When were the best moments of your life?

Recalling some best moments of my life, I remember an old popular song I used to sing with my university friends: "Those were the days, my friend, those were the days."

When were the best moments of your life?  When you were a child? Growing up? First love? College years? First job? Now?

Reminds me of my friend's four-and-a-half year old daughter Caitlin who said, "I don't like school, but I think I might change my mind when I leave it!"

At all times and in any stage of life, there are always things we dislike and at the same time those we relish.  Whilst writing this post, one of Matt Monro's songs came to mind, an oldie, but leaves too many memories in time:  "They are so few, the precious moments of our lives... Which would they be..."

Thanks to YouTube, I found the song featured in the film "The Sea Wolves" (1980), starring  Gregory Peck, David Niven and Roger Moore - all brilliant and popular actors in their time.



It's never easy to accept things as they are... as well as accept ourselves as we really are.

YouTube Link of "The Sea Wolves" if the above doesn't work.

Perhaps Love

Listening Pleasures

"Perhaps Love" is a famous song that American songwriter-singer wrote and recorded as a duet with tenor Placido Domingo. The song appeared on Domingo's 1981 album of the same title. This poignant song was addressed to Denver's wife Annie Martell (the eponym of his No.1 hit "Annie's Song" while they were separated and moving towards a divorce.

In an interview the day after Denver's death in 1997, Annie said that "Perhaps Love" was her favorite song of Denver's although she enjoyed "Annie's Song" too. 

Perhaps Love.  Stirs the soul. It's beautiful! 




Perhaps Love - John Denver (with Lyrics). Youtube, uploaded by France Manga. Accessed February 14, 2015.  

Resource:

Perhaos Love (song). en.wikipedia.org.   


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The Need to Belong

It's often been said that writing is a lonely pursuit for as writers, we need a lot of time alone to put to paper our thoughts, our creative juices. So, yes, it is lonely. But it doesn't need to be all the time. It isn't really.

We are familiar with that famous Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Come to think of it, doesn’t loneliness push us to behave in a way that sometimes compounds more loneliness, writers, artists, or not?


Aside from immediate family, we need that sense of belonging - to a group with common interest, workmates, fellow writers, church mates, neighbours. Yes, a group we call friends for whatever levels of friendship.

Some of my good friends the past years have been my online friends especially from my Mozart groups and some writing groups, few I've been blest to have met in person. Only a handful nowadays come from the Information Technology (IT) world where I belonged for many years. Today, I was blest to have a late afternoon tea with a friend I consider one of my greatest blessings the past 3 years.

The security of knowing we belong to a group, or the loyalty and thoughtfulness of friends, eases us from the seeming loneliness, a sense of feel good. We view and embrace the world with a much better outlook.

If we expect the best or try hard to keep positive thoughts, something wonderful might just happen. Have you ever tried smiling to the first person you meet? It feels good when the other person smiles back, or even better, when the other person is ahead in smiling.

Are you feeling alone? Someone has just upset you? Go for a walk, a drift to the shops, to your favourite book store. Have a hot cup of coffee or tea.

An old song is haunting: 'When life is making you lonely, you can always go --- downtown.