Hi everyone.  Hope you are all well and continue to stay that way during this global health crisis we are facing.  But in addition to protecting your physical wellness, what are you doing to stay mentally healthy today?

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I know we are still facing a serious situation but a new year gives us hope for the new days, seasons, opportunities & moments ahead. Still, music is something that will never change for me. It is my refuge, the most comforting part of my life & the one thing I consistently count on. So until a more normal semblance of life returns, I am going to share a song I listen to that helps me escape the current state of things, if only for a few minutes each day. And if this helps anyone else, even better.

Many people do not understand my obsession with the film :”Harold & Maude”. They see a movie about two odd souls who enjoy going to random funerals. I see a hilariously quirky yet poignant story. The characters are different, the kind of people who feel as if they are on the outside ;looking in. I completely relate to that.

The film also has a great soundtrack courtesy of one of the 1970’s most cherished and remarkable singer-songwriters. Today’s tune is just one brilliant example featured in the film. He wrote it when he was about 21 and fighting tuberculosis, which he was told was going to end his life. That started a spiritual awakening in him that helped him fight his way back, to health. This song is one of many he wrote during that time. I worship this track-the vocal, the music, the lyrics. I believe it is one of his absolute best.

“Trouble
Oh trouble, move away
I have seen your face
And it’s too much for me today”.

Top: Maude (Ruth Gordon) and Harold (Bud Cort) at one of their daily funerals from the 1971 cult classic film. Bottom: Cat Stevens n/k/a Yusuf circa 1970. (Images found online.  Original sources unknown.)

Cat Stevens (n/k/a) Yusuf: “Trouble” (1970, written by Cat Stevens).

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Stay well.