My Burdens

There is an old school spiritual song that my grandmother used to sing all the time as she cooked and cleaned and went about taking care of her family, and it spoke of laying ones burdens down. I just Googled it and the name of that song is "When I Lay My Burden Down". And here are the lyrics to that song:

Glory glory, hallelujah,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
Glory glory, hallelujah,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.

All my sickness will be over,
When I lay my burden down.
All my sickness will be over,
When I lay my burden down.

All my troubles will be over,
When I lay my burden down.
All my troubles will be over,
When I lay my burden down.

Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.
Lord, I'm feeling so much better,
Since I lay (laid) my burden down.

(The internet is an amazing tool somethimes.) This song best describes how I'm feeling lately when it comes to the fight against HIV & AIDS in my community. I feel better and better each time I share information with somebody because I believe that if what I have to say can't help them, then maybe it will help someone else that they cross paths with somewhere along the way.

Somewhere in my mind I'm believing that I'm going to find a way to connect with masses of people who are willing to not only listen to reason, but apply some behaviors to their own lives that are critical to our survival as a people.