People Get Ready, There's a Train Comin'...
This past week, every time I picked up the guitar, I would start to play 'People Get Ready'... Didn't know why, but it was the feeling inside that something was comin'... Around my house, we all sensed something... Last night, even though he was doin' better lately, my brother-in-law Bill passed on... He was only 51 years old... On Easter Sunday, he had something like a stroke and his heart stopped... The paramedics were able to revive him, but with lack of oxygen, he suffered brain damage and never really regained total consciousness.

Bill was a simple guy and one I really admired... He knew what mattered most to him... (his home, family and his faith)... As a kid, he knew exactly what he wanted to do... He wanted to be an astronaut at NASA... He was super-smart and studied his ass off, and right after he graduated from the university, he was on a jet to Texas start his new job at NASA... Because of his eyesight, he couldn't be an astronaut, so he had to settle for technical engineering... He ended up being NASA's 'Man of Year' for the work he did on the Hubble Telescope.

Think about it, it's like I often say... We only get so many days to be alive... And surely not enough to waste even one of them... Especially on things we cannot control or allowing the negativity of Modern Life to turn our heart and souls cold... It also reminds us that life has only one direction (forward)... And that is the challenge each of us face every morning... We have been given a new day to 'get it right'... Even if we totally screwed up yesterday or longer... Every sunrise we get another chance to rise above... We get to be the people that can make the difference in the lives of others.

That's it for now... I'll talk to you guys later...

Keep the Faith... Better Days and Higher Love are comin' soon...

daniel "whelland" dowd

The daily horoscope for Leo has a chart energy that shows many of the restrictions that have held you back in the past are now being removed... While this is great energy for sure, it can also cause you to 'take things too far' or too quickly... A little restraint can serve you well today to prevent taking impulsive actions you may later regret.

...Show some Love...