green

Green. It's many shades comprise my longest-time favorite color. (Okay, there have been others, but green always makes a comeback and right now it's going strong.) Green is the title of two of my favorite songs. The first is by Joni Mitchell and is absolutely brilliant for many reasons. This one, featured below, by Edie Brickell is also brilliant in its own way. The lyrics are clever and the theme, universal. Edie sings a smooth enjambment over the lines that convey appreciation and jealousy as two sides of a green coin.

The grass is greener for others, right? And sometimes, we are more than certain that our grass is way greener than someone else's. Sometimes we can even envy different points in our own lives. When we wish away the present, we think the grass of our past was, or future will most certainly be, greener. Whenever I remember the wisdom and beauty of this song, I try to kick it back to the old "we'll see" parable. At least for this morning, I am trying to tune into this present moment.

Yesterday afternoon and evening we celebrated the life of a friend who recently lost her battle with cancer. She touched many people's lives. Today we are off to a wedding held at a church service followed by a reception. Sorrows and joys on a cloudy weekend. Trying to appreciate all of life's offerings. WJPP out, wishing you a good day.