photo from our Summer '09 road trip out west - perfect for this post.
I started listening to this song again recently. It makes the 'highs' and 'ups' along which I'm rolling right now feel even higher & more uppy - the latest background music to the video of my life & work. I visualize myself walking trailrunning along the ridge of a mountain up which I've been climbing for far too many years, and I finally feel free of the physical & emotional burdens that were holding me back and making the trudge so challenging. Truly, the real climb of my work (on the wholesale side of organic fabric) has only just begun, but it's a self-directed hike that feels marvelously unencumbered and unusually refreshing. Aaaaaaaah......
When I latch onto a song for a phase, I must learn the words asap so I can sing at the top of my lungs when I play it ad nauseum .. letting the chips of connotation fall where they may. I know I'm not the only one - what's your song right now?
"Steer" by Missy Higgins
Feel it falling off like clothing
Taste it rolling on your tongue
See the lights above you glowing
Oh and breathe them deep into your lungs
It was always simple, not hidden hard
You've been pulling at the strings playing puppeteer for kings
And you've had enough
But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know that you control where you go
You can steer
So hold this feeling like a newborn
Of freedom surging through your veins
You have opened up a new door
So bring on the wind, fire and rain
It was always simple, not hidden hard
You've been played at a game called remembering your name
And you stuffed it up
But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know that you control where you go
You can steer
'Cos you've been listening for answers
But the city screams and all your dreams go unheard
But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know that you control where you go
You can steer
Year get out of the box and step into the clear
'Cos now you finally know you can steer
