Backstory:
Rich Follett performs easy-on-the-ear acoustic folk music. His song list includes familiar tunes from the 1920s to the present as well as his original compositions, which offer insightful lyrics and inviting melodies you will want to hear over and over again. Rich is a public school teacher who also pursues his interests as a professional actor, playwright, and director.
Rich Follett:
We all seem to be reaching for answers. We don’t like the things that are happening. We want things back the way they were.
That will never happen. The typewriter will never return. You’ll never dial to use the telephone. Appliances no longer have simple knobs that read “on” or “off.”
There are apps for every conceivable purpose. Dancing is now calisthenics to music. There is fear and stress in the world. There is danger, never before felt.
It makes some people unhappy and turns us whiney. It causes others to reach into their soul and find strength.
My friend, Rich Follett, reached like that and this is what he decided, and I quote: “That which is beyond our control is likely to remain so. What remains to us is to continue looking for opportunities to use our artistry and humanity to bring beauty into this weary world. When I die, it will be with a psalm on my lips, love in my heart, gratitude in my soul, and a spirit attuned to hope. These things can never be taken from us unless we release them; I am one who will never let go!”
May you know the peace of well-being and face tomorrow with love, understanding, and hope. Like Rich does.
P.S. A customer purchasing Rich’s music from Amazon stated, “Rich Follett’s melodies are not only soothing to listen to, his lyrics speak right to your heart with feelings only he seems to be able to put to words. His voice is like velvet, and people just want to stop and hear it.”
[Show #626]
Beautiful. Focus on what is within our control and try not to worry about all that is not. Thank you. We can all beauty in some form. Music. Art. Writing. Little acts of kindness.
Those LAOK seem to get more and more necessary and appreciated by the day.
How appropriate for today, considering the bank and business failures happening/expected this week. Unfortunately, Silicon Valley is, likely, the first of many. Hold on to your hats, and your wallets, folks.
Guessing game – Who falls next – and how hard?