{"id":4053,"date":"2014-12-02T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2014-12-02T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T22:11:48","slug":"moments-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/moments-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Moments: With A Little Help From Our Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhy in the world are we here?<\/strong>
\n Surely not to live in pain and fear\u2026\u201d<\/strong>
\n-John Lennon
\n 
\nBut sometimes, it feels that way, doesn\u2019t it?
\n 
\nSometimes you have a horrid day\u2026
\nfollowed by a worse one\u2026
\nand then, an even darker one than that.
\nSometimes, your cup runneth over, but not with joy \u2013 with sorrow.
\n 
\nJohn Lennon felt that loneliness and isolation, too. In fact, in Strawberry Fields Forever, he cried out, \u201cNO ONE, I think, is in my tree. I mean, it must be high or low.\u201d Many times, he felt alone\u2026out on a limb, cut off from human understanding. We all do.
\n 
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n 
\nThat is when we reach for a MOMENT<\/strong>.
\n 
\nMoments come in myriad sizes. They can be as small as a freshly-brewed cup of coffee, a hot shower, a single crimson leaf tumbling along the sidewalk, or a quick smile from someone at work. Or a moment can stand tall and significant: an afternoon shared with your child or a kind email or precious card from someone who has taken the time to think of you and let you know.
\n 
\nThe best moments are unanticipated\u2026hearing a favorite Beatles song on the radio. Or finding a crumpled $10 bill in your jeans pocket. Having a stranger randomly treat you to Starbucks.
\n 
\nBut hey, there is nothing wrong with moments that are planned! You can, in fact, begin to inject moments purposely into your day. Plan to get a pedicure or listen to Rubber Soul or Live at the BBC. Plan to curl up with a good book (Shoulda Been There<\/strong><\/em> might be nice!). Plan to cut fresh evergreens or pansies to place on your bedside table. Plan to eat a STRAWBERRY or a tangerine. Plan to do something that makes you happy.
\n 
\nPlanning one special moment for yourself in the day ahead gives you a chance to anticipate \u201cthe happy.\u201d If you know that at 3 p.m. you\u2019re going to take a 10-minute break to walk outside or to sip a cup of cocoa or read a few pages in Mark Lewisohn\u2019s Tune In<\/em>, then all day long, you can look forward to that moment with hope. No matter what else happens, you can move toward that bit of joy with the assurance that at least one good thing<\/strong> is going to occur.
\n 
\nI\u2019m a runner, and sometimes, when the run is particularly difficult, I push myself from focal point to focal point, not trying to mentally accomplish the \u201cwhole run,\u201d but refusing to quit by saying, \u201cI\u2019ll make it as far as the next mailbox\u201d and then, \u201cOkay, now I\u2019ll make it as far as the next street sign.\u201d Using that technique, I trick myself into enduring the whole four miles; I complete the run bit by bit, moment by moment.
\n 
\nTHAT is the thought process behind a new Facebook page called \u201cMOMENTS<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong>
\n 
\nIt is a page filled with inspiring quotes, lovely photos, good videos, a couple of jokes, some uplifting songs, and an entire potpourri of thoughts to help us endure the race. It\u2019s a collection of thoughts that keep us running, even when we feel like giving up. \"\"<\/a>
\n 
\nI invite you to join the Moments<\/strong> page<\/a> on Facebook and enjoy it. It\u2019s a page for Beatles fans\u2026although we want anyone to enjoy it. It\u2019s a place where those of us who have connected via John, Paul, George, and Ringo can contribute a thought or two. We can post happy songs or inspiring songs like Across the Universe. We can post quotes or videos.
\n 
\nGo to the page<\/a> when you need a smile. Go to the Moments page when you want to give one away.
\n 
\nI\u2019ll be there, offering you a moment or two when you need one. And when I need a moment, I\u2019ll run there as well, hoping you\u2019ve left one there for me.
\n 
\nMoment by moment, we\u2019ll get by. It happens, of course, with a little help from our friends<\/strong>.
\n 
\nJude Southerland Kessler is the Author of The John Lennon Series<\/strong><\/em>
\n 
\nhttp:\/\/www.johnlennonseries.com
\n 
\nFollow Jude on Twitter @JudeKessler
\n 
\nFollow Jude on Facebook here<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhy in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear\u2026\u201d -John Lennon   But sometimes, it feels that way, doesn\u2019t it?   Sometimes you have a horrid day\u2026 followed by a worse one\u2026 and then, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[8,84,88,117],"class_list":["post-4053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baby-boomer-beatles-blog","tag-john-lennon","tag-jude-kessler","tag-moments","tag-the-beatles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4053"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4058,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions\/4058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefest.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}