A Word from Bob Marley for the season!

My cousin, Gayle Cooper, sent me a quote from Bob Marley.  I was taken aback because I was not a fan of Bob Marley or his music and I certainly did not think Gayle would be in that category.   Bob Marley would not have fit in in our worlds.  He hardly fit in into his world and what did we have in common besides a love of music.  He died when he was 36 and we are still quoting him--not for his music, his background of beliefs but for our commonality.

His words were:  "The truth is that everybody is going to hurt you.  You gotta find the ones worth suffering for." Wow!  We all have the commonalities of relationships, hurt, and making a decision about which ones are worth forgetting, forgiving and /or moving on.  It's true in Jamaica, Melbourne, Arkansas or Cape Girardeau and its true whether we are a musical idol or a person who constantly sings off-key.

Relationships hurt and harm but we decide whether they are worth the keeping!