Every little thing is gonna be alright

It is very common for people to become more stressed than is necessary.  I am guilty of that too.  When things don't go exactly as planned, we tend to lose our minds.  We let so much traffic go through our brains that we soon get a headache.  Too much stress sometimes causes depression.  Sounds like the "good-ol' college years" doesn't it?

Today, I am going to write about somebody that I have a LOT of respect for.  Who many people see as a pot-headed no-good Jamaican bum, and who others see as one of the music industry's greatest genius', Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley, 1945-1981.  I don't admire Bab Marley for his morals or fame, but I admire Bob Marley for his relationship with God.  Setting the "Rasta" culture aside, Bob has immense faith in God and a trust that, in the end, "every little thing is gonna be alright." 

One of the ways I see this is through his music.  Bob's music just has a way to slow the brain's RPM from the red line to the green line.  And something that I also look up to is that when he writes and performs his music, it is in a way of giving to us.  As all good people do, Bob Marley had opposition in his life.  In 1976, two days before he was supposed to perform, he was shot.  Injured but alive, he was on that stage performing his record, Smile Jamaica.  His reasoning was "The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off.  How can I?"

In this crazy crazy CRAZY world down here, there is plenty of opposition.  These events either lead people to or away from God.  Sometimes, people go so far as suicide.  We all have this stuff, and we all get stressed out once in a while.  I'm sure even Bob was stressed.  What we need to watch for is that we don't get too stressed.  We cannot let ourselves shut down because things are going wrong. 

Here's a good solution.  When you're working on a problem and just can't get it to work, listen to some Bob Marley, go outside, look at all the things that God has created for us and enjoy them for a little bit.  Whether it be food, the outdoors, or just chillin', make sure you get your brain to slow down.  Then go back and try the problem again.  That works for me most of the time.