The shorter story

This song was shared with me by my dear friend Dan, who I visited last month for the first time in five years. He has beautiful taste in music -- not always convergant with mine, but we worked hard for an evening at finding things to introduce to each other, and this one was a jackpot for me. I hope he's found some equally moving things in the CDs I shared!

The lyrics here are not transformative, in themselves. In this case, it's the performance and intensity that get me. The video above captures the total surrender of deep love, and, interestingly, I feel it much more closely captures my feelings about my daughters than it does about a more romantic love. I can feel my heart swell with the music. These little people command  my every inch of love and devotion. I am powerless, and the tide that sweeps me along is magnificent. It is as terrifying as it is beautiful, and perhaps each of those things inspire the other. What can we do with something so powerful and glorious in our lives but watch it, appreciate it, and send it beaming out in front of us as fully as possible?

I can't take my eyes off of my daughters sometimes. I can't take my mind off of them, ever.