Monday; July 6

Last weekend I listened to the soundtrack of much of my growing up years.  One of the stations on “IHeart Radio” played back-to-back-to-back episodes of American Top 40.  If you are a child of the 1970s and 1980s, the voice of Casey Kasem has a very special tone to it.  Each week he counted down the tunes that were bringing us entertainment and – from time to time – shaping our thoughts.  It was fun to spend a lot of the holiday weekend reliving my youth. 

As I reflected on these shows, a couple things came to mind.  First, I found that the songs promoted emotions that were typically more positive than negative.  I smiled a lot more than I lamented.  I enjoy music – especially oldies – and maybe it is because they remind me of the good times.   The other thing that I noticed was that, as much fun as I had listening to these songs, I didn’t want to go back to those times in history.  The reruns were fun, but not overly nostalgic.  While I didn’t “feel” bad, I also realized that not all the times were fun and games.  Personally and socially, there were challenges we have overcome – let’s not go back! 

Let’s remember the good times, but let’s make sure we live in today.  We can’t change the past nor pre-live the future.  Today is all we have, so let’s make the most of it.

Think About It!