A Little Light on a Dark Day

One of the reasons I do this is because sometimes I need to be reminded about all this stuff myself. Many might view me as Ms. Positive Attitude, but I have dark days and really need boosting as well. However, all I have to do is think about my privileged life as compared to real suffering, and I can’t justify a long stay at the pity party.

So here I am having a real wah-wah of a moment, feeling frustrated about my daily work. You know, another deal not going so smoothly. Then, this quote comes to me from a trainer in my field who regularly sends out a kind of lesson for the week. As you can see, this particular training email has a philosophical bent to it because he closes with…

“The way to get everything you want in life is by getting everyone else everything they want in life” –Zig Ziglar

There it is again. It’s the old you’ve-got-to-give-to-get concept. Ask and ye shall receive. So, what is my problem? Why am I not getting what I want when I’m giving and giving? Am I not asking specifically enough? Maybe I really have what I want but for some reason it’s not good enough, or maybe I’m just so busy asking for more that I’m not looking at what I’ve gotten already. Ha! Maybe what I’m asking for isn’t what I’m meant to have.  Maybe it’s all about timing… and I’m just too damned impatient. By the way, is there even really some sort of law of physics – maybe a law of exchanges or a fairness doctrine – that says that I’m supposed to be getting anything back? Maybe so, maybe not. One thing’s for sure, whereas you don’t necessarily get what you ask for, one way or another you definitely get what you need. Yep, I know. Sounds a lot like that Rolling Stones song.

Speaking of wisdom in pop songs, I heard a great tune today, and it really cheered me up. Never heard of Natasha Bedingfield before, but I love her song, “Unwritten”. If you can stand the barely 30-second ad with some crude humor at the start, you should check out this link for the music video( Unwritten Music Video ). The lyrics are below. She really says it all.

Here’s hoping you’ll find a little light on a dark day too!

Unwritten

I am unwritten, can’t read my mind, I’m undefined
I’m just beginning, the pen’s in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you can not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We’ve been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can’t live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you can not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
But the rest is still unwritten

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten