Ulysses by Josh Garrels
This. Is quite amazing. And sweet enough, the song that the album’s on is up for free download. Check it out, this guy’s talented.
(p.s. the mason jar’s coverage of him is another favorite)
Favorite 43
Simple pleasures:
-perfect weather (the sun is out and warms your back, yet there’s still a slight, sweet breeze in the air)
-a paper and pen + time on your hands to think
-a place to sit
-a cup of water
-comfortable silence with friends
Mimizan by Beirut
took a little time to dwell in wonder at:
-who i’m meant to be (needful + loved)
-a really pretty guitar chord
-pita bread
-pokemon names
we go for fine wine, cars, and movie stars, but we miss what’s freely given
and it’s a shame because it’s the richest of fare
look—the juniper and myrtle still grow,
there is time for change yet
Destination
It is difficult driving in the dark. There’s no sun light to depend on by sight. Just an attention-draining mess of man-made headlights and blinkers to guide you badly.
The darkness makes it difficult to discern the distance of things. All those lights vie for your attention with the same intensity. Or at least that’s what it looks like, glancing from mirror to mirror swinging your head around to check the blind spots then eyes back to what’s in front of you—
The darkness and the speed of everything makes it difficult to tell the distance of everything around you and the distance you’ve yet to go.
I prefer driving in the sunlight: it’s brighter. It’s clearer to see what’s going on. But journeying at night is inevitable, and it makes the light that much sweeter when it dawns on you the next morning.
In the meantime I remind myself that the sun still shines even when it is night. No matter where I am it is never dark everywhere. That helps put things into perspective. Sun light helps put things into perspective.
