So, this past Monday, Matthew McConaughey hosted an online event called ‘The Art of Living.’ Basically, it was a self help event for those needing help to refocus and find your way back to th path you were meant to be on. Everyone has a past that may have altered your view of the world and how you fit in it. The past 3 years hasn’t helped with the world now coming out of hiberbation of dealing with COVID.
In many ways, this online event reminded me of something Robin Roberts once said years ago: ‘Make your mess your message.’ While no two people are the same, they can share similar situations. From that experience, you can learn and share your story with others. You’re life may be a mess right now, but there are others who are also in the same boat and trying to keep themselves from sinking. By sharing your experiences, you’re also helping others. As you navigate a pathway out, others will do the same.
There’s an Amanda Marshall song that also comes to mind: ‘Everybody’s Got A Story’. What you see on the surface doesn’t tell the whole story and there are things going on you may not know about.
I’m so tired of the fear
That weighs us down with wrong assumptions
A broken heart’s a natural function
So you can see my bra, underneath my shirt,
Watch the wind, underneath my skirt,
But that ain’t the picture it’s just a part,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
See my eyes, don’t see what I see.
Touch my tongue, don’t know what tastes good to me.
It’s the human condition that keeps us apart,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
So you can see my bra, underneath my shirt,
Watch the wind, underneath my skirt,
But that ain’t the picture it’s just a part,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
La la la la
La la la la la la la la la
So dig deep, (dig deep)
Deeper than the image that you see, (dig deep)
Lift up, feel, and let your true self breathe, (dig deep)
Show the world the beauty of belief (belief)
See my bra, underneath my shirt,
Watch the wind, underneath my skirt,
But that ain’t the picture it’s just a part,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
See my eyes, don’t see what I see.
Touch my tongue, don’t know what tastes good to me.
It’s the human condition that keeps up apart,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
See my bra, underneath my shirt,
Watch the wind, underneath my skirt,
But that ain’t the picture it’s just a part,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
See my eyes, don’t see what I see.
Touch my tongue, don’t know what tastes good to me.
(touch my tongue and don’t know what tastes good to me)
The human condition that keeps up apart,
Everybody’s got a story that could break your heart.
So, you may be told this a million times. You may also brush it off just as many times. As you make your way through this thing called life, keep in mind that the person sitting next to you or the person you walk by on the street may be experiencing life a little differently than you. Not everything you see on the surface tells the whole story. Maybe it’s time to start reaching in instead.
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