You're Not Alone

Never feel you are alone. You have angels, guides and loved ones watching over you and guiding you through your journey here in the physical world. ~ Matt Fraser

This quote reminds me what I should always remember, I am not alone....  I have many people from the past and present who are watching over me, showing me the path if I just listen.  Isn't that the whole thing, we just need to listen and act upon those feelings. 

I remember a time when I was younger, in my twenties and I was despondent due to my life circumstances.   A very good friend came over to see me and brought me a lovely church talk with the song 'You're Not Alone'.  I never forgot that song and I held onto it for years when I felt as if it was just me.

Throughout my life I've had it proved to me over and over that I am not alone. When life becomes difficult and unbearable, something always happens that gives me hope to know everything will be okay.  These are the words to that song that reminds me to just hold on.

Michael McLean, “You’re Not Alone,” New Era, Jan 1984, 12–13

Here’s a little song to help you get along.
It will see you through when you’re feeling blue.
And though it’s not profound when you’re feeling down, so down,
Sing this little tune, and you’ll feel better soon.
You’re not alone, even when you’re feeling on your own,
You are loved in ways that can’t be shown; your needs are known;
You’re not alone.
And when you cry, you’re just letting go of heartache deep inside,
And tomorrow there’ll be sunshine and sky and love close by;
You’re not alone.
And we know that it’s not easy, but we know that it won’t last,
’cause one that loves you more than me is sending blessings fast.
You’re not alone, say it one more time,
“I’m not alone,”
And even when it’s hard to find the words, our prayers are heard;
We’re not alone.
You’re not alone. 

I love the words because they are simple, the writer is real when he says the song is not profound but humming the song or singing the words have led me to profound moments.   Every now and than, I just need to be reminded that I am not alone, none of us are.

"Everything you want, also wants you" ~ Jack Canfield

Breaking The Cycle With The Truth

Accepting ourselves is the first step of love. Only then do we allow ourselves to shine! ~ Jill Douka

I'm on my way to work, listening to music and pondering the words.  I really have to redo my song list and get rid of most of the sad songs. They are not doing anything for me right now, maybe in the future I'll be able to listen to them fondly. For now I only feel sadness while listening to them, which means I'm not ready to listen to them yet.

I want to shine, I want to be all that I was meant to be so I'm going to have to change some aspects of my life to align myself with my purpose.  If I allowed it, my sadness could engulf me and control my every thought.  I don't want anything having that kind of control over me.

I will be strong enough to overcome each of my weaknesses and turn them into strengths.  I've been weak and unsuccessful in the past because I tried to hide my flaws.  I will never change those things about myself without being completely honest and open.

I need to do that with some people in my life then I'll open up here.  I'm hoping that by opening myself up that I'll finally break the cycle of bad behavior and that I'll become victorious.  

I've also been thinking of how I refuse to give up and grow up.  I don't ever want to be a typical grandmother, I will never give into the age thing where I just give in and let myself go.  Too many women give up when they hit my age and I want to ask them why?  Why do they not want to look their best for themselves?  I know that when I go out, I want to look my best. I don't want to look as if I don't care.  Looks are definitely not everything but why wouldn't we want to look our best.

"Everything you want, also wants you" ~ Jack Canfield

The Story

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

But these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true, I was made for you

I climbed across the mountaintops

Swam across the ocean blue

I cross over lines and I broke all the rules

And baby I broke them all for you

Oh because even when I was flat broke

You made me feel like a million bucks

You do and I was made for you

You see the smile that's on my mouth

It's hiding the words that don't come out

All of my friends who think that I'm blessed

They don't know I'm in this mess

No they don't know who I really am

And they don't know what I've been through

Like you do, and I was made for you

All of these lines across my face

Tell you the story of who I am

So many stories of where I've been

And how I got to where I am

Oh but these stories don't mean anything

When you've got no one to tell them to

It's true, I was made for you

Oh yeah, and it's true that I was made for you

This song was suggested to me by a blog friend Petronela from Unikorna
I love it, the words are amazing. I feel like even though I write from my heart that I sometimes hold back all of me from the people I know except for a few select people.  I feel like those people were made for me.  This song is so right when it says what is the use of having stories, if you have no one to share them with.

Thank you Petronela, you showed me a song that really touched me;)

"Everything you want, also wants you" ~ Jack Canfield