I see the catalogue of classic music is growing, the commercial songs are coming along nicely,its just a matter of time. In my view,you are above the rest. Strategic features would do great in the next album. You know best.
@TouchlineTruth
Just learned my dad has been in a prank war with his coworker for 19 years. It started when the coworker stole my dad's sandwich in 2005. My dad retaliated by filling his spare car keys with pudding. It escalated. We're talking hiring a mariachi band to follow him, swapping his contacts with fake ones, elaborate schemes. I found out because the coworker just retired and my dad seemed genuinely sad. My mom was like "honey, are you okay?" and he goes "I just realized Steve was my best friend." MY MOM GOES "STEVE? THE GUY YOU PUT ON A BILLBOARD?" Yeah. Apparently five years ago my dad paid $2000 to put Steve's face on a billboard that said "This man thinks he's better than you." They never had a normal conversation. Never got lunch. Never hung out. Just pure psychological warfare for two decades. My dad's now worried he doesn't know how to make friends normally. He's 56.
Unrelated: A girl who braids my hair slept over at my house and at breakfast I watched her pour cereal into a bowl, then mix the milk with water. I asked her why and she said โThatโs how we do it at home.โ She told me there are eight of them and one box of milk has to last everyone. It wasnโt something she complained about, it was just normal to her because thatโs what her mom taught them.
That moment stayed with me. It reminded me that what seems ordinary to one person can be a luxury to someone else. We never truly know what battles people or families are fighting behind closed doors. Some parents stretch what little they have so their children never have to go without completely.
The lesson? Gratitude changes everything. Appreciate the things you have no matter how small. Sometimes the greatest life lessons come from the smallest moments.