Oh, the places you'll go...

Thanks Beth for sharing this...

So, I don't know if it's kosher to read a Dr. Seuss book to yourself, but I read this little section to myself earlier today:
Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.

And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.

But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.

You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ≤ percent guaranteed.)

Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!

Things I've heard lately

"Listen to music that soothes your soul."

So I did.

I really like this song, Times by Tenth Avenue North.

Here's the verses that fill in all the gaps of my heart:
"I hear you say...
My love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in between
In times you doubt Me, when you can't feel
In times that you question, is this for real?
The times you're broken, the times that you mend
The times you hate Me, and the times you bend

My love is over, it's underneath, it's inside, it's in between
The times you're healing, when your heart breaks
The times when you feel like you've fallen from grace,
The times you're hurting, the times that you heal
The times you go hungry and are tempted to steal
In times of confusion and chaos and pain
I'm there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame
I'm there through your heartache, I'm there in the storm
My love, I will keep you, by My power alone
I don't care where you've fallen or where you have been
I'll never forsake you, my love never ends
It never ends."

I can't make sense of it, and I also can't stop listening to it.

Takin the Long Way

I think I've grown more accepting of myself taking a long time to do things. When I was growing up, I knew I wasn't the fastest kid on the soccer field, and I heard, "hustle this...and hustle that.." so ya know, I wasn't quick! But in general, if you mix stubbornness and a common case of "1st born-ness" you get banged up knees from falling over your own mistakes again and again.

Hence,

Takin' the Long Way by Dixie Chicks... check out this youtube video.

or read these lyrics...
My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around