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Archive for May 7th, 2008

[Over the Rhine's "All I Need Is Everything"]

Slow down. Hold still.
It’s not as if it’s a matter of will.
Someone’s circling. Someone’s moving
a little lower than the angels.
And it’s got nothing to do with me.
The wind blows through the trees,
but if I look for it, it won’t come.
I tense up. My mind goes numb.
There’s nothing harder [...]

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how does one live without music?
it is the beat of my heart.
when i don’t have a voice…it provides.
when i lose my beat…i can just let it move for me.
pulsating, rhythmic.
it speaks when i cannot.
it gives voice to the utterances of my heart.
it carries me when i can no longer walk.
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thankful for friends.
you know who you [...]

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whisper

Please help me stay awake,
I’m falling.
(The Counting Crows)
Always think of you.

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now

take me
dance
pursue me
don’t relent
i need you
more and more i need you

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ready

In my line of work, working with people (not the paralegal side of things but the college student staff side of things :), it can be emotionally draining and physically taxing, and I’m quite frankly tired of juggling both jobs. I am close to being able to leave the firm…but until then, press on [...]

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beautiful

You’re such a beautiful freak
I wish there were more just like you
You’re not like all of the others
And that is why i love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
That is why i love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
(Eels’ “Beautiful Freak”)

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loving the unlovely

In need of a little love and grace today…
Thinking of Stevie Wonder’s line, “Love’s in need of love today.”
Mostly in need of it from myself, perfectionist that I tend to be.

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pride

May my foolish pride forever let me down. (Switchfoot I believe).

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Do you give trust freely until it is broken or must one earn trust?
I think the answer has much to do with our cultural backgrounds, personalities and life experiences, but I am pondering this question as well lately.

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There’s a theory that those who rescue in truth are the ones who want to be rescued.
How often is this true of us in our relationships and lives?

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