1997 was a difficult year for my daughter and me. There were a lot of life transitions going on and we were coping as best we could. One way was through music. It was then that I started collecting music from the Windham Hill label. Instrumental music from the likes of Will Ackerman, Jim Brickman and Liz Story was what I used to soothe and console me. My daughter turned to the likes of Jewel and in turn turned me on to her. It was Jewel’s first album, Pieces of You, that captured me with the beautiful voice and haunting lyrics.
We’re both in much better places now, Mandy and I. For that I am grateful, but there are times when I hear a song (as I did today) and in listening I find myself thinking back to the pain again. It’s ok, though, because as I look at that pain again, I find it less gripping, less “painful.” I find myself thanking God for the here and now. And that is a good thing, because even though the here and now can be wild and crazy, it is not the there and then.
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