Withers Without You

A good friend of mine, Stu Larsen, penned a song called “The Black Tree” on the EP with the same name and released it earlier this year. Listening to the EP, especially this song, on a high volume holds a special sort of power in bringing peace, it just levels you out, makes you feel better.

Are you ok?

I’m not sure why some days you wake up and feel poor in spirit. Radio personalities have this divine calling to push aside their feelings and personal situations in order to entertain and keep company with listeners. It’s why I love my work, I get this secret access to people’s lives, in their car, office, bedroom. When you’ve got this special access it’s like meeting the Queen, you’re now with the Queen and this is her party, not yours.

So today I just feel poor in spirit and I’m not allowed to acknowledge it. I’m physically ok, healthy enough. I’ve got food in my pantry, stomach and access to more if needed at Woolworths. There’s a large collectoin of people across this earth who think somewhat positive thoughts of me, though I’m unsure how many are in Esperance. My faith in God is steadfast and my mental health is at a seemingly normal level.

Perhaps I uncovered something when I was unsure how many of those people were in Esperance. Love is something that cannot be assumed (example: stalkers), love is something that needs to be communicated on an ongoing basis. As is that sticking point in most blogs where you’ve lost the first 85% of the readers, you’ve stuck this far, so I’ll proclaim I love you, it’s a response to your reading ability this far in, ok?

But are you ok?

For a moment though think about the question you’re asking though. As far as questions go, when you’re hoping for an answer, that’s a poor question.

Perhaps next time you see someone and you feel a caring or worried feeling towards them perhaps speak more about their situation, so you might actually be able to help, for example:

• instead of "are you ok?" try "I see you've been hit by a car, could I call you an ambulance and maybe try and remove the car off you?"
• instead of "are you ok" try "So the girl you've spent months developing a friendship with, after spending $100's of dollars on coffees, meals and those little gifts, finally figures out you'd like to date her and freaks out. Let me tell you that 'everything will be ok' and 'there's plenty more fish in the sea'?"
• and finally instead of "are you ok" try "I can see you've just moved 3,853km from the Gold Coast where you once lived and you're now 4,100km from your home town and even further from your family, at least three flights away from anyone you know or love. That might be a little lonely. Could I ask you if you're ok?"

The Black Tree