Finding Sunsets, one day at a time…
Who doesn’t love this song! Nothing better than recognizing your worth while leaving the crabs pulling you back into the bucket behind.
Did you think I’d crumble!?
I will survive sung by Gloria Gaynor
Did you think I’d lay down and die!?!?
Oh, no, not I!
I will survive.
The song ‘I Don’t Want To Be’ by Gavin DeGraw is a great song that tells us to not to live up to other peoples expectations and instead live with peace of mind and be satisfied to be who you are.
“I don’t want to be
– Gavin DeGraw
Anything other than what I’ve been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I’m tired of looking ’round rooms
Wondering what I’ve got to do
Or who I’m supposed to be
I don’t want to be anything other than me”
I prefer the piano acoustic versions rather than the full rock versions.
The great thing about this song is the conviction displayed by the author. He is positive that he’s lived his life correctly and when he dies, there will be nothing that he needs to regret or apologize for. I wish for everyone to live their in a way that they knew that they had done all they could, lived according to their principles and beliefs, and that when it does come time for them to die, that they can look back on their life and know that it was well spent. I also hope that at the end of my life, I will be able to do the same. I think that is part of what it means to be a man. To stand for your principles, do the right thing, and not live in fear.
“Prepare yourself, you know it’s a must.
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He’s gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky”
Girl you can tell everybody,
Yeah you can tell everybody,
Go ahead and tell everybody,
I’m the man, I’m the man, I’m the man.
“I like mine with lettuce and tomato!
Heinz 57! and french fried potato!”
“As I, walk through this world,
nothing can stop, the Duke of Earl”
“Give me the beat, boys, to free my soul,
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away…”
There are a lot of fantastic instrumentals out there. Here’s one of them.
Christina Perri wrote this song for the TWLOHA concert. TWLOHA is dedicated to helping those who are suffering from mental health issues, addiction, depression and need a helping hand.
See twloha.com for more info.
I believe that the darkness reminds us where light can be …
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I have been where you are before, and I have felt the pain of losing who you are.
I have died so many times, but I am still alive!
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I believe that tomorrow is stronger than yesterday…
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This is not the end of me; this is the beginning
Hold on
I am still alive