Row To Shore brings back a memory of a me that doesn’t exist anymore. Just like all the former versions of me in fact.

The song began with a poem written by someone I “met” online called Kim Le Clair who is the song’s co-writer. That poem felt very personal even though I wasn’t the originator. And that version of me which I saw, still pops up occasionally in a loop of re-occurring memories, some of which can still bring a tear to my eye. In fact listening to the song had that effect just now.

The song is partly about not fighting our battles alone. Taking that step though … to find the “others”, the potential friends, or colleagues, or co-workers, or partners …. can be a battle in itself. Sometimes it’s easier to stay out there, alone on the ocean, living off our own resources. It’s a kind of hiding.

But I know how difficult it is to move in any direction when a certain sort of mindset develops.

So I try, when the opportunity arises, to wish good luck and give encouragement to those who find themselves in a similar place.

Because it’s not a permanent destination. It can and will change.

So row to shore.