Just Showed Up for My Own Life
Embrace Life's Brilliance: A Journey from Surface to Soul
Lyrics
Spending my time sleep walking
Engaging in life without true awareness or purpose.
Moving my mouth but not saying a thing
Speaking without genuine communication or expression.
Hoping the changes would take by working their way from the outside in
Hoping for positive changes through external actions.
I was in love with an idea
Being infatuated with an idealized concept.
Preoccupied with how a life should appear
Fixating on societal expectations of a perfect life.
Spending my time at the surface repairing the holes in the shiny veneer
Superficially addressing visible problems in appearance.
There are so many ways to hide
Highlighting various methods of avoidance.
There are so many ways not to feel
Choosing not to confront or experience emotions.
There are so many ways to deny what is real
Refusing to acknowledge reality.
And I just showed up for my own life
Turning up for one's own life, becoming present.
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright
Observing and appreciating life with newfound clarity.
I'm going to live my life inspired
Committing to a life that is motivated and meaningful.
Look for the holy in the common place
Finding the sacred in everyday experiences.
Open the windows and feel all that's honest and real until I'm truly amazed
Embracing authenticity and genuine emotions.
I'm going to feel all my emotions
Experiencing and accepting the full range of emotions.
I'm going to look you in the eyes
Establishing sincere connections by making eye contact.
I'm going to listen and hear until it's finally clear and it changes our lives
Actively listening until understanding transforms lives.
There are so many ways to hide
Reiterating the various ways people avoid reality.
There are so many ways not to feel
Continuing to evade genuine feelings.
There are so many ways to deny what is real
Persisting in denial of what is truly happening.
And I just showed up for my own life
Reaffirming the decision to be present in one's own life.
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright
Acknowledging the positive outlook that comes with presence.
Oh the glory of God is man fully alive
Recognizing the divine in the vibrancy of human existence.
Oh the glory of God is man fully alive
Repeating the notion that living fully reflects divine glory.
There are so many ways to hide
Restating the multitude of ways people avoid reality.
There are so many ways not to feel
Emphasizing the persistence of emotional avoidance.
There are so many ways to deny what is real
Highlighting the ongoing denial of reality.
And I just showed up for my own life
Affirming the commitment to being present in one's life.
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright
Reiterating the positive perspective gained from presence.
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