A 1st generation American on a path to keeping happiness through every bump in Life's road. A wife, a mother and a friend creating a blog to document her journey.
Earlier this week I watched American Idol. This week they were supposed to sing a song that was inspirational to them. Jason Castro's selection and performance was my favorite, as well as David Archuleta's. After the show was over I sat in my bedroom and remenisced about a song that was the most inspirational to me, leaving a big impression in my heart after hearing it. I didn't have to think long. It was a song that came from George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice" cd. The song was called Praying for Time. I remember hearing the song when I was in Atlanta living with my parents for some time back in 1994. I was in a very dark place at that time, counting my days and wondering my purpose in life. I popped the cd in the player and that song caught my attention and gave me goosebumps. All of a sudden I felt extremely emotional, but the emotion wasn't about the pity party I was having for me. The emotion was felt for a grander scale of life and all of us in it. When I heard the words and the way George Michael sang that song...I actually cried for G-d. I cried because that was the 1st time I realized how much He loves all of us and how many of us never really know that deep inside. That was the 1st time I began to connect with Him. That was the first time I picked up a Bible and actually got the 'thou, thee, thy' stuff. I tried reading that book so many times before, but I guess I wasn't ready for it, until that one dark day where G-d crept into my room and whispered "today is the day". I have been staying in contact with Him ever since and have had a newfound love and passion for life, regardless of any setbacks that come my way. Back in my bedroom, I sighed and thought "someone should sing that song on the show".
Last night, I watched "American Idol Gives Back". The show was a great show, filled with great words and great meaning. I obviously felt sad to see so many human beings in and outside the U.S. without the simple necessities that we probably have and take for granted. Then at one point the stage opened to Carrie Underwood. The moment I heard the 1st note she sang I had the chills. She sang the very song I was just remeniscing about. Wow. What an appropriate song, I thought. She sang it well, but I still stand behind the George Michael version. He sang it with so much passion. You'll have to hear it. What a great moment. The thought that crossed my mind came to life and out to the public through Carrie Underwood's great performance. Coincidence? Probably not....
I hope you can get the song, even the cd (it's worth it) and listen to it.
I am not sure exactly what Heaven will be like, but I do know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, He will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life? rather He will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did?-Mother Teresa
*We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience...we are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience.
*Live your life as if you were the writer, producer, director and lead actor in a motion picture...and reach for the Oscar.
*My dear friend PC sent this to me. LOVED this:
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
-Jack Kerouac's book On The Road
Favorite Movie Quotes
"...The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah" - The Notebook
"I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough." - The Notebook
"...I love her now and every minute in between. And what I dream of is a man who will discover her, and that she will discover a man who will love her, who is worthy of her, who is of this world, this time and has the grace, compassion, and fortitude to walk beside her as she makes her way through this beautiful thing called life". - Meet Joe Black
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things, all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness'". - Shall We Dance
"You are everything I never knew I always wanted." - Fools Rush In
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