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.

After The Gold Rush is one of my favorite Neil Young albums. Released in 1970, it contains some of his best loved songs including the title track, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” (Day 241), “Southern Man” and today’s song. It is a simple succinct sparse track that hit me inside in the way only Young can. There is such an elegant beauty yet undeniable sadness to his music I get lost in it. I find it brings me to a place of absolute joy & heartache all at once.

“Now that you found yourself losing your mind
Are you here again
Finding that what you once thought was real
Is gone and changing“.

Neil Young circa 1970. (Image found online.  Original source unknown.)

Neil Young: “I Believe In You” (1970, written by Neil Young).

I do not own the rights to anything.  I am just sharing what I love and how I am coping with you.

Stay well.