Austin in October! I can’t think of a better month in central Texas. Something about the weather dropping below 80’s and the grass turning golden that is magical. The trees still clothed in life and the flowers wearing color with the air soft and the sky warm. The children race up and down the sidewalk and the homes are full of visitors. What is there not to love?

I went walking tonight and the neighborhood couldn’t be more alive. I listened to the new Radiohead album “In Rainbow”, I’ve actually can’t stop listening – it’s addictive. I passed two homes tonight about four houses apart – one house the front yard was full of people dressed in orange and gathered for the UT game. The other home the kids played and the adults spoke with smiles while holding bibles with freshly pressed shirts. As I passed both homes I was listening to “All I Need” where Thom Yorke’s voice is gentle and captivating. The song starts low and gasping for something, but strong and cogent by the end. The song is about a person who feels second place in their relationship. One of the lines hit me like bricks, “I am all the things that you choose to ignore.” For some reason I don’t feel like I fit with either group, but I wanted to stop and laugh with both. But I don’t know if I fit in either world anymore. But as Thom concludes in the song:

It’s all right
It’s all wrong
It’s all right
It’s all wrong
It’s all right

I’m finding my balance somewhere between Jesus and Paul.

Categories: Thoughts, music