Living by the Light

 

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A Song from the Heart – Be Brave

 

For me, lyrics have always had a poetry to them. Enjoying the singers and songwriters of the 70’s and 80’s, the lyrics had meaning and could be shared with friends and others who might enjoy it.

This song is an anthem that will engage you and bring you out of your carefully constructed walls.

There is light in each person no matter how deep it has been pushed down. There is a reason you are here, even if you don’t know why.

For those who cannot or will not speak, find your spark.
For those who cannot or will not listen, learn.

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“Brave” by Sara Bareilles

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up
Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
When they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,
Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear
And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, stop holding your tongue
Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
See you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
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What does BRAVE look like to you? What makes you feel BRAVE? Is there someone you know who deserves to be BRAVE?

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A Week of Empathy & Integrity ~ Day 1

 

Integrity is something to live and behave with every day, not merely for a week. Yet, there are so many things to cause our attention to drift in a world of 7 billion people and so little humanity at times.

When we live with empathy, and awareness of others’ feelings, we cannot help but behave with integrity and equanimity.  Character is not merely stepping up, and rising above the convenient avoidance of responsibility or uncomfortable truth, but represents the greater good and models those traits that we seek in others.

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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The Paradox of Our Times

 

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