Turn! Turn! Turn!

So you read the title....what do you think today's blog is about?  Thinking that I'm going in one direction and about to make a huge change in my path?  WRONG.  So, to give you a little background (for those of you who don't already know) I am the youngest of 4 children...and born in 1967.  The year I was born, my Mother was 41, my Father was 49 and my brothers and sister were 15, 13 and 11.  Can you say. "Oooops!"  Yeah...not really a planned thing.  Being born so much later than my siblings and to older parents, my likes and activities were not normal for someone of my age.  I had to grow up quick...and in doing so, did things that THEY did, as opposed to doing something that someone of my age would do.  OK, so I'm way off the path...interesting, as I said that "getting off the path" was NOT the topic of this blog...and it's not.  Growing up to older siblings and parents meant that I listened to the music of their generation....thus the title of today's blog.  A classic from 1962 (originally written in 1959) from Peter Seeger.  Actually, in looking it up...it says that it's adapted entirely (with the exception of the last line) from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes....wow.  I was only borrowing it because the entire name of the song is "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)".  I kind of thought it was fitting with this being the first day of Fall.  ****You know, I just realized that it's starting to take me LONGER and LONGER to get to the point these days.***  So today is the first day of Fall and the song talks about change....all kinds of change!  As I read the lines, it's kind of interesting, as the words are really profound.  I think I used to give the author a great more deal of credit than he deserved, now seeing that he just stole it all from the Bible....of course, withe the exception of the last line.  What was that line?  Funny you should ask..."A time of peace, I swear it's not too late!"  Fitting also, as I read in the news today that they (IRAN) FINALLY released those poor young hikers that innocently crossed their borders.  Strangely symbolic.  When I first started writing today, I was really just going to talk about today being the first day of Fall and the change of seasons (even though it is STILL over 90 degrees in Dallas....oh how I miss living in the NORTH on these days).  I was going to talk about how while not only the seasons change..whether we want them to, or not...so do SO many other things in our lives.  Change is all around us.  Just today, Facebook rocked my world and changed their interface.  What was wrong with the old interface? Today, AT&T FINALLY came to my house to fix my UVerse.  Why has it taken them since 9 am this morning and they're still NOT done?  I woke up today with a runny nose and a scratchy throat.  Why now?  I have to give a cooking demo at the Greek Food Festival in Dallas this weekend! (***SHOUT OUT...come...it's Friday at 7:30 on the main, indoor stage....my demo that is...if you want information on the Greek Food Festival...look that up yourself!!!!!)  So change is ALWAYS going to be there.  What we have to do is learn how to accept change gracefully and not let it knock us off our feet.  After all, like I said, it's going to happen whether we want it to our not!  So many times, it takes us by such surprise that we get so tied up in the change, that we lose sight of what's really going on.  I know it's easier said than done, but we have to control the things that we can control....and just go along with the rest!  No matter how hard you kick and scream...change is going to happen.  Your hair will grey (yours, not mine), your skin will wrinkle (yours, not mine), ones that we love will go to be with God, children will leave for school, etc, etc, etc....  You get the point.  So like the song says..."To everything, turn, turn, turn.  There is a season, turn, turn, turn. And a time for every purpose under heaven."  Look up the song....I think you'll really like the words.  Sorry to get deep again...must be going through my "dark" period.  On a lighter note...go get some pumpkins and start to decorate for Fall....Halloween will be here before we know it....you can't stop time.....it's always changing.  Enjoy TODAY...FUCK TOMORROW, it's gonna happen whether you want it to or not!!!!