heartbeats

"Heartbeats" as covered by Jose Gonzalez

One night to be confused
One night to speed up truth
We had a promise made
Four hands and then away

Both under influence
We had divine scent
To know what to say
Mind is a razor blade

To call for hands of above
To lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
For me, no

One night of magic rush
The start a simple touch
One night to push and scream
And then relief

Ten days of perfect tunes
The colors red and blue
We had a promise made
We were in love

To call for hands of above
To lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
For me, no

To call for hands of above
To lean on
Wouldn't be good enough

And you, you knew the hands of the devil
And you, kept us awake with wolf teeth
Sharing different heartbeats
In one night

To call for hands of above
To lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
For me, no

To call for hands of above
To lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
For me, no

[one more example of why acoustic guitar and simple lyrics melt my heart]

peace

For the first time in quite awhile I feel extremely at peace with who I am and what I'm doing and how I'm contributing to the world. Life is not perfect and not quite what I expected, but I'm comfortable and confident in alot of things that I doubted several months ago. This past Spring was a trying time as I was unemployed, without community and friends, and just struggling with the inevitable question, "what is my purpose?" I can now tell you that I finally possess a healthy state of mind concerning my life course and I'm excited about what has transpired in the last month or so. I'm working at an amazing non-profit agency with some wonderful, hilarious co-workers who have quickly become my friends. I'm helping kids from low-income families reach their goals of obtaining and maintaining summer employment and believing they have a chance to make something of their lives. I find worth and value in who I am as a person and what skills and passion I have to offer others. I have unknowingly been treating people including complete strangers with more courteous and genuine sentiments as I just seem to be more joyful these days. I know my life isn't perfect and there are still things I wish were different, but I'm at peace. And I've waited so long to possess that enrapturing feeling again.

belief

Since watching SYTYCD this past week I haven't been able to get this song nor the choreography of Mia Michaels out of my head. Beautiful.

Belief by Gavin DeGraw

Belief, makes things real.
Makes things feel, feel alright.
Belief, makes things true.
Things like you, you and I.

Tonight, you arrested my mind.
When you came to my defense.
With a knife in the shape of your mouth,
in the form of your body, with the wrath of a god.
Oh, you stood by me, belief

Builds from scratch.
Doesn't have to relax, it doesn't need space.
Long live the queen and I'll be the king.
In the collar of grace.

Oh, tonight, you arrested my mind.
When you came to my defense.
With a knife in the shape of your mouth,
in the form of your body, with the wrath of a god.
Oh, you stood by me, belief.

I'm gonna yell it from the rooftops.
I'll wear a sign on my chest.
That's the least I can do, it's the least I can do.

Tonight, you arrested my mind.
When you came to my defense.
With a knife, in the shape of your mouth,
in the form of your body, with the wrath of a god.
Oh, you stood by me.
And I'll stand by my belief.