And there was another company that made tapes, their competitor, Memorex. Memorex had a beautiful tagline: “Is it real, or is it Memorex?” And they featured, uh, Ella Fitzgerald. But today, we can’t even say that. Is it real, or is it AI? Who knows. Is it real news or fake news?
There’s a saying that says that people come to your life for a reason, season, or a lifetime.
It is not about judging anyone. It’s not about deciding who is good for you or bad for you, or even playing the snob, because everyone has their place. It’s simply about recognizing what add value to your life and what is not.
Some of the most meaningful discoveries happen when we just don’t know where we are going. And it’s not only getting lost in a foreign city or on the road. It’s also getting lost in some ideas, even music.
Sometimes the best things in life—growth, clarity, healing, and certainly love—don’t arrive on demand. They don’t arrive on our own timetable or schedule; they unfold slowly.
That is exactly where I am right now. I want to make the moment last.
That’s the part that stays with me. A sunset, which is free, is as beautiful from the deck of a yacht or from a bench at the beach. I also bet you that love would feel the same, and conversation will still fill their hearts in the same way.
We are using these huge, great words for the smallest things, and it’s creating this auditory saturation. Just a constant noise that doesn’t mean anything anymore.
‘Il dolce far niente.’ And it means ‘the sweetness of doing nothing.’ And I refer to it as doing nothing—not being lazy, just being in the moment, mindful in solitude.
Looking back, about being fired from that volunteer job was the greatest gift I could have received. It forced me to create a home. A home for the radio station, a home for my passion, and a home for “East to West”
And I truly believe that having more than one version of the truth, the one that you believe in, is really dividing our nation and divide us as a society.