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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

"You Give Me Something"

This song by James Morrison was released some time back and I'd never given it time of day until now. I'm looking at the lyrics in a whole new light, perhaps because it applies to me right now.So, for cheesiness' sake, here's the lyrics to the song I just can't get out of my head:

You Give Me Something
by James Morrison

You want to stay with me in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep,
I was meant to tread the water
Now I've gotten in too deep,
For every piece of me that wants you
Another piece backs away.'

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright,
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something
'Cause someday I might know my heart.

You already waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time alone with me,
And I can say I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what the mean,
I never thought that I'd love someone,
That was someone else's dream.

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright,
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something
'Cause someday I might know my heart,
But it might me a second too late,

And the words I could never say
Gonna come out anyway.'

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright,
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something
'Cause someday I might know my heart.

Cause you give me something
That makes me scared, alright,
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try,
Please give me something
'Cause someday I might know my heart.

Know my heart, know my heart, know my heart

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Monday, January 21, 2008

The year ahead

I'm gonna spend the next couple of days thinking about where I want to go, how I'd like to change, and what God has in store for me this year. I certainly started it with a bang, having come from a long vacation from work and welcoming the new year with parties left and right. I've come to realize, though, that that's not exactly how I'd like the rest of my year to turn out: loud, crazy and reckless! I need to take things slow and be wiser about the decisions I will be making in the next few months. I feel that this will be a pivotal year for me in almost every aspect of my life.

My career the past year started out relatively slow. By God's grace, it picked up it's pace during the latter part of 2007 and I can only hope to keep the momentum going. I'm done with a quarter of my life (unless I live up to 300, which I'm aiming for. kidding!), so I feel there's no better time than this. Make hay while the sun shines!

I've also been meeting a lot of new people and hopefully making long-lasting friendships in the process. Lately, certain individuals have entered my life and are making quite an impact. If there's one thing I resolved to do this year, it's to enrich my life with more people. I have admittedly been so guarded about establishing close ties with people I come across. C.S. Lewis said it well: "We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves." (Introduction: The Four Loves).

So, here's to hoping and praying the year has only blessings in store for us all!

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

What will 2008 bring?

My sister, Caelli and me jumping for joy at the stroke of midnight this New Year.

We know it's gonna be a good year; at least I do. For some reason, I have a good feeling about this year. I hope I'm right. A woman's intuition is almost always accurate. :)

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