"Sleeping By Myself"

10 July 2019:

"Oh, I believe in love and disaster
Sometimes the two are just the same
I'm beginning to see what's left of me
Is gonna have to be free to survive..." --Eddie Vedder, "Sleeping By Myself"

Those lines just kill me. Spot on. Achingly sad, resigned, and just a little bit on the way to hopeful (but so far to go).

And yeah: Ukulele Songs is in heavy rotation this week as I work through some stuff.

"More Than You Know"

8 July 2019: Moody day. Big thoughts. Etc., etc., etc.

"Longing to Belong"

11 February 2018:

"I'm falling harder than I've
Ever fell before
I'm falling fast while hoping
I'll land in your arms
'Cause all my time is spent here
Longing to belong
To you" --Eddie Vedder, "Longing to Belong"

Ukulele Songs has been on repeat on this rainy and quiet Sunday evening.

Evening drive...

22 July 2014: This evening I found myself feeling a bit glum and restless, so I hopped in the car for a drive. I didn't even know where I wanted to go, but I started with a run to the post office. I didn't go anywhere too exciting ultimately--just over to Martinsburg, where I ended up getting a sandwich at a Sheetz--but the drive was good for what ailed me. And this song, which popped up on my ipod, helped a lot, too. I might have put it on repeat and sang along. It might not seem like a "pick-me up" song, but it sure is soothing and pretty, and it worked for me.

Ukulele Songs

5 April 2014: I'm not exactly new to the game with this endorsement, but if you haven't already done it, you need to give a listen to Eddie Vedder's Ukulele Songs. It's such a beautiful album and was just want I needed as background music on Saturday.