The Lost and Found

 

A virtual potpourri of nostalgia. 

Some of it is not even remembered by anyone. 

Some of it is remembered by a few. 

The random box in the corner you would find at a multitude of public destinations.  Stores, hotels, venues, etc. 

The lost and found. 

For the purpose of this narrative though, we'll look at the lost and found that matters most.  Not the one full of stuff.  The one that's full of life. 

Life is about the lost and found. 

We've all lost and have felt lost.  Most of us eventually find and have felt found. 

When you are lost, keep searching for the found. It's there. Sometimes, in the most unlikely corners of the world but it's there. "When one door closes..."

Gary Clark and John Carney created a beautiful song entitled, "The Lost and Found."  Give it a listen...

There's a light. You never get back. Once it dies. 

And it's alive. And it's waiting for us.  At the lost and found. 

At the lost and found. 

Regrets? I’ve Had a Few

 

Ol’ Blue Eyes said it best. 

“I did it my way.” 

That’s the only way to go. 

And, yes, he admits…”regrets, I’ve had a few.” 

Same (don’t worry, no laundry lists to follow). 

When someone says “no regrets,” they are lying.  It’s Ok.  You’re human. It’s allowed. It’s inherent to our species. 

This song has been on the turntable of my life almost from the first time the needle touched the vinyl and you heard the white noise of the friction. 

Most of us have gone The Chairman of the Board on our own lives. Or for those with a different artistic palette, how about Robert Frost?  “I took the one less traveled by.” It’s the only way to go. 

But here’s the thing…

Win the hours of the day.  Win the days of the month.  Win the months of the year.  But win it your way. 

As Frank said, “ I'm gonna live till I die.” 

You should do the same.  But, do it your way. 

Epilogue; One personal anecdote about this tune. When I moved an incompetent manager in the company down, he played this song at our company Christmas party and dedicated it to me.  Yes, Brent, I did.