You've been all over
And it's been all over you
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
Reach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow
Beautiful Day by U2
Some times you stumble across a post that takes your breath away. This one did for me:
- Is Suffering a Private Matter? by Cath Duncan (16 Feb 2011)
You've been all overHere are the dot points from the article:
And it's been all over you
Grief needs to be expressed in some way – either privately or with witnesses, in order to heal. [..]
Some people say that suffering is a private matter because..
- It’s important to avoid embarrassment and rejection by your tribe
- It’s important to protect the parts of yourself that are most vulnerable
- It’s important to protect other people from pain
- It’s important to take your pain to “professionals” who know how to deal with it
- During grieving, it’s important to tune out external influences and tune into your own inner wisdom
- It’s important not to focus on your suffering in a public way because what you focus on grows
On the other hand, some people say that suffering can be more easily negotiated when it’s out in the open because:
- Keeping your suffering private engenders self-judgment, shame, loneliness and pain
- Sharing your suffering brings people together
- Sharing your suffering facilitates healing
- Sharing your suffering promotes resilience – in yourself and others
Have come a long way since the first day of the rest of my life back on Wed 01 Jul 2009. Thought I would capture a photo just now so that I can remember this day, which also just happens to be the 21st Anniversary since the first time that Jenny and I went out to dinner together and to see a Movie Look Who's Talking.
Beautiful Day Lyrics
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out
It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow
What you don't have you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day
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