Today I went through the old lists of my favorite songs. I remember that a long time ago, an easy-listening song called "Just a Ride" by Jem brought some inspiration to me. I listened again today. Oh God! It's more than just inspiration. It was like a liberation.
I forgot...I used to view this world, view this life of mine, as a fantastic journey, a book to read, an experience to discover. I used to live without much expectations of myself and others. Each day of life is beautiful. Each day of life has brought something to me. Each experience...new lessons. And this song said it just so correctly, life is just like hopping on to a ride. We can't help screaming when it comes to each steep slope. But the ride needs to go on, we have to be on it until it finishes. Why not enjoy? In the end, it's just a ride, an experience, in the beginning we hopped on the ride because we wanted to have the experience. Screaming is part of the fun if we really let ourselves accept it. Don't get upset with the bumps, don't get upset with the unsmoothness, or the slope...that's what "the ride" is all about anyway. We are here for it. Don't let the experience make us
"break down."
I thought about the man that I wrote about in the last two posts, the one that I love, the one who hurts me. Then I changed my view, what if I include him as part of the ride? He is there for me to learn and experience. I can just simply learn about him, see what things he'll do what kind of true personality he has, what else will he do to me next, see it as an experience of the ride. This way will erase much expectation and erase much pain from my heart. It will be easier to forgive too.
Don't know how long this positive outlook will stay with me, but as long as it stays, I'll try to "enjoy the ride." Below is the lyrics, and below the lyrics is the link to the song.
Life, it's ever so strange
It's so full of change
Think that you've worked it out
Then BANG
Right out of the blue
Something happens to you
To throw you off course
And then you
Breakdown
Yeah you breakdown
Well don't you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you round and round
Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
Don't be scared
Don't hide your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don't forget it's just a ride
Truth, we don't wanna hear
It's too much to take
Don't like to feel out of control
So we make our plans
Ten times a day
And when they don't go
Our way we
Breakdown
Yeah we breakdown
Well don't you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you round and round
Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
It's so full of change
Think that you've worked it out
Then BANG
Right out of the blue
Something happens to you
To throw you off course
And then you
Breakdown
Yeah you breakdown
Well don't you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you round and round
Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
Don't be scared
Don't hide your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don't forget it's just a ride
Truth, we don't wanna hear
It's too much to take
Don't like to feel out of control
So we make our plans
Ten times a day
And when they don't go
Our way we
Breakdown
Yeah we breakdown
Well don't you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you round and round
Sometimes you're up
Sometimes you're down
It's just a ride, it's just a ride
Don't be scared now
Dry your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don't forget enjoy the ride
Dry your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don't forget enjoy the ride
Click here to see the music video "Just a Ride" by Jem
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