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  1. Daily Inspires: Fortuitous Acts of Serendipity

    December 19, 2011 by me

    So this is funny–
    One of my top five favorite movies is Serendipity.
    And one of my work colleagues just introduced me the JayMay, who is this singer/songwriter that I am currently obsessed with (as of noon this afternoon)
    So I’m listening to JayMay’s “Gray or Blue”, and I’m loving the lyrics (which are listed below), esp these lines:
    I know the shape of your hands because i watch it when you talk
    and i know the shape of your body cause i watch it when you walk
    and i want to know it all but i’m giving you the lead .
    So go on, go on and take it.

    And so I start to research her and come across this little gem…how fortuitous!

     

    I’m a lyrics-girl, so I’m loving these right now–Thanks, Sally!

    JayMay
    “Gray or Blue”

    I feel so helpless now, my guitar is not around
    and i’m struggling with the xylophone to make these feelins sound
    and i’m remembering you singing and bringing you to life
    It’s raining out the window and today it looks like night

    You haven’t written to me in a week im wondering why that is
    are you too nervous to be lovers– friendships ruined with just one kiss kiss
    I watched you very closely and i saw you look away
    your eyes are either gray or blue i’m never close enough to say

    But your sweatshirt says it all with the hood over your face
    I can’t keep staring at your mouth without wondering how it tastes
    I’m with another boy (he’s asleep, i’m wide awake )
    and he tried to win my heart, but it’s taken . . . . . time

    I know the shape of your hands because i watch it when you talk
    and i know the shape of your body cause i watch it when you walk
    and i want to know it all but i’m giving you the lead . . . . .. . .. .
    So go on, go on and take it, don’t fake it, shake it

    (charmin//crazy eyes have you are they gray or blue/i wont make the move/you must make the move/if you make the move/i will then approve/if you do not move/we will surely lose)

    Don’t second guess your feelings you were right form the start
    and i notice she’s your lover, but she’s nowhere near your heart
    This city is for strangers, like the sky is for the stars
    But i think it’s very dangerous if we do not take what’s ours

    And i’m winning you with words because i have no other way
    I want to look into your face without your eyes turning away
    Last night i watched you sing because a person has to try
    And i walked home in the rain because a person can not lie

     


  2. Daily Inspires: We’re all stronger than we think we are

    December 14, 2011 by me

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Sometimes we just need a little help from our friends.


  3. Life Observations: A lot happens in four days

    December 13, 2011 by me

    It has been a trying week for this one. People who know me know what’s going on, so there’s no need to explain that here. And all these things that happened are so not a big deal in the grand scheme of life — they won’t matter a year from now — but when they’re happening right now, right this very second — it’s hard not to obsess.

    But no matter the top five changes in four days that have happened in my life, I always seem to find out that they happened for all the right reasons. Like, this was the path I was supposed to take so it can lead me to another path that I should be on. And that has always been something that I’ve struggled with – having faith that it will all work out in the end. Because even though I know it usually all works itself out, and that life is just a series of happenstance mixed with fate, it’s always hard to process that when the event is happening to you presently. Perspective is always hard when examined so closely.

    Which brings me to another struggle I am having – trying not to over analyze every new situation I am in. And there have been a lot of new situations in the last four days. Like, a lot, a lot. I find that when I don’t over analyze, and just let stuff happen, it eventually all works itself out, so why do I spend time and energy worried about what might or might not be to the point where I am either crying or making my stomach hurt? I physically have to say to myself, “Self – shut the f* up!” I’ve always been an analyzer, a worrier, a people pleaser, a planner – all these things are who I am. But when the personality traits start to interfere with the day-to-day process of living, what’s a girl to do? Because I find the more I just let things happen organically – the more I stop putting emphasis on future plans and more on present ones – I am genuinely happier. Sure, it’s scarier to not know where you’re headed…it’s always easier to bail out when you aren’t tied by future committments, but there’s something to be said about just living life as it comes — and nothing more.

    So maybe that’s the point of all this trial and tribulation – to just enjoy the present, procrastinate the future, and just leave the past alone.

    You’d think I’d learn this lesson by now – 30.7 years old – but perhaps that is the lesson – no matter how old you are, you always have more to learn about yourself.