Jan. 3, 2024

I’d love to think I’m writing something halfway profound, but I don’t think I’ve got it in me tonight. It’s been a wild day.

What I will say about this song that I listened to tonight is that it really connected to a lot of things that are on my mind and in my life.

I’ve been stuck in something of a survival mode since the pandemic. Surviving only goes so far, though, and eventually you need to start living again, even though that’s the tougher option.

That’s what this song by the amazing Ken Yates is about. Surviving means doing just enough to just get by. And that’s a far cry from living. After a while, doing only what you need to, to go from getting out of bed to getting back into bed, can wear a soul down. You get more tired avoiding taking chances and trying new things than if you’d just done the thing in the first place.

Living is hard, but for the most part, nothing good comes easy.

Rain down on the parade
I change a lot of things but I stay the same
I take a lot of things to keep me awake
Surviving is easy