My friend Lyrinda in London, Ontario, Canada keeps saying wise things.  Perhaps I don’t have to think of stuff to write about anymore.  I’ll just wait for her to talk … and then respond.

She noticed that Janis Joplin skipped offstage after her landmark song at the Monterey Pop Festival.  So I decided to skip.  That was yesterday.

Lyrinda has replied to another post of mine – the one about me singiing on the street … and apparently no one listening.

Here she is:

The birds in the trees sing for their own reasons and many people either do not hear them out or just walk by choosing to ignore them.  The trilling and cawing and calling is an everchanging symphony of beauty and connection that those who choose to hear.  You are a bird singing with all your body and soul.

I’ve often said …

What’s important is the loving energy I put out into the world

It doesn’t matter what comes back

“So, Bruce, it appears you haven’t always been living what you say.  You need people to enjoy your singing and your songs.  The truth is that some will and some won’t.  Forget about the reactions.  Keep singing!”

Okay

I’ll do that

And keep speaking, Lyrinda