Listen to this when
Truly Blessed
Still here, still thankful 🙏
Who it's for
Teddy Pendergrass recorded this years after a 1982 car crash left him paralyzed from the chest down.
Adjusting to loss→Grateful and steady
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Truly Blessed" is the closing title track of Teddy Pendergrass's album Truly Blessed, released in 1991 on Elektra Records and co-written by Pendergrass and Gabriel Hardeman. It was recorded in the years after a 1982 car accident left him paralyzed from the chest down; he had returned to performing at Live Aid in 1985 and continued his recording career.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (poem 314)
