"Love takes the fear and the pain, and turns it into the beauty that remains."
Welcome to the common bond. What do we all want? LOVE. How are we gonna get it? By suffering through the days, doubting ourselves, and trying to be strong. And it is precisely those challenges that make us lovable. The bad times strengthen us. Our complexity makes us beautiful. Our vulnerability makes us yearn. Our imperfections make us easy to adore.
Yes we all face pitfalls bad days, dry spells, and frustrations along the way. But it is important to remember that those are the challenges that teach us how to love others and resolve us on the way we want to be loved.
Showing posts with label emotions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emotions. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
chasing pavements
"Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements even if it leads nowhere?"
Block after block of concrete
Shades of gray blended beautifully
Even the imperfections don't stand out
In a comfort zone of pavement
But to look ahead
This sidewalk seems neverending
A path that knowingly leads nowhere
Block after block of concrete
Give up
Block after block of concrete
Shades of gray blended beautifully
Even the imperfections don't stand out
In a comfort zone of pavement
But to look ahead
This sidewalk seems neverending
A path that knowingly leads nowhere
Block after block of concrete
Give up
Monday, January 12, 2009
tracks of my tears
"People say I'm the life of the party 'cause I tell a joke or two"
We are the ones who smile. We stand tall and brave in the crowd. We illuminate the room and energize the people. We make the party.
"Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I'm blue"
We smile because its quieter than crying. We want to be brave and strong. We don't want to be lonely alone.
"So take a good look at my face"
And we wait for that moment, that person who can see...
"You'll see my smile looks out of place"
That our grin is a grimace, that our exuberation is exhaustion and delirium...
"If you look closer it's easy to trace the tracks of my tears"
* dedicated to 50 years of timeless music
We are the ones who smile. We stand tall and brave in the crowd. We illuminate the room and energize the people. We make the party.
"Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I'm blue"
We smile because its quieter than crying. We want to be brave and strong. We don't want to be lonely alone.
"So take a good look at my face"
And we wait for that moment, that person who can see...
"You'll see my smile looks out of place"
That our grin is a grimace, that our exuberation is exhaustion and delirium...
"If you look closer it's easy to trace the tracks of my tears"
* dedicated to 50 years of timeless music
Friday, January 9, 2009
this woman's work
"I know you've got a little lfie in you left and I know you have a lot of strength left."
Song: This Woman's Work
Artist: Maxwell*
Sometimes I feel so tired of it all. The constant struggle with debt and bills. The frustrating search for meaningful relationships (of all kinds). The tragedies, brief or substantial, that surround. And on and on and on. There are moments when I want to just sit on the floor, and stop fighting against at all. But I don't. Because regardless of how tired or frustrated or lonely I am I never forget that the strength of God dwells inside me. People survive all types of horrible tragedies and circumstances because of that strength. That kind of strength survives beyond the basic human will. I remember when nothing else is there, when I'm alone,sad, overwhelmed, etc., there is a strength inside me that never dies.
*yes, I know that Maxwell's version is not the original but its the one I prefer
Song: This Woman's Work
Artist: Maxwell*
Sometimes I feel so tired of it all. The constant struggle with debt and bills. The frustrating search for meaningful relationships (of all kinds). The tragedies, brief or substantial, that surround. And on and on and on. There are moments when I want to just sit on the floor, and stop fighting against at all. But I don't. Because regardless of how tired or frustrated or lonely I am I never forget that the strength of God dwells inside me. People survive all types of horrible tragedies and circumstances because of that strength. That kind of strength survives beyond the basic human will. I remember when nothing else is there, when I'm alone,sad, overwhelmed, etc., there is a strength inside me that never dies.
*yes, I know that Maxwell's version is not the original but its the one I prefer
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