"And It Stoned Me"

for when things get to a point where the echo of a message reverberates throughout your entire body. when the force of moment or lesson or epiphany or memory hits you so invisibly hard.... for when it stones you to your soul.

my mom used to blast this from the stereo when i was a youngster... but still, in my undeniable youth, i felt that i understood what it meant (except for the jelly roll part, which i now know is in reference to an old motown singer from back in the day). every time my mom had some van morrison bumpin', i knew it was "feeling" time. i would sit back & listen & watch & f-e-e-l (except when it came to 'gloria' & 'brown eyed girl'- yes, these were always songs to shake it to & sing at the top of our lungs).

i've been missin' my ma terribly, lately. i've also been experiencing some surprising personal revelations... for these reasons, van morrison has been gracing my speakers intermittently the past few nights. let's just say, "i'm feelin' it."