Rock, Truth and Love

I was caught off guard yesterday. It started innocently enough. I have company coming for a couple of days which means my office gets converted into the guest room. Now my office is a 10 x 10 space so you can imagine that things get put in this corner and that. If I don't stay on top of it, well, my stuff takes over. That means it's organizing, sorting and cleaning out the room time ~ and music just makes this task so much more enjoyable.

So I clicked on Pandora.com, chose the Steely Dan "station, and got started. I was really grooving to the music ~ MY music. Music that transported me back to my 20's and early 30's ~ and suddenly I found myself crying. Say what? This music made me happy. It brought back terrific memories, but with the good came back the very, very sad.

I've read that music is deeply associated with our memory I don't know the science behind it. We all know that a song can transport us immediately back to a memory. And out of nowhere, I Can't Tell You Why by the Eagles brought tears to my eyes. I became very, very sad at the loss of a dream. How does life end up so differently than envisioned in our youthful exuberance and trust that everything will always be right with the world?

It reminded me that the only rock I can stand on, the only truth I can believe in, the only love that is forever is the Rock, Truth and Love that is my God.