About six years and many blogs ago, I came to an odd realization.  Whenever a profound and timely bit of universal wisdom came my way that I was particularly “supposed to” hear, a funny thing would happen.  The song Tin Man, by the group America, would begin to play.

Whether it was from the  radio, the TV,  even coming from another car while waiting at a light –  hearing that melody was a clear message to really PAY ATTENTION to whatever I was thinking or talking about at that moment.  The strangest time was last fall.  While sitting in the parking lot at the restaurant Stella Blues, I stopped to tell my friend about a decision I’d just made.  She listened for a minute and said, “Oh, that’s gotta be the right thing because the guitar player is singing your Tin Man song!”  Sure enough… I tuned in to the faint sounds coming from the restaurant just in time to hear “…smoke glass stain bright color…”  Damn.

That brings us up to earlier this evening.  Something had been troubling me all day.  You know, how it goes around and around in your mind?  Finally, one clear, strong thought rose above the rest.  Is that it, I wondered.  Is that the answer?  At that moment  [Click here now and then come back and finish reading this] my car began to slowly fill with the familiar acoustic guitar intro.  Yep.  Confirmation.  I’m on the right track.  Thanks!

I totally accept this as tongue-in-cheek universal guidance.  I’m only posting this because I have a feeling this truth might be something a few others might need to hear at this exact moment.

What was I thinking when the song came on?  Just this:

“Do not accept less than you deserve.”

Aloha…

Marti