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Cross this bridge and thrive over troubled waters

Bridge Over Troubled Water, the celebrated song by Simon & Garfunkel, is a compass.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Whatever you’re trying to find, look for . . .

  • loyalty . . . I’m on your side
  • compassion . . . I will comfort you
  • encouragement . . . Sail on silver girl
  • vision . . . All your dreams are on their way
  • companionship . . . I’m sailing right behind

. . . and you will thrive over troubled water.

Untold millions recall the song’s August 1970 release as it inspires hope.

Last Christmas, our family watched the CBS special, Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon.

We found three treasures in what Stevie Wonder calls “one of the most beautiful songs ever written.”

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Snatch a Superior Gift That Can Make You Wealthy

Wealthy folks know the kind of gift that can be fashioned into maximum reward.

intangible gift of wealth
Searching for the ultimate gift/photo by Chris Moore on Unsplash

One of the foremost is any skill, plan or investment that multiplies wealth.

But, the affluent also know that material wealth is no barrier to despair.

That’s why intrigue peaks this time of year around the Magi who ventured thousands of miles to the first Christmas.

They found four gifts that add up to prosperity and satisfaction.

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How Jazz Music Brightens Holiday Hope in Five Claps

I love jazz in the holidays because it soothes suffering while lighting a path to joy.

First lady of jazz
Billie Holiday at the Downbeat club in New York City, 1947/Wikimedia Commons

And yet, the music was born out of sorrow in slavery.

Listening to jazz with slavery in mind recalls the pain of our African American sisters and brothers.

“The foundation of the United States rests on the sweat of my people.” Duke Ellington

But, good jazz makes its way to deliverance.

Five claps take us there.

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