I'm limited
Just look at me
I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do
Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us
Now it's up to you
Have you ever had a strong friendship or connection with someone? It might have been an instant connection or it might have gradually grown over time. I have always been fascinated by how much you can share moments, ideas, new learning with other people. There is a special kinship that occurs between souls when they come through a fire together because it can either burn the bridges or make the bond stronger. Have you had connections with people that no longer exist? We forget to be honest sometimes and let our pride or ego get in the way, particularly when we are reluctant to admit when we are wrong or have wronged someone else. This lesson in self-realisation and owning of your character may be something that hits you hard and you need ample time to recover, especially when your ego is bruised. But if you value your friend or loved one, you are quick to acknowledge your part in what has happened or not happened. Whether it is your fault or not.
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
If you have friends who continue to hurt you or break your spirit with their actions and words, you have to start questioning how much of a friend they really are. If you are surrounded by people who doubt your abilities, gifts and talents, you have to question whether their criticisms of you is useful for your growth, or it stunts it. How long does it take for us to admit whether the people who come into our lives are worth keeping or not? We might choose to stay connected because logistically it is easier, we are all connected to the same circle of friends and you would rather do what benefits the group, rather than look out for yourself. I'm not saying that we should only hang around with people who are nice to us all the time, but we should be strong enough to be tied to people who push us and tell us the truth, even when it hurts - because at the end of the day, they are our biggest cheerleaders too.
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I've been changed for good
How do you recognise the power of a connection until it makes sense to the direction that you are meant to be heading in your life? I cannot be more grateful for all of the events that have transpired in my own life. I cannot discount or discredit the heartbreak from the heartswell because they both needed to be there. I could not have staged events any clearer even if I had tried because I would not have been able to learn the lessons that I needed to learn, rather than wanted to learn. I would like to think that you would be able to go through your life and acknowledge and own up to things that you do that have hurt others. I would like to think that you can be as completely honest with people to the point that you are able to articulate your real and genuine intentions. But sadly, not everyone can understand you, not everyone is willing to see things from where you stand. There is only a special group of people who are willing to see where you stand, because they respect the strength it took for you to admit your weakness.
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done, you blame me for
But then I guess
We know there's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Do you clear enough air in your own life? I wonder sometimes when I am talking to friends and loved ones about how much life would be easier for them if they were able to have challenging conversations with the people that they have issues with. I'm not talking about where blame should be attributed or laid, but more to do with, being able to learn how to really communicate and get to some kind of shared understanding. There will be so many people who claim to know you, and claim to know who you are and what you are about. But we only ever really show certain sides of our personalities to people. When someone lays blame at your doorstep for something you have done, rather than be defensive, it might be good to see what your actions look like from the other side of the fence. Too often we spend time jumping up and down on our side of the fence but never take the opportunity to see what we look like whilst jumping up and down in outraged indignation.
Like a comet pulled from orbit (like a ship blown from its mooring)
As it passes the sun (by a wind off the sea)
Like a stream that meets a boulder (like a seed dropped by a bird)
Halfway through the wood (in the wood)
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
We know that the most constant thing in the world is change. So ask yourself the big question: do you believe you have been changed for the better? How do we know that we are better than what we were before? How do we measure our improved performance at being a better friend or loved one? How do you know that you are a better worker than you were previously? Are you able to say that if you are changed for the better, it is because you have in turn made someone else better than they were? That to me would be the most obvious sign that you are better than you were before. - because the person you impacted is able to tell you how much of an inspiration you were, how much you helped them to achieve things that they never thought possible because they doubted themselves so much. The most minute change that we might feel within ourselves could be the start of the biggest impact of your own life - and this has implications for everyone else who comes into contact with your change.
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good
I hope that when you go about living your life, doing what you do, doing what makes you happy in life and helps you to get out of bed each day, that someone knows you the way you want to be known. I hope that when you change for the better, that you are completely satisfied with the you that you have become. We think too much about what others think of us, especially if we believe in the most negative views that are based on one occasion, rather than all of the other wonderful gifts you have been able to share with others. I like to take the time to tell people as often as I can, how much my life is better with them in it. Because I have lost so many loved ones along the way, I cannot go on in my own life, cannot go a day without telling those who I know, how much I know them, how much I have been changed because of the growth we experience together - through all of the pain and adversity. I believe because I know you - yes you - reading this right now, I know in some way, even in the smallest of ways, how I have been changed for good. . .
Just look at me
I'm limited
And just look at you
You can do all I couldn't do
Glinda
So now it's up to you
For both of us
Now it's up to you
Have you ever had a strong friendship or connection with someone? It might have been an instant connection or it might have gradually grown over time. I have always been fascinated by how much you can share moments, ideas, new learning with other people. There is a special kinship that occurs between souls when they come through a fire together because it can either burn the bridges or make the bond stronger. Have you had connections with people that no longer exist? We forget to be honest sometimes and let our pride or ego get in the way, particularly when we are reluctant to admit when we are wrong or have wronged someone else. This lesson in self-realisation and owning of your character may be something that hits you hard and you need ample time to recover, especially when your ego is bruised. But if you value your friend or loved one, you are quick to acknowledge your part in what has happened or not happened. Whether it is your fault or not.
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you
If you have friends who continue to hurt you or break your spirit with their actions and words, you have to start questioning how much of a friend they really are. If you are surrounded by people who doubt your abilities, gifts and talents, you have to question whether their criticisms of you is useful for your growth, or it stunts it. How long does it take for us to admit whether the people who come into our lives are worth keeping or not? We might choose to stay connected because logistically it is easier, we are all connected to the same circle of friends and you would rather do what benefits the group, rather than look out for yourself. I'm not saying that we should only hang around with people who are nice to us all the time, but we should be strong enough to be tied to people who push us and tell us the truth, even when it hurts - because at the end of the day, they are our biggest cheerleaders too.
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes the sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you
Because I knew you
I've been changed for good
How do you recognise the power of a connection until it makes sense to the direction that you are meant to be heading in your life? I cannot be more grateful for all of the events that have transpired in my own life. I cannot discount or discredit the heartbreak from the heartswell because they both needed to be there. I could not have staged events any clearer even if I had tried because I would not have been able to learn the lessons that I needed to learn, rather than wanted to learn. I would like to think that you would be able to go through your life and acknowledge and own up to things that you do that have hurt others. I would like to think that you can be as completely honest with people to the point that you are able to articulate your real and genuine intentions. But sadly, not everyone can understand you, not everyone is willing to see things from where you stand. There is only a special group of people who are willing to see where you stand, because they respect the strength it took for you to admit your weakness.
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done, you blame me for
But then I guess
We know there's blame to share
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Do you clear enough air in your own life? I wonder sometimes when I am talking to friends and loved ones about how much life would be easier for them if they were able to have challenging conversations with the people that they have issues with. I'm not talking about where blame should be attributed or laid, but more to do with, being able to learn how to really communicate and get to some kind of shared understanding. There will be so many people who claim to know you, and claim to know who you are and what you are about. But we only ever really show certain sides of our personalities to people. When someone lays blame at your doorstep for something you have done, rather than be defensive, it might be good to see what your actions look like from the other side of the fence. Too often we spend time jumping up and down on our side of the fence but never take the opportunity to see what we look like whilst jumping up and down in outraged indignation.
Like a comet pulled from orbit (like a ship blown from its mooring)
As it passes the sun (by a wind off the sea)
Like a stream that meets a boulder (like a seed dropped by a bird)
Halfway through the wood (in the wood)
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
We know that the most constant thing in the world is change. So ask yourself the big question: do you believe you have been changed for the better? How do we know that we are better than what we were before? How do we measure our improved performance at being a better friend or loved one? How do you know that you are a better worker than you were previously? Are you able to say that if you are changed for the better, it is because you have in turn made someone else better than they were? That to me would be the most obvious sign that you are better than you were before. - because the person you impacted is able to tell you how much of an inspiration you were, how much you helped them to achieve things that they never thought possible because they doubted themselves so much. The most minute change that we might feel within ourselves could be the start of the biggest impact of your own life - and this has implications for everyone else who comes into contact with your change.
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good
I hope that when you go about living your life, doing what you do, doing what makes you happy in life and helps you to get out of bed each day, that someone knows you the way you want to be known. I hope that when you change for the better, that you are completely satisfied with the you that you have become. We think too much about what others think of us, especially if we believe in the most negative views that are based on one occasion, rather than all of the other wonderful gifts you have been able to share with others. I like to take the time to tell people as often as I can, how much my life is better with them in it. Because I have lost so many loved ones along the way, I cannot go on in my own life, cannot go a day without telling those who I know, how much I know them, how much I have been changed because of the growth we experience together - through all of the pain and adversity. I believe because I know you - yes you - reading this right now, I know in some way, even in the smallest of ways, how I have been changed for good. . .