Wednesday, September 8, 2010

"The Map's in Your Soul"


















I seem to have misplaced my funny bone. Can't find it anywhere. I'm certain it will show up soon. In the meantime, Dan Fogelberg crossed my mind and I remembered how much I love his collection of songs called, "The Wild Places." I went to the CD shelf and found it. It begins with an instrumental called "Aurora Nova," then segues into the title piece. In the following video, these two have been combined, as on the album. Dan's voice, so rich and full, with a love of life in all its forms, comes in around 2:00. Dan passed on in December of 2007, but his wonderful music and lyrics are a powerful testament to his life.

Some food for thought:








12 comments:

  1. It's just taking a break. It will be back.

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  2. Thank you, Linda. I'm sure you're right. :) (:
    Does this mean, "A frown is just a smile turned upside down?" Good Lord, it's come down to homilies....

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  3. It's a yin yang thing...we can't always have a funny bone...while being on the opposite side of that we can better appreciate the funny bone when it does return...without the opposite side we would never know the existence of the funny bone. I'll have to give Folgelberg a listen...thanks for sharing. I've been sitting here tonight listening to Royksopp. Hope you're enjoying your evening.....no worries...I'm sure your funny bone will be back soon.

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  4. Music does seem to soothe what ails you, doesn't it?! I didn't know he was gone, but I always loved his 'same old lang syne' .

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  5. MG, I haven't heard of Royksopp. I will check that out. I always appreciate hearing new music.

    Betty, Thanks for stopping by. I, too, love, "Same Auld Lang Syne."

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  6. Know what you mean, but it does sometimes come down to homilies. Dan's music lives on, like the bird that sings then flies away but the music remains. Hope your funny bone returns, Teresa.

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  7. Loved Dan Fogelberg as a teenager. He really spoke to my generation. I was sad when he died.

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  8. Teresa,
    Don't fret about the funny bone. It's all a part of the balance. It will all even out... Yin and Yang. Maggie's garden gave some grand advice. Do you play golf? I used to play a lot (but rarely now). The main thing is to keep your shots right down the middle or you get into a heck of a lot of trouble.
    You'll come back to center and often those little high's and low's are interesting ...... like little trills in a song.
    Thanks for sharing the video.
    Manzanita

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  9. Gail and Manzanita, Thanks for listening and commenting. Yes, trills in a song. Thank You!

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  10. Well, I'm very late catching up on your posts so it's quite likely that your funny bone has surfaced by now! I hope. Am reading from the earliest to the latest so maybe I'll encounter it along the way. I loved the video. When my 10 year old grandson was here a couple of months ago there was supposed to be an occurrence of the aurora borealis...do you remember that? Well, we never did see it...I think I'll send him this video.

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  11. I think the video would give anyone a renewed appreciation for our big beautiful world and it's inhabitants. re: my funny bone. It will be back. It will return unbidden. It always does. :)

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