Since the dawn of Mankind's ability to think, speak and reason (which some would debate has not yet arrived), there are two things that have continued to be a common
thread .. music and the sharing of our stories, and in many cases, those two have melded .. I feel confident in saying that even before the advent of a written langauge, folks were telling their stories and putting them to song .. it's easier to remember them that way ..
From the bards, the minstrels, the religious, the troubadours of the past through today, we put our stories out there .. why .. ?? It's a basic human need to share .. share who we are, who we want to be and who we were .. from a bad situation to the joy we get when things just seem to go right .. and everything in between ..
I can't say enough about the need to share .. although, I'll admit, sometimes in my case, I feel it can be maybe just a bit too raw .. but that's me and all the years or baggage that comes with me
So, from the Cavemen and Women that crouched around a campfire on a cold, dark night and told the story of the bear they brought down last year, to the digital campfire that we all sit around today, I just want to again say thanks for a warm and inviting place where judgement is minimal, where acceptance is maximum, where strangers are greeted with open arms and regulars get to know each other over vast distances .. where otherwise, speaking for myself anyway, our lives would not have been so enriched ..
They say you're lucky to have even a few friends in a lifetime .. yet the boundless wealth of fine folks that can and do touch our lives regularly seems almost limitless, and for that, there is a blessing from whatever higher Universal force there may be ..
Just a few ramblings as I once again take my seat around the campfire .. and hope for many more ..
