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.
On July 8, 1998 Frank Sinatra’s songs & movies were given new places of honor-The Smithsonian and Library of Congress. Today’s song was included in that group and it was played on two space missions: Apollo 10 and Apollo 11, which landed on the moon 52 years ago today on July 20, 1969. Sending a huge thank you out to all our rocket men & women-past, present & future-for having the courage & desire to take us all higher and higher.
“Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on
A-Jupiter and Mars”.
Top: Frank Sinatra album cover photograph circa 1960. Bottom: The three crew members of NASA’s Apollo 11, May 1969 (L-R): Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin Jr. (Bottom Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images). (Images found online. Original sources unknown).
Frank Sinatra: “Fly Me To The Moon” (1964, written by Bart Howard).
I do not own the rights to anything. I am just sharing what I love and how I am coping with you.
Stay well.
Lilacs & Rust 