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Alicia Keys...thank you! |
And
then...
Life changed. An unexpected divorce made the lyrics and the rich melodies too hard
to listen to. The magic of the strings and kettle drums reaching a breath taking crescendo was nothing short of painful. And I was lost. Life was forever altered and I couldn't afford to also
lose the one thing that centered me the most…not now, not when my sagging
spirit so needed the lift that those mesmerizing Sunday afternoons always gave me.
And then…
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Kelly Clarkson |
And then...
I heard Christine Aquileir in the song "Fighter" actually thanking her ex for breaking her heart “Cause it makes me that much stronger. Makes me work a little bit harder, makes me that much wiser – thanks for making me... a fighter!”
I'm inspired! The people who've talked the talk and walked the walk are on the path ahead of me waving for me to follow. And I do.
In finding the courage to allow myself to hear the music again, I heard the words that resonated the most. In the song "A Brand New Kind of Me" Alicia Keys sings “It’s been a while, I ‘m not who I was before. You look surprised your words don’t burn me anymore. Been meaning to tell you, but I guess it’s clear to see. Don’t be mad, it’s just a brand new kind of me. Can’t be bad, I found a brand new kind of free.”
Unbelievable!!! That song did more for me than the therapist could. I first saw the video of it while channel surfing one night and immediately got up to download it. I must of listened to it ten times in a row. It was a "light bulb" moment. It made me realize that I was trying to do the impossible...stay myself while the world around me was changing! You can't go through a 40 year marriage and not be altered by its ending, but you can take what is best in you and make it better. A "Brand New Kind of Me" embraces's that belief.
And I should know this! Hanging over my desk for the past several years has been a quote from Maya Angelou that says “I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be
reduced by it.”
Not being able to listen to music would have reduced me in a way that would have been insurmountable to recover from. I am not going to let that happen. It's Sunday afternoon, and I am heading to the living room with my iPod and a cup of tea. I will reclaim my world!
And then...
Listen to it all!
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Lovely Jo... beautiful... you are getting taller and stronger with each and every passing day!
ReplyDeleteWith a little help from my friends...and my iPod!
ReplyDeleteRemember what Cat Stevens sang too. "Yes I'm on my way, I know I am. I feel the power growing in my hair!" You're on you way Jo
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal! I could use some power in my hair!
ReplyDeleteThanks Crystal! I could use some power in my hair!
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