To risk all is the end all and the beginning all

You are listening to music, your favorite song comes on; you turn up the volume and sing all of the lyrics because you KNOW this song. Then one day, maybe a quiet morning, you actively listen to the song. You listen to the lyrics and maybe for the first time those lyrics resonate deeply inside you. Even though you knew the lyrics to the song, until just then, you had never really heard it before.  You hear what the artist has been trying to say. Been there recently?

Having that experience first thing this morning reminded me of how too often we tell others I heard you, or I’m listening, and how often we rarely take the time to push past their words and truly hear what they have to say. 

Taking it one step further, how often do you stop and hear what your own body, mind, and soul have to tell you?

Icelandic Singer/Songwriter Björk wrote this song and it is on her album Biophilia. She is different, eclectic, and entirely original in her expression of art. This organic album has quickly become a favorite, and this is how the song “Moon” resonated for me in the every changing present existence called life.

Do not live in fear.

As the lukewarm hands of the gods
Came down and gently picked my adrenaline pearls
They placed them in their mouths
And rinsed all of the fear out
Nourished them with their saliva

Now I'm all rejuvenated and rested
Now I'm all rejuvenated and rested

Everyday is a new day, you are reborn, start fresh and new.

As if the healthiest past-time
Is being in life-threatening circumstances
And once again be reborn

All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy
All birthed and happy

Recognize your weaknesses as weeds in your garden. Start the slow and steady process of removing those weeds, one at a time, then planting new seeds in their place.

Best way to start-a-new
Is to fail miserably
Fail at loving
And fail at giving
Fail at creating a flow
Then realign the whole
And kick into the start hole

Instead of dragging your feet, jump into life!
Stop talking, and start doing!

And kick into the start hole
And kick into the start hole

I challenge you this week to truly risk something.
You may be surprised at the offering life has to give you.

To risk all is the end all and the beginning all
To risk all is the end all and the beginning all