Seeing the light.

"Your good and gone keeps me up all night

Along with Songs In The Key Of Life

I'm either gonna get over you

Or I'm gonna blow out my ears

Yeah, you're out there now

Doin' God knows how, and I'm stuck here

Havin' a record year."

There are times when we don't know why something has happened; we look to the stars and pretty much say, "What's up?" The deafening silence in return pretty much says quietly, "You figure it out."

Thanks a lot.

Many people felt that 2016 could not get over with fast enough. There were many occurrences that happened which left us stumped. Whether it was a sudden death of someone notable/family member, the U.S. election that left people shaking their heads (and some were nodding with pleasure) or the hard to believe fact that yes, THE CHICAGO CUBS had actually done it. If you missed 2016 due to being on a spaceship, desert island or underground, you missed a doozy. 

Change and surprise happens, it takes time to grasp it, but in the end we all move forward and it fades into the past. Think about it, we've had situations where we never thought we would forget what had happened and today they're not even recalled or remembered. Remember when J-Lo was married to the background dance? I wonder if you remembered his name was "Casper." She probably didn't, but I did. (It was a few husband's ago for her so please forgive.)

But, when the light shines down with good news, and the clouds clear, we see our moods lighten and a real belief that what we had experienced was just a fluke. There are people, we all know them, who do not see the clouds clearing any time soon. It's really tough to see someone go through this,  and no matter how hard you try to paint a positive picture, you know the canvas is going to be dark for some time. You can just sense it.

As the new year has moved toward the middle of its first month, I am making a real effort to help people who need a shoulder. If for no other reason, it makes me feel better. Hopefully they feel the same.

The photo above was taken at a college basketball game. One of the girls is a friend of the family, and although she is, and was, a sensational player—she decided to hang up her Nike's. The light that shone above her that day seemed to say, "You have bigger and better plans ahead never give up." She won't. 

Thanks for stopping by.