In the past, I have quoted some profound people but today…..it is Billy Idol! Last night I went to a gathering with new friends. Two pretty cool guys who, along with a sister, make up a set of triplets from England. Between the accents and their love of 80s music….it was an awesome evening. And even though it was an awesome evening, I had some setbacks. That ‘back in time’ thing that can really mess me up. I’ve now done this long enough that I can keep my shit together in public (that definitely was not always the case) so I’m kinda proud that people are around me during these times but do not even realize I’m struggling. I realize that this is just a part of me now and I just have to let the tide ebb and flow. It is like dealing with the undertow. I have two choices, swim against it and have the life sucked out of me or swim across it and live to see another day. I have learned to swim across these moments. Safely wait them out and make it to shore to once again stand strongly on the ground. And now the Billy Idol part……I have been a fan since his Generation X days. Luckily for me, the people who had the party were too so we listened to some old school Generation X which then had me thinking about all the Billy Idol concerts I have attended. Some before my shit hit the fan and others after. I tend to like the songs that are not the mainstream songs and one of those songs is Catch My Fall. Yup……I have been lucky. I have surrounded with people to catch my fall. I know that stumbling is something I will do. Heck, everyone does! It is not a characteristic that is just the property of widows/widowers, it is a human characteristic. It is what you do during and after the fall that means everything. I can stumble but when needed, I know someone will catch my fall and for that, I am forever thankful!!

It could happen to you
So think for yourself
If I should stumble
Catch my fall, yeah!