03 February 2014
Hot Springs Arkansas - 2014
I had a rather difficult time last week. I was more tired than I've been in a long time and it took it's toll on my mood. After the wretchedness sort of peaked during a quick fire in culinary school I decided that I needed an attitude adjustment this week...
I stopped, got some extra sleep and shifted my focus. I started out my Sunday by sending some long over due emails, singing in the choir at church and listening to some tunes while driving to get groceries.
I decided to start my new attitude off with a song I heard for the first time on Iona in 2012. It's called "A New Day Has Begun" by Roddy Woomble.
Perfect words to reset by:
"Abandon your traditions
Watch them disappear one by one
And follow their direction
Between the moon and the sun
A new day has begun
Abandon your possessions
Watch them disappear one by one
Follow their direction
Between the bones and the trees and the moon and the sun
A new day has begun
I remember the day I heard it
The Impossible Song and the other songs
The tiny detail of every day
And nothing more to give away
And I trust my expectations
'Cause like good songs, they can always be sung
To the tune of another song
Abandon your ambitions
You're overwhelmed by what you haven't done
And it doesn't last for ever
Not even the moon and the sun
A new day has begun
Forget all those promises
That only fools remember
And you'll be dazzled by the dark
Troubled by the stars
Short on regret
Burnt by the sun
A new day has begun
I woke up early this morning
And the birds were singing their impossible songs
They have that notion every day
With plenty more than I can say
And I trust their expectations
And like good songs, they can always be sung
To the tune of another song"
XO
I also sent out my first Newsletter this past Saturday morning! You can see it HERE.