The Boss did not write “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” A
fella named Coots did. John Haven Coots and Haven Gillespie. Cheers, gents. You
made it into The Operation 365 2. Sometimes, with love, you just can’t stop. I
just got so in to the Christmas spirit. Giving time, my friends. So in addition
to 365 full days of this fun, I’ve been adding BONUS videos all week. In fact,
two BONUS videos decorate the glorious tree that is Day 365.
How will I stop tomorrow? I won’t in a way. I intend to
clean up the data diaspora that is the this project and I intend to continue
the blog, for roughly a week or as long as it takes me to reflect and share
what the Operation 365 has meant to me. In the mean time, Santa is coming and
we will all celebrate together.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS 2 – 365 “Everything
Happens for a Reason”
“Everything Happens for a Reason” is one of my favorite maxims
to live by. I think about that all the time. It helps me make sense of a world
that often seems to defy it. I even named a words video on Day 74, “Everything
Happens for a Reason.” This here is an original song, an improvised or
freestyled song, if you prefer, done in the classic Operation 365 manner. Hit
record. Make a song. That’s it. I hope to continue using that method without
the urgency injected by the 365.
Until
then, or in case I don’t, here is one last endeavor into this rewarding pond.
Built for you, another bonus on Day 365, “Everything Happens for a Reason.”
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 365 “California
Dreamin’” by The Mamas and The Papas
“All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.
I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.”
I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.”
- California Dreamin’, The Mamas and The Papas
It’s the stuff dreams are made of for small East Coast
children. It gets in your head and it never goes away, the stuff of
make-believe. Warmth and sunshine all year long. Beautiful women. A paradise so
far, yet just a drive away. Los Angeles. The City of Angels.
It’s a thrill half my life later to still me here living the
California dream. Kind people. Respect. A wide variety of individuals.
Acceptance. The kinship folks find when they are far away from home. I am
humbled to have a home here, just blocks from the beach. Even a gray San Diego
day in the end of December has a little bit of sunshine.
It is up to us to decide what happens. That’s what I’ve done here for 365 days. And I’m just getting started.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 365 “People”
Some say, “save the best for last.” Who’s to say what’s best…
or even last for that matter? We never know. One day at work, a colleague, Pam,
asked me to write a song for the folks in the Seniors department. I did. It was
called, “Seniors,” and they loved it. I realized soon after that song was about
far more than the “Seniors,” and deserved to be about all the people. And I
changed the chorus to “People.”
I love this song and I think it has a very clear and
positive message.
“Everyone is equal. Everyone is great. We all have things to
offer in brilliant different ways.” – People, Me.
I really believe that. I think we are all great and are
limited only by limitations we allow into our mind. Here is my pledge to
finally shed those limitations. They are not mine. They never world. Whole
world, here I come. It truly is a gift to be alive.
Thanks to my friends and my wife for putting up with me
doing videos all the time every day for a year… again. Most of all my wife
Leanne, who still here , in this 365’s finally 66 minutes, really wants to me
put this down and go to bed. Soon, hon. Very soon, here I come. Thanks to
anyone and everyone who watched, enjoyed, glimpsed, pondered, giggled, or even
thought about watching any of these 1100 labors of love. My video children.
A final thanks to my dear friends, The Hunseys, who once
again welcomed us into their heavenly home and collaborated on another unforgettable
Operation 365 finale. Endless thanks to all my special partners at work and to Orion Boucher, Steph
G and Anthony “Tony Rod” Hernandez for their instrumental help in nailing down the
Operation 365 2’s last act.
Peace and love to everyone everywhere. We are all one. Until
real soon. Kisses
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 365 “A Fond
Farewell”
Sometimes a simple good-bye is best. In fact, it’s no good-bye
at all. It is a farewell, as I believe we will be seeing much more of each
other in the days, weeks, months and years to come. Thanks and see you soon!
Happy Holidays. Onward and upward.
Love,
Jefferson
Jay
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