Tag: dedication

Is there anything we long to feel more than loved? Today’s post is dedicated to my beloved and wonderful husband, my #1 (and probably only!) reader. “Like a song of love that clings to me… how the thought of you does things to me… never before has someone been more unforgettable…”

Not only is he wonderful and unforgettable, he makes me feel like I just might be kind of special, too, and I’m so grateful. “Unforgettable in every way and forevermore that’s how you’ll stay… that’s why darling, it’s incredible
 that someone so unforgettable thinks that I am unforgettable too.”

Always a joy to listen to the incomparable Nat King Cole singing this song. With love, light, and song… ~Melissa~

Listen here: Unforgettable * by Irving Gordon, arranged by Nelson Riddle * (1951)

“Somehow I know, we’ll meet again. Not sure quite where, and I don’t know just when. You’re in my heart, so until then… wanna smile, wanna cry…” Some days this blog will have sad music. Today is one of those days. Today is the first anniversary of the passing of someone very special, and today is also the birthday of someone else very special who has already crossed over. The pain is fresh and burning for a dear loved one of mine. I wish I could take his pain away. I have advice; don’t we all. We can give it, but we know firsthand how hard it is to take it when we’re hurting. But is there any way to dig deep and remember that feeling the sad allows you to actually enjoy the happy when it returns? To dig deep and remember the memories mean you got to experience the person/event/feeling in the first place? Easier said than done… I know. ♥ Love you, Don. ♥ Crying, emoting, feeling, even screaming… honours the memory and allows you to open and release a little bit more of your hurt. When the channel is open and the tears have flowed, there’s a moment where love can swoop in and fill the space, like waves lapping the shore. Sadness out, love in, sadness out, love in, like breathing. To the two families I send love to, the two closest families in my life outside of my immediate own, I send love, love, love, love, love. Deep healing and deep peace. An angel message that came {through me for you} today offered the following advice: dig in and enjoy all happiness and pleasure that come your way, and release any guilt about it, because fun will bring balance back into your life. Lastly, one of the sweet freedoms I can personally finally experience as I awaken and reconnect to The Universe, is knowing that we are never truly separated from those we love, and we are deeply supported from beyond this earthly life. Our loved ones are watching over us and loving us every day. And so it is. ♥ With love, light, and song… ~Melissa~

Listen here: Saying Goodbye * by Jeff Moss * from the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Some of my closest friends just moved. And not like across town, but a number of towns away. My town feels different to me now. We didn’t see each other every day, or even every week, but I didn’t realize just how comforting it was to know how close they were, until they weren’t.

A song I closely associate with them is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, a song I’d heard before but really only listened to for the first time when it was performed by my friend Paul at a work event years ago. Gabriel said “It’s about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get… It’s about letting go.” Thinking of my friends and listening to the lyrics today, I recognize and appreciate the “boom boom boom” in their hearts to make their dreams a reality by moving spaces. Finding space to breathe, to create, to relax, to rejuvenate, to honour their connection to nature, to healing, and to Spirit. I have grown to love this song so much, and today I share it in their honour. ♥ Love you, Nancy & Paul. ♥

As a Sunday extra, another friend shared this article on Facebook today, which references Peter Gabriel’s thoughts on music itself as essential stock in our “emotional toolboxes”. And that’s pretty much why I write this blog, isn’t it? Opening my emotional toolbox and hoping to make some contributions to yours. I’ll be digging into mine when I find myself missing my friends, for sure. With love, light, and song… ~Melissa~

Listen here: Solsbury Hill * by Peter Gabriel * from his eponymous album (1977)

NB: This particular performance is from The Late Show with David Letterman in 2011. Word to the wise: best enjoyed with headphones, please!