Just A Ride

Anyone who has lived with me for even a short amount of time will know that my soul depends on music. I have a huge library and crave incorporating music into my life. Most people's moods are reflections of the music they are listening to. My music is a reflection of my mood. If I am laden with sadness - Goerge Winston's Longing, Loving will do nicely. If I am bursting with joy - a little U2's Elevation makes it even better. I use music to help me fully commit to my emotions and moods. Rhythms, melodies, lyrics...I love music and what can be expressed with it!

Music has been extremely important recently. With so much in my life changing, and me not having a great reaction to change (see previous post), music is able to keep me grounded...when I wish. It is comforting and encouraging.

Jem's Just A Ride has been a recent play list visitor of mine. I realized that the lyrics really fit my attitude right now towards the unsureness of my life. Also, these melodic words will go with me into the new year. Perhaps many of us could use these thoughts?

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
don't be scared
don't hide your eyes
It may feel so real inside
but don't forget it's just a ride

Slowly, oh so very slowly
accept that
there's no getting off
So live it, just gotta go with it
coz this ride's, never gonna stop

Breakdown
Don't you breakdown
No need to breakdown
No need at all
Because

It's just a ride, it's just a ride
no need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you all around
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 dont forget enjoy the ride.

It's just a ride, it's just a ride
no need to run, no need to hide
It'll take you all around
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 dont forget enjoy the ride.

Too often this has put my emotions into perfect lyrical form. Just when you have your life pinned down and planned...things change! I have lived this first hand and constantly feel its effects. We plan carefully and we think thoroughly, yet we are simply attempting to nail jello to a tree.

As 2008 draws to a close, I am sure that we all had plans that did not pan out. Do not sulk and morn over the deceased blueprint for your life. Realize that life happened how it wanted to happen.

Happy New Year. Here's to 2009!
-Enjoy the Ride-