I get this from my Dad, who used to wake my brother and I up on Saturday mornings by putting on Pink Floyd's "Money" and slowly turning it up until it blasted us out of bed. He always has music playing. I can associate a song with almost all important moments of my childhood, to this day, every Thanksgiving at noon we listen to Alice's Restaurant. My parents took my brother & I to an Elton John concert when I was in elementary school. So I come by this love of music honestly. Maybe it's genetic?
Today I have a song in my head, and as usual, I always find that my favorite songs are the ones with lyrics that are meaningful to me. I've been on a kick with this band - NEEDTOBREATHE - just saw them in concert in August and they were amazing. All of their lyrics are awesome. This song is called "The Outsiders" and the part I keep repeating in my head is at the very end -
On the outside, you're free to roam
On the outside, we've found a home
On the outside, there's more to see
On the outside, we choose to be
We all have days where sometimes we feel like the Outsider. Lately, I've become pretty comfortable with that. Many people say it, but I feel like I've become so much more my own person in the last few years. Comfortable in my own skin. I used to get caught up in the whole rat race - bigger house, newer car, job, money, vacations - and I compared myself to what everyone else is doing. It made me miserable. You'll never feel like you've won if that's how you're measuring yourself.
Maybe that makes me an outsider. But it makes me feel free. Free from that weight of comparison. Free to be happy where I am, who I'm with, and what I'm doing. I am surrounding myself with good people. As my sister tells me - I have great people. And great people are what make life complete.
So I'm blasting this song through my headphones -on a rainy, cold, beautiful Wednesday - reminding me that the path I'm on is the right one.
Here's the whole song -
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