Saturday, February 4, 2012

Learning to fly...again

Back in 8th grade before tapes became completely obsolete, my brother, Stephen, made me a mix of music that included everything from Boston to Pearl Jam. I used to love that tape and I listened to it all the time.Link
One of my favorites on there was "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. See below for the music video.



This has remained one of my favorite songs of all time and has a lot of significance for me. Every time I am about to embark on a new journey in my life, I blast this song to remind me that I can learn to fly, even if I don't have wings. It inspires me to do hard things and that I can deal with hard things that come my way. Change is constant, but I can learn to fly with it and be okay.

I just reached another one of those crossroads in my life where I am learning to fly...again. I don't know how things will turn out, or what the end result will be but I am striving to learn how to fly all over again.

Somehow I'll land and I'll be okay. In the meantime, I'm flying...

2 comments:

Marc and Ashley said...

And to quote a wonderful band from the same time (8th grade), "I- just wanna fly." -Sugar Ray. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself, plus it's probably Sugar Ray's best song.)

Seriously though, hope you are doing well. Call if you feel the need/desire to talk.

Baerman said...

I still love that song, and you, too.