(This is Jared posting for Jen. She had written this a couple of weeks ago to post and we have been struggling to find the time to update the blog. These are Jen's words and she wanted to share, I am writing up and separate update on her status that I will also post shortly)
I have always loved this song and sung it to myself when it was time to move on from one stage of life to the next. Always mixed emotions involved but the message was to face the change & embrace what is next.
Gulp/I just googled the lyrics & realized (like most 80s tunes I thought I knew but apparently made up my own lyrics because I didn’t own the album), I’ve been singing my own version. Changes- time to face the change is actually time to face the strange!
My journey is not a parallel to this epic song about individuating from the rock and roll era but I did learn this was the last song he sang live before he passed from cancer in 2017.
So yes Bowie. Thanks for giving me the tune to sing when I’m up
against change… and strange it can be!
Beautiful changes in my life as I watch my baby boy GROW UP! Graduated from high school, off to travel adventure (paid by him) and then to college. Most parents struggle with empty nest sadness and with my cancer diagnosis I have no choice but to celebrate sending him out the nest to fly, fly, fly! Big change!
Big changes have been forced upon Marina and Delilah and they each are evolving before my eyes into independent young women who take good care of themselves and are thriving by following their own adventures and passions.
My own changes to face are STRANGE in that they are so unexpected. I continue to be optimistic and hope for the longest time I can squeeze out of this life. My body has changed…the signals of physical limitation, pain, fatigue. This is not my normal - it’s changed. My routines have changed. My plans have changed. My goals have changed.
As I turn to face this change, I also look at what doesn’t change. It’s love. It’s family, friends, etc.
Thank you for sharing Jared and Carin! We love you all so much and are sharing all our love to you and Jen. The ultimate Pied Piper is always in our thoughts. We look forward to reading more posts in the future as Jen's journey continues. Love, the Brunello and Morris family!