WE NEED TO CARRY EACH OTHER

So much has happened this week around the world.  I’m not political by nature, at least not in the way this country sees it.  I have this crazy notion that you can talk to others even if you have a different point of view and it doesn’t have to become a screaming match.  I’m also an independent.  I live in the center; I believe in compromise and understanding.  Sometimes here, those things sound like dirty words.  

I used to live in Orlando, for a few years.  I worked at Disney World during that time.  That whole area was one of the most accepting and open places I have ever lived.  

In the span of a week, 49 souls who just wanted to go out, dance and have a good time were taken from this world. “Folks the rest of us won’t get to know”.  An innocent boy died in a tragic accident.  A politician who by all accounts that I could find was trying to make her country a better place was senselessly murdered. 

It’s just…its a lot.  

So, I’ll just leave you with this.  It helped me a little, maybe it will help you:

CATHARSIS

How many people come here to read this?  I’m not really sure.  Really it doesn’t matter, that’s not why I write it.  I started writing this blog because I wanted a place to explain how the bands music has affected me and how thankful I am for having it in my life.  

I think of that and I just remember when I was 12-13 years old and I would come home and be so upset, I could be on the verge of tears, so I would go over to the stereo, put my disc of The Joshua Tree in, and my headphones in the jack, and I would play ‘One Tree Hill’. With my eyes closed, the pain and emotion in that song would flow through me and wash all of mine away.  

If that was the only thing that their music had ever done for me, that would be enough, but its been there for me so many other times, in good times as well as bad.  

So this past week I was wondering wether or not if I should keep writing because I was dealing with a little bit of my depression creeping in.  Then I thought about this. So I’ll keep writing.  

TGFA- THANK GOODNESS FOR ADAM

I just want to take this opportunity  say thank goodness for Adam embracing the band’s social media accounts.  He has by far posted the most recently, and just last week gave us an about 20 second clip of a new song. It seems like at least once a week there’s a post that either Check out this art or This is my view today (pic of fascinating location) or my favorite recent one was where he missed his flight and grabbed a stand by coach seat.  

My mom has thought that Bono is my favorite because I talk about wishing about meeting him.  Well, he has the highest meeting probability, at least that’s what I assume.  Bono’s usually the one out there that everyone sees, but hey, he’s the frontman, that’s kinda his job, right?  Truth is, I don’t have a favorite member of the band, I don't think I could.  Adam though, he’s just so cool.  But coolness though, its a state of mind.  He’s cool because he’s comfortable in his own skin, he’s open and relaxed.  I aspire to be like that some day; I’m working towards it.  I may never achieve Adam level coolness, but one can hope.

So thank goodness for Adam, for taking us fans on the journey with him.