I admit it.
I have been listening to country music today.
As I woke up to snow on the beach this morning I thought, “I am far from the ‘country’ where I grew up.”
There is no ocean in my hometown.
There is snow. Lots of it. But the snow covers rocky mountains, dessert brush, and wide open lava rock plains.
As the country music streamed through my “Sugarland” Pandora channel today, I couldn’t help but think of that little Idaho girl inside of me.
It was as if she was yelling “Hey Ya’ll!”
(Actually, we never said the word “Y’all” where I grew up. We said things like “darn it” and “dang” — and by the way — nobody says “dang” out here on the east coast.)
Coming “Out East” for college was a big eye opening moment for that little Idaho girl.
I quickly learned:
- A “Pop” is not a soda
- A “Show” is not a movie
- A “Bubbler” has nothing to do with bubbles
And, most important, over my last twenty-year adventure across the east coast I have realized people are really the same wherever you go. Despite the different words, accents, clothing, jobs, education and lifestyles…
- We all care about love and family and dreams.
- We all want our children to enjoy boundless opportunities.
- We all want access to good, healthy, yummy food.
Deep down inside we’re all the same no matter what coast, mountain or plain it snows — or doesn’t.
So my gift today is just this: a simple, small, tiny but important reminder (a prayer if you will) that we all want pretty much the same things.
And doesn’t that sound like a good, old fashioned country song?
More tomorrow.
Lovemore,
Jamie
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And when life gets too heavy, too much, too much to do and not enough time or skill to do it, we all want friends like you.
Love, love
AND YOU TOO!!
I have been reminded of just that after spending a weekend in Chicago with my three girlfriends I have known since elementary school…we all live very different lives but in the end we all very much want the same thing. Therapy at its finest!
“Therapy at its finest” – love that!! Sounds like a wonderful trip too!! xo~Jamie
Jamie, We have lived all over the country and I couldn’t agree more.
Hurrah! It’s actually good to hear that from you too!