That’s what I’m listening to by Miles Davis because that’s how I feel. “It Never Entered My Mind.” One of the absolutely most beautiful Miles tunes I know. Well, that and “Yesterdays.” My affinity for them grew out of a phenomenal friendship, and ironically, the affinity has outlived the friendship. Nevertheless, they always suit me when I’m pensive. And that I am tonight. I’m tired but I’m also mellow. So to call it a night or a morning rather, well, it never entered my mind.
And I’ll let that rest for a bit because I usually rail against the use of the ambiguous “it,” asking my students what “it” is. For me, “it” is where I am right now. As in Where I am Never Entered My Mind. So I guess that’s the beauty of “it.” You can always fill in the blank. Where I am right now is definitely a lot wiser than I was five years ago, two weeks ago, or even three days ago. Experience does that to you, and while I had a situation that swung back around on the circle of life, the kind that stays stuck on repeat until you master the lesson and are free to move on, I handled it a whole lot differently this time than in the past. So maybe I got a promotion. Maybe I’ve graduated to a new level and get to click on “next.” I hope so, but that remains to be seen. The best is yet to come. And as I acknowledge that I ramble, these are always…
Just my thoughts
NLC
Look forward to me posting regularly again. I’m back from beyond. Tomorrow’s a brand new day. Embrace each moment.
I have something against ‘they’. They are always trying to do something. But when I ask who the ‘They’ are, I get hit with eyes that say, “Girl, you know who they are.” Maybe I do, maybe I don’t. But I always wonder, does the speaker, the one blaming ‘they’ really know who ‘they’ are.
They is just like the man. What man? Which man? How you know him? You know what I mean? Mr. Establishment is no longer just one old ambiguous “White Man.” Life is so much easier when we just say what we mean.
Comment by The After Party Hostess — January 30, 2006 @ 1:31 p