Not gonna lie—this Christmas is a tough one for me. There’s a great, gaping chasm in my heart for the loss of my sister and I confess I’m largely going through the motions. Badly, actually. Penny had the gift of happiness—she accepted the cards she was dealt and played them with all her heart. That’s a gift I have never possessed, so I’m basically just mucking about.
However, this can be a good season for dealing with loss—if
you don’t get wound up in all the festivities, which can’t help but taste off
and wear you out. For me, holiday
lights and music can take me out of myself.
So I’m grateful for my custom of posting Advent music every
December. It makes me seek out and immerse myself in seasonal songs, which is a
blessing.
Today’s piece is Joni Mitchell singing “River”. She wrote it while living in LA, where the only thing approaching riparian status is the LA River; it won’t get you anyplace you want to go (certainly not by skating), and Mitchell knew it.
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