I’m in the kitchen making shrimp and setting up coffee
It’s Friday evening after a tough week
So many dead ends and roadblocks
My husband in the hospital
I’m listening to what Apple Music calls
“Helen’s Station”
A curation of songs based on my listening habits
And Stevie Wonder’s song
“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing”
Began to play
And I felt small movements in my injured body
And I began to sing along, happily
Honestly one of the best moments of the week
And happiest
Even though I was alone
It is astounding to think Stevie was all of
23-years-old when he released the Innervisions
Album in August 1973
It is funky, inspiring, political, and spiritual
Every single song its own tiny masterpiece
Apple named it in Top 100 of all time
And rightfully so
I have used songs from it over the years in the classroom
Because when it comes to musical artists
I always want my kids to know Stevie Wonder
This music has been with me for over fifty years
And today one song made a huge impact
Because it truly was the message I needed to hear
And so damn JOYFUL!
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