Having Music In It All

  Today was what some may consider as uneventful, but I look deeply at every moment of my day. I have perused the Facebook pages of some of my friends, gone out to take care of my daily business, stopped by Popeye's while out and picked up David's favorite lunch and now I am home in my man cave listening to Al Green's greatest hits. I've officially labeled this as a chill day and I feel no guilt about it whatsoever. There is much truth in the old adage "All work and no play makes one a dull boy". Twenty three years spent making my nation a priority and I am finally learning to make myself a priority.  

"Let me say, before I forget, that loving you, baby, is where it's at", croons Al Green in the background. 
So many good memories does this music bring to me. Where I was, what I was doing, who I knew and what I knew is flooding my heart and mind like a tsunami and I love it.  I have learned, for my own peace of mind, to reject teachings that good old R&B music is of the devil; for through it I am reminded of what I have come from and what dire situations I have been able to overcome. 
"Let's Get Married Today.
  Those who truly know me will attest that music is, indeed, in my DNA and nothing can change that. As a young boy I remember my older siblings bringing home the latest music and teaching us the latest dances. My mother and father were also great lovers of music. Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Shirley Caesar, Andre Crouch, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Brooke Benton; to name a few, are intertwined with my upbringing. Yes, they were there when we moved to Germany as a family and lived on the economy.  They were there when my brother, Alfred was a soccer champion. They were there when mom got ill and later died. They were with us when we would sit around and pray for better days. That same music is there for us as we live our own lives and do our uttermost to be the best for our own individual families. 

"I'm so tired of being alone, won't you help me, girl".

  I am thankful that through it all God has been the meeting place in all of our lives.  It was ingrained in us that He is our present help and today He continues to make all of our ends meet. 
"It's all in a day's work, call me".

  Enjoy your music. Enjoy and never let go of your memories.
  I love you all.
  Dennis