There’s a song that I listen to by Daniel Johnston called Don’t let the sun go down on your grievances

Whenever I listen to it, I am reminded of my grandfather, Jesus Gonzales, born 1908. It paraphrases something that he knew, something deep. It was to clear your mind of any toils or stress from the day that just passed you by. Jesus, or Apa, was married to Margarita Gonzales for many, many years, and he rubbed off on more people than I’ll ever know. He was one of the happiest men that I knew, in one of the happiest marriages I will ever know, ever.

He was a simple man who simply loved life. That feeling and mission I can certainly share with him. He told me to never go to bed angry, at anything. This is before computers, before we began to live in a life surrounded by computers and overwhelming days. He was never too busy for anybody, including you and me.

So I paraphrase him, as Apa wouldn’t mind, and say not to let the sun go down on your grievances. Sleep well, tell the one you love that you love them, and breathe in all the we have. Thanks Apa. I miss the days where I would go “fishing” and hunt for the raisins in my Quaker Oats oatmeal.

You knew exactly how to live life, and we all learned from you to pass it on and on.

Don’t let the sun go down own your grievances:

Don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
Respect love of the heart over lust of the flesh
Do yourself a favor: become your own savior
And don’t let the sun go down on your grievances
And when you wake up in the morning
You’ll have a brand new feeling
And you’ll find yourself healing
So don’t let the sun go down on your grievances

Everything is well up here in Worcester, Mass. Had a bit of car troubles to welcome me back but everything is in order again. The walks in the snow are amazing and I’m still not tired of it, even though the cold screwed up my car in the first place, I almost busted my butt plenty of times walking to the store, and it sucked working under my car lying on the ice. But it’s a peaceful time. The calm before the storm, before school starts up.

Katie moves up here in three weeks, and then begins our amazing journey into the future guided by God. I can feel 2009 about to explode with all of the amazing potential energy busting at the seams. I’m so excited for each and every day of it! Always remember to take time to chill out despite the noise going on around you. Sit in the silence, walk around the block, eat dinner with a stranger. Life is good.

And as the above comic shows, most of the time we already know exactly what to do, but we lack the motivation to do so and forget how much daily actions and daily practice counts.

P.S. Kill your television.

Here’s to 2009!

Katie found this for me. Learn yourself some Overholt history and more about Abraham Lincoln’s favorite drink and Abraham Overholt’s favorite drink to make. This explains a lot. Fantastic.