Daily Zen (Peter Gabriel Edition) - February 13

          It is so strange the way things turn.

                     ~ Peter Gabriel 

                     (Don't Give Up)

We never know what the world will offer us, or what it will take away. But we know this - there's a good chance things won't go the way we expect.

A couple of years ago when I started this blog, I struggled to come up with the just the right name. I wanted a word or phrase that was consistent with my core philosophy, and something that might be catchy and easy to remember.

I ended up using a phrase from the lyrics of Don't Give Up, one of my favorite Peter Gabriel songs. You can listen to all the lyrics and watch the haunting video of Don't Give Up (featuring Kate Bush) here. 

Today, on Peter Gabriel's 63rd birthday, we wish him all the best and thank him for loaning us a thoughtful lyric to name this blog.

Since it's Peter's birthday, here's a "daily zen" bonus - the original video for Peter's best-known hit In Your Eyes.

And the re-recording of the song almost thirty years later in 2011, with Peter's vocals accompanied by the profoundly beautiful sound of the New Blood Orchestra. Maybe things really do get better with age. Then again, maybe not. I guess we'll have to wait and see.