Wasted

Standing at the back door
She tried to make it fast
One tear hit the hard wood
It fell like broken glass
She said sometimes love slips away
And you just can’t get it back
Let’s face it

For one split second
She almost turned around
But that would be like pouring rain drops
Back into a cloud
So she took another step and said
I see the way out, and I’m gonna take it

I don’t wanna spend my life jaded
Waiting to wake up one day and find
That I let all these years go by
Wasted

Another glass of whiskey but it still don’t kill the pain
So he stumbles to the sink and pours it down the drain
He said it’s time to be a man and stop living for yesterday
Gotta face it

‘Cause I don’t wanna spend my life jaded
Waiting to wake up one day and find
That I let all these years go by
Wasted

Oh, I don’t wanna keep on wishing, missing
The still of the morning, the color of the night
I ain’t spending no more time
Wasted

She kept drivin’ along
Till the moon and the sun were floating side-by-side
He looked in the mirror and his eyes were clear
For the first time in a while, hey, yeah

Oh, I don’t wanna spend my life jaded
Waiting to wake up one day and find
That I let all these years go by
Wasted

Oh, I don’t wanna keep on wishing, missing
The still of the morning, the color of the night
I ain’t spending no more time
Wasted

Oh, I don’t wanna spend my life jaded
Waiting to wake up one day and find
That I let all these years go by
Wasted, yeah, yeah

Oh, I don’t wanna keep on wishing, missing
The still of the morning, the color of the night
I ain’t spending no more time
Wasted

For your consideration…

I almost put only part of these lyrics in today’s blog because today’s message is about not letting your life get away from you. It is almost a continuation of the other day’s blog about “cleaning our plate.” Life is ups and downs and they are all good. They are all necessary. We don’t always see that We don’t tend to go back after we have handled something and say “Wow, thank goodness (…….) happened to me before. If it hadn’t, I wouldn’t have known how to or had the skill set to handle today.”

Today’s message is about accepting it all….everything that is put in our path and being grateful for it. It is about NOT ignoring, avoiding or covering it up. It is about standing up and looking everything straight on and rolling with it because we are confident in ourselves and our Guidance. It is about remembering what a great team we are.

It is key to remember to suspend judgement. The minute we let our ego jump in and declare something difficult, bad, too hard etc., is when the temptation to avoid is created and opportunities wasted.

Now, the reason I left all of the lyrics in today’s blog is because they speak to addiction of drugs or alcohol. Addiction affects not only the one afflicted but also those who surround them. Sometimes as hard as we try we can not heal the afflicted and for our own health and well-being as theirs, we have to walk away.

Finally, I left all of the lyrics in because while not the intent of the song, they speak to survivors of domestic violence. At the core of domestic violence is power and control. An abuser systematically seeks to destroy a survivor’s self-esteem. It is very hard for survivors to walk away. But walk away they must. For whatever reason, for whomever, my sense is very strong today that this blog with ALL of the lyrics are meant for a survivor. To you I say: trust YOU. Plan…consider contacting a domestic violence center in your area to help you. Be brave and walk away. Don’t let your life be wasted. Blessings, Dear One.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take….

-Meditate/pray…ask…”What is my next step for my highest good and the highest good of all?”

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Be excited to meet life head-on.

What made me smile yesterday…..

-We are having a big storm but getting to school did not prove to be that hard.

-Mother Nature’s intervention allowed for the perfect birthday for my Shannon.

-A great lunch out with Pam.

-A chilled evening snuggled up with a blanket.

Love, Blessings and Gratitude,

Rev. Chris

P.S. Happy Birthday to my sister, Denise, residing in Heaven.