Sending the Sun

True happiness is found in service

Well it shouldn’t be any surprise to my long-time readers that events this week have altered the direction of this newsletter. For the first time in months, I didn’t know at the start of the week what I’d be sharing with you today.

So when Jennifer N. Haddock told me on Monday that, Send The Sun, by Nikki Lane would be our Stories from the Jukebox song writing prompt this week, I knew exactly what to do with my submission. There’s no doubt about it, comments are my favorite!

On Tuesday I was scrolling Notes, looking to interact with some friends. And then as it often does, I ran across a comment from a stranger that intrigued me. So, I followed the bread crumbs. I read a couple essays, made a comment, and went about my day. But then I got a reply, and subsequently gave an invitation.

What has followed is proof, that true happiness is found in selfless service to others.

As it turns out — Me, taking the time to read a comment on a fellow writers work — actually brightened their day, thousands of miles away.✨

Which has intern, filled my cup until it runneth over 🙏 I am absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude for all of this. There is nothing that compares to the Joy one receives from selflessly helping others.

I didn’t comment on that essay by Good Boy Records in order to gain a Subscriber, though I did. I didn’t comment to gain a submission to this week’s Jukebox song prompt either, though I did. And I certainly didn’t comment because I wanted a song written and dedicated to me, though I received this blessing anyway.

I hope you’ll take a moment and read Codsworth’s essay, The Morning The Sun Finally Came In, and listen to, Broadsworth Calling Danny Boy. I promise that you will not be disappointed!

Think of others before yourself,
For in lifting them,
You lift yourself.
And in serving them,
You ascend.
-The Elder Sage

There’s no doubt about it, comments are my favorite!

I ask y’all at the end of every post — sometimes, even within the newsletter to tell me what you’re thinking in the comments. It’s my favorite part of being on Substack! There’s no doubt — discourse with you, my readers and friends, is what keeps me writing here. I absolutely love it🥰so I’ve decided to share some of my favorite comments from you all on this past year’s newsletters.

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Here are the comments that have Sent Me The Sun over the past year🌞

• Anne left me this beautiful comment on, What’s In A Song?, just this week!

• Year of the Wooden Snake

• Tamy is absolutely right 🙏 Who Am I Kidding?

• Looks like I met my friend Joe here! Orange was quite the hit😎

• An Estate Sale

• It’s Witchcraft

• The Merchant Marines - Fiction (I guess I should write another one😉)

• Smartphone Junkie

• Tempus Fugit

• The Hitchhiker - 🥲

• Is It Manifestation?

• Over the Road

• The Philosopher King

• Beatrix’s Box Vol. 2

• Cows Outside

• Chronicles of a Farmhand, It’s Vaccination Day

• The Picture

• Lucky or Blessed

• Alternate POV

• By The Book

• In The Gray Area

• I Worry

• I’m Different

• What Is The American Dream?

• The Girl With No Name

• The Question Spiral

• Live Cheap or Die

• Challenge Accepted

• The Pause Button - Please read this if you haven’t yet.

• The Sunshine Blogger Award

• Free or Paid?

• Orange Slices

• A Lost Boy

• Let It Be

• Nobody Likes Me

• First Things First

• Don’t Let It Whip Ya

• Ramblings

• Efficiency Is Key

• Chronicles of a Farmhand- Harvest Time

• Slavery Repackaged

• The Kiss Method

• The Iceberg Theory

• Memento Mori

• Dream On

• The Things We Tell Ourselves

• Who’s Values?

• What A Wonderful World

• Be Kind

• Keep Choppin’

• Lessons From A One Year Old

• Is Santa Real?

• On Religion

• Each Day Is A New Beginning

• Let’s Play

• The Future Is Now

• A Year Later

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And finally if you made it this far, here is the essay by the Elder Sage that I quoted in the beginning.

A Dignified Human

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