a time of chaos not peace. For both of us, I was seeking
peace. Living close to Toronto afforded us many an opportunity to do just
that. I thought of it as my role as one of her guides in this life to give
her a chance to see and hear beyond the walls of my own existence.
Today, Miranda Michelle loves so many different genres of music, including
Joni. She tells me she loves folk music in general. She also loves Ben
Harper, the Chili Peppers....oh her tastes are all over the map. She loves
so much, so deeply.
thoughts for a sunny sunday...
Mags
np: Always, Jonatha Brooke, Live.
(yes there really is a Jonatha :))))
