Rhythm Of My Heart by Rod Stewart
Across the street the river runs
Down in the gutter life is slipping away
Let me still exist in another place
Running under cover of a helicopter blade
The flames are getting higher in effigy
Burning down the bridges of my memory
Love may still be alive somewhere someway
Where they’re downing only deer
A hundred steel towns away
Oh rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ill be sailing
Photographs and kerosene light up my darkness
Light it up, light it up
I can still feel the touch of your thin blue jeans
Running down the alley Ive got my eyes all over you baby
Oh baby
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing
Ill be sailing
Oh Ive got lightning in my veins
Shifting like the handle of a slot machine
Love may still exist in another place
Im just yanking back the handle
No expression on my face
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
Never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ill be sailing
Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ill be sailing
The rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words i love you rolling off my tongue
Never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
Ill be sailing
For your consideration……
Thank you for the internet. When I was given this song today, besides the melody the only words I could hear were from the refrain….”The rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum, with the words I love your rolling off my tongue. Never will I roam for I know my place is home. Where the ocean meets the sky, I’ll be sailing.” But as I look at this song, I see that is precisely the message.
Life throws us curve balls. We have ups and downs. Somehow we come through them. That is because at our core we have the rhythm of life. Like our breath, the rhythm of our soul recognizes that under it all there is a constant drum beat that we can tap into….love. When we come from, apply, use or return to love, we can get through or achieve anything. It is the rhythm of our soul.
That is the HOPE. And so it is.
Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take……
-Meditate/pray…..know yourself and from where you have come.
-Drink lots of water.
-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths. For some of us its going to get easier in the next few weeks…..HOPEfully. It has been a long winter and we can only HOPE for any early spring.
-Reflect on a time…..a really rough time in your life. How did you get through it? Remember that.
What made me smile yesterday……
-Sleeping in.
-A great ride home.
-Home in time to run errands and be ready for the week.
-Talking to my Alex.
Love, Blessings and Gratitude,
Rev. Chris
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