Walk On

This song enlightened my wearisome afternoon. A thousand Halleluiahs!

Walk On
Lyrics: Bono
Music: U2

And love is not the easy thing
The only baggage you can bring...
And love is not the easy thing...
The only baggage you can bring
Is all that you can't leave behind

And if the darkness is to keep us apart
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
And if your glass heart should crack
And for a second you turn back
Oh no, be strong

Walk on, walk on
What you got, they can't steal it
No they can't even feel it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight...

You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom

Walk on, walk on
What you got they can't deny it
Can't sell it or buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight

And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on

Home...hard to know what it is if you never had one
Home...I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home
That's where the heart is

I know it aches
How your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on

Leave it behind
You've got to leave it behind
All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you steal
All this you can leave behind
All that you reason
All that you sense
All that you speak
All you dress up
All that you scheme...

Mar Adentro

“Out to sea. Out to sea, and in the weightlessness of the deep where dreams come true, two souls unite to fulfill a single wish. Your gaze and mine, over and over like an echo, repeating silently: "Deeper, and deeper," beyond everything that is flesh and blood. But I always awaken and I always wish for death, my lips forever entangled in your hair.”

These are the words of Ramon Sampedro, the main character in Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside). It’s a story of a man who fought for euthanasia and his own right to die. Yes, the plot is heavy but the filmmakers so excellently delivered the story in a subtle and subdued way. No overly dramatic lines which we are used to seeing in our local movies.

With this, Director Alejandro Amenábar achieved greater impact, making words and scenes seem personal to the viewers. Just like when we suppress words or feelings that we think other people shouldn’t hear or we shouldn’t say out loud lest we are judged. Out the story unfolds, sad yet funny, brave yet sad and true.

As Rod and I walked to the parking lot, we bring the story with us. I can still feel the lump in my throat, a lingering sadness, the look of the actor’s eyes…. I bring the story with me.

Watch it and discover the sea inside…

A Million Little Pieces

Read my good friend's blog, "A Million Little Pieces." Highly recommended for women living in Wisteria Lane.... : ) Here's the link: http://www.lunamatris.blogspot.com.

How to Make a Frozen Heart

Will complete this soon…

Write

I read this from blogger today...

"Write to get out what's in, to make space, and also to share internal experience with others so that we all feel less alone, which is important from time to time... "

How sad, how true....

A Time for Everything

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.