We spent the evening at the Hexagon Dive enjoying an evening with friends and listening to the Ryan Calder Band - lovely chilled evening. Tammy is a former colleague and good friend, and I really enjoy the sounds and words of the band.
The lyrics of the song "Loving every day with you" could be Pete's and my anthem - I know Ryan wrote it about his life with Tammy, but there is so much in it that is true for all happily married couples.
The journey is our joy - we're on a new journey together, finding new ways to live together in this new stage of our lives. It's not easy all the time, but spending quality time together is making the journey something to look forward to each day.
I think of the Marriage Encounter banner - "Love is a journey, not a destination" - that we saw so often in our years in ME. I think it's so easy to try and see the destinations as the goals - when we get married, when we have kids, when we buy a house, when the kids leave home, when we have a lot of money, when we have grandkids ---- THEN life will be great! Having goals is great, it's so easy to miss the wayside stops, and the trees and views, and the pit stops, the potholes and the cups of tea along the road, if we are only looking towards the destination.
Having "journeyed" a bit in the last few weeks, we've experienced some of the ways life along the journey is so enriching. Driving slowly on dirt roads as opposed to flying down the highway was a special time for us. But the highway was more of an adventure on Thursday, coming home, than flying up the previous week. We could chat, listen to music, talk to Lindt (she came with us) and make the transition from being Kev’s guardians to just being us more easily.
It makes me think of going on the TGV from Nice to Paris – we thought it would be a good way to see the country rather than flying. Well, at 250mph, we just saw a blur! Rushing to the destination, we lost out on the journey.
So thank you, RCB, for giving us a chance to reflect on our journey, as well as entertaining us with such harmonious music. I’ve voted for them on www.weloveyoursongs.com. Why don’t you?
11 years ago
Hi Deb! Glad you embraced the lyrics like this. The TGV sounds like fun! :) Thanks for your support!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for these thoughtful words and for your support!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you enjoyed the show, and the lyrics in particular. Lyrics don't always get noticed these days, which is sad, since the message is (or should be) what inspires the music.