Bringing us back to our regularly scheduled program...
I received a shipment of new CD's I ordered. Yes, I have eclectic tastes. They included Earl Klugh, Van Morrison and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
I've been listening to the MCC CD first. Came across this song, and it reminded me of all of us here on this bb. It reminded me of all of us who have struggled with learning how to drop that damn rope. I hope you find some inspiration and perhaps a smile as I did:
"Almost Home"
I saw my life this morning Lying at the bottom of a drawer All this stuff I'm saving God knows what this junk is for And whatever I believed in This is all I have to show What the hell were all reasons For holding on for such dear life Here's where I let go
I'm not running I'm not hiding I'm not reaching I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide open Gonna pull my soul in And I'm almost home
I saw you this morning You were looking straight at me From an ancient photograph Stuck between letters and some keys I was lost just for a moment In the ache of old goodbyes Sometimes all that we can know is There's no such thing as no regrets Baby it's all right
I'm not running I'm not hiding I'm not reaching I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide open Gonna pull my soul in And I'm almost home There's no such thing as no regrets But baby it's alright I'm not running I'm not hiding I'm not reaching I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide open Gonna pull my soul in And I'm almost home
The line that really made me smile was the, "I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide open." I think that's where those of us who seem to finally "get" DR, or learn to make peace with whatever situation we find ourselves in, find ourselves. (Apologies for the redundancy.)
I have learned, once again, to "rest in the arms of the great wide open." In other words, I've learned to find a sense of peace of mind and heart in the fact that I have no control over what tomorrow brings. It is wide-open. I have stopped reaching in order to control that which is outside of me. I have pulled my soul in and learned to re-center on myself.
