Take Time For Yourself

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

As you embark on your new journey, one of more positive thinking and serving others, keeping your attitude going in the right direction is important. There will be times that you need to 'recharge' yourself. To take time out and do something for yourself. In the bigger scheme of life, if you are feeling good and positive about yourself, others will benefit.

For myself, when I work the large amount of hours at my normal job, it can become difficult to write this blog. One becomes so focused on the mechanical aspects of doing things and getting the next chore completed. It has been like that this week and my time was filled.

So I took a short trip on Sunday to the famed 'Abbey Road Studios' here in London. I had taken my wife to the airport on Saturday for her return home. Working most of the remaining day, I decided it was time to indulge myself. This required a quick mapping of where it was relative to my hotel and how to get there. What better way then the London Tube. My adventure was set to roll out in front of me.

For those unaware, Abbey Road Studios is where the Beatles did the bulk of their recording. It is here that the famed record producer George Martin met them and upon detailing the terms of their contract asked if they had any problems with it. After a short pause, guitarist George Harrison remarked "I don't particularly like your tie." The friendship was born and their musical history was born.

What was the draw of the studio location for me? Only to relive some memories and to see where the famed crossing took place. This was the Abbey Road album that was supposed to be called Everest (the brand of cigarette that a studio engineer smoked). The picture was going to be of the four on the Himilayas. But by the time the album was completed, it was decided to call it Abbey Road and take the picture outside of the studio.

I've seen the cover so many times and the picture has been duplicated by quite a few other bands. I choose to believe they all did it out of respect for this group. Tourists from around the world recreate in personal pictures the crossing. They then leave a saying or autograph on the wall in front of the studios. I left my mark by writing, “To one, to all, a place to relive a memory.” Not terribly poetic but simply my thought at the time.

These four guys shared with us their talent for music. It made many of us feel good about ourselves and others. Their music also made us think about things that we may not have. Also, these four guys were like you and me, living life the best way they knew how. Their success gave them opportunity to succeed and fail at many different things.

Today only two survive, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - George Harrison and John Lennon have passed on. Each made an impact in the lives of many including my own. I chose to relive the memories a bit on a cold Sunday morning in London. It was worth every step and encounter along the way. For it is with memories that we guide ourselves to the future.

Choose the good ones, create new ones and live fully. Cross over to a new place, a new attitude and see your life expand.