Stride

Finally a breakthrough. Your first good night’s sleep. And just like that, so much snaps back into gear. Kicked ass at work today nailing two projects and enough time to spare to get 50 books in. Sales have jumped and major gains were made by the team in Miami. After lunch, the music got upbeat.

You remember this as the earliest song you remember calling “your favorite”. At age 6 in 1983, you loved the fast pace and upbeat tone. It was easy to impress you back then. Can still remember being excited to hear it on the radio being excited to hear it on the radio when you went with mom to the other side of town and Columbia Mall, where all the fun stuff was.

For some reason you thought it was sung by Air Supply; back then there were actually one hit wonders because music hadn’t been completely eaten by corporations.

You had it on 45 for the Fisher Price record player. It and “Axel F” were your first records. You’ve always loved it, all through the 80s and the 90s even in that period of time no one’s supposed to like the music of 10-15 years before.

Just sounds like your childhood. Reminds you so much of that time.

You always liked the lyrics, but never actually paid too much attention to them. So when it came up in a random YouTube playlist, whatevs. But for the first time you realized there were two characters in them. So you listened to each line. Wow. Both characters. Not just now, but even right now *today*. In perfectly imperfect symbolism.

The Holy Spirit. It’s how He rolls. Often through music. “Coincidence” that isn’t. And now you reel on a loose roller coaster and wonder what direction your life would take…

It’s the same direction it was in 1983 nearly 40 years ago – Growing, Learning, Listening. And He’s had your back the entire time. Maybe it’s because you try to grow, learn, and listen.🤔

God knows you’re in the best place on earth for it. 🙏🕊🐬