I LOVE this album, in part because when I first heard it, I was in a season of my life that was really hard, but this album reminded me of why I was going through it. There's a particular song on that album called "Just Showed Up For My Own Life" that spoke to me loud and clear from the first line. In a way, this song is an alter, a place of remembrance for me, every time I hear it.
I spent a long time trying to be numb and letting my life live me. I wasn't fully alive, and I wasn't truly happy. I was worried about how things looked on the outside, but the inside of me was so broken I could barely function.
Here are the lyrics to the song, but I HIGHLY recommend listening to the whole album.
Spending my time sleep walking
Moving my mouth but not saying a thing
Hoping the changes would take by working their way from the outside in
I was in love with an idea
Preoccupied with how a life should appear
Spending my time at the surface repairing the holes in the shiny veneer
There are so many ways to hide
There are so many ways not to feel
There are so many ways to deny what is real
And I just showed up for my own life
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright
I'm going to live my life inspired
Look for the holy in the common place
Open the windows and feel all that's honest and real until I'm truly amazed
I'm going to feel all my emotions
I'm going to look you in the eyes
I'm going to listen and hear until it's finally clear and it changes our lives
There are so many ways to hide
There are so many ways not to feel
There are so many ways to deny what is real
And I just showed up for my own life
And I'm standing here taking it in and it sure looks bright
Oh the glory of God is man fully alive
Oh the glory of God is man fully alive
I love that this song made me want to live my life in a memorable way, to be present in my own life. And even more importantly, it's what God wants for me!
This is the reason passion is important to me.
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