Thinking Out Loud...

There's a song that I really love, and listen to all the time. Sometimes it has more meaning than others, and right now, for me it's pretty powerful. I want to share the lyrics, but I think that listening to the actual song gives it more meaning. I'll highlight the parts that really seem like they're speaking to me, because right now I feel like I need to remind myself that things don't always go your way, and that's okay. That continuing to believe and perservere will get you where you want to be, or maybe where you need to be. And remembering everything it took to get you there will make you appreciate it so much more...

Lift Me Up

By: Kate Voegele

This road is anything but simple

Twisted like a riddle

I've seen high and I've seen low

So loud, the voices of all my doubts

Telling me to give up,

to pack up and leave town

Even so, I had to believe

Impossible means nothing to me

So can you lift me up

Turn the ashes into flames

‘Cause I have overcome

More than words will ever say

And I've been given hope

That there's a light on up the hall

And that a day will come when the fight is won

And I think that day has just begun

Somewhere, everybody starts there

I'm counting on a small prayer

Lost in a nightmare

But I'm here, and suddenly it's so clear

The struggle through the long years

It taught me to outrun my fears

Everything worth having

Comes with trials worth withstanding

So can you lift me up

Turn the ashes into flames

‘Cause I have overcome

More than words will ever say

And I've been given hope

That there's a light on up the hall

And that a day will come when the fight is won

And I think that day has just begun

Oh lift me up, Oh lift me up

Oh lift me up, Lift me up

Lift me up, Oh Lift me up

Down and out is overrated

I want to be elevated

Looking up is not enough

No, I would rather rise above

So can you lift me up

Turn the ashes into flames

‘Cause I have overcome

More than words will ever say

And I've been given hope

That there's a light on up the hall

And that a day will come when the fight is won

And I think that day has just begun