Ok, so anyone who looks at this blog with any regularity might question, is kate turning this into a lyrics blog? NO. I just happen to be noticing lyrics lately for different circumstances. Am I making a soundtrack to my life...no, not yet. It's not that. I know other people think this too though....sometimes there is a song, on the radio, stuck in your mind, in the grocery store...and it fits your moment or someone perfectly.
I listened to a cast from NPR/this american life once about this too...it was great.
Today I was coming home from a Spanish lesson and on the radio is Ms. Whitney Houston with a way back song and I immediately thought, whoa, this is going to make a great dedication as last night, I was 'sentenced' to a punishment...

Whitney Houston

I hope that you realize baby, just what you mean to me
Hey you where I run for cover, your loving shelter for me
And when I find myself needing some lifting up
One night with you and that always is enough
Hey you make being in love, a true rare affair
So take me Im your prisoner

Chorus:
Will you sentence me to be your lover for life
Your lover for life
Will you sentence me, I want to be you lover for life
Your lover for life

I just want to hear you say
Youll be my lover, lover for life
Capture, there's no getaway
You're my lover, my lover for life

Under your spell or under my own power
It really doesnt matter to me
See I fell in love the first time I saw you
And have been falling in love ever since

You heard my testimony, youve seen my evidence
Hey, its a crime of passion, in every sense
And justice wont be served, till you stay here in my world
Take me Im your prisoner

No me cayeron bien las horas de este dia. Me hubiese gustado estar contigo.
Asi que, pongo la letra de Claudio Baglioni, stai su, como reverse dedication...


Che fai in quest'ora bella
che suona il suo notturno
io mi giro attorno a far la sentinella
che non ho sonno e faccio il primo turno
tu qualunque cosa fai stai su...

Anche se sei distante
e se la voce non arriva o è disturbata
penso di parlare a te in ogni istante
perché per me lo sai sei sempre stata
tu l'altro capo di un filo
un unico profilo
quando guardiamo su...

Se anche tu vedi
la stessa luna
non siamo poi così lontani
se credi ancora un po'
a un giro di fortuna
gioca tutto su domani
dovunque tu sarai stai su...

Forse e se tu lo domandi
domani ci troviamo
all'incrocio delle tue braccia grandi
per correre a gridarci ti amo...

E cosa ci vuoi fare
se tutto questo non è ancora un paradiso
se non c'è abbastanza notte per sognare
e stai cercando pure tu un sorriso
ti basta entrare in memoria
di qualche buona storia
e poi cliccarci su...

Se anche tu suoni
lo stesso accordo
non siamo poi così lontani
se ti rimetti su
l'ultimo mio ricordo
sei già pronta per domani...

Non siamo un mondo a parte
siamo parte del mondo
rimasti un po' in disparte
un secolo o un secondo...

Non siamo un mondo a parte
noi siamo parte del mondo
rimasti un po' in disparte
un secolo o un secondo...
Se anche tu senti
la stessa ebbrezza
non siamo poi così lontani
se del domani no
nessuno ha la certezza
io sono nessuno e tu Domani...

Da domani
chiunque tu sarai
comunque tu starai stai su...
su... stai su...
stai su

I watched the flaming lips documentary 'fearless freaks' tonight...a friend of a friend lent it to me because one night at their house, it came to be my turn to pick music from their wall o' music...yeah, the whole wall is covered...crazy...and I picked the flaming lips. I wanted to hear 'Ego tripping at the gates of hell'. This song affected/improved my mood for the better many a cool morning while driving to work in Atlanta. I had the version that the postal service mixed and it has a wicked beat that picked me up...i still listen to it frequently but now just for the pleasure of the song. The flaming lips doc was wild, they've been through a lot. Certainly unique. Who would've thought that they were from small town Oklahoma.


'Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell'
The Flaming Lips


I was waiting on a moment
But the moment never came
All the billion other moments
Were just slipping all away
I must have been tripping
Were just slipping all away
Just ego tripping

I was wanting you to love me
But your love it never came
All the other love around me
Was just wasting all away
I must have been tripping
Was just wasting all away
Just ego tripping

I was waiting on a moment
But the moment never came -
But the moment never came -

Brennan, I can't wait to meet you one day and tell you all about how your Mom was an awesome Spanish student! Amanda...seriously, es tan bonito que le quiero comer a besos!

It was morning. Cold and rainy...kind of miserable. Coming back from a spanish lesson...I'm sure I wasn't even smiling, just walking along. Then I catch something out of the corner of my eye...I turn my head and across the street I see a large umbrella, I mean a seriously big umbrella...a golf umbrella. It's dancing back and forth, really close to the ground. I look around the umbrella and I see a woman talking with another woman and some kids. Well as the Mum was talking, she had given the umbrella to her young son (about 5ish) to hold and it was so big, it just dropped on his head! It was so adorable, I was laughing out loud...almost crying!!

My cousin says that I am prudent. Interesting. I'll take that and run.

haikutime....

late for the shower
sin tocar, siento tu piel
i need a ticket

About a month ago, I found out that the Anglican Church of Canada was facing a potential schism partly over same-sex union. I also thought I had found a Church to attend...it is a great Church, really nice people and I really like the Pastor...but I was saddened to discover this particular Church in the throws of Church Politics and swaying towards a literal interpretation of the Bible, english translation...same-sex union is not to be honoured.
As a person, I believe that individuals have the right to love and come into their identity and be loved, regardless of sexual orientation.
As a believer, in God, I feel that the God that I believe in loves all people, regardless of their sexual orientation.
I realize that this may be in conflict with what the Bible states...and I don't know how to answer all the questions surrounding same-sex union...but I know that my God loves.

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another as I have loved you"
John 13:34

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When my Mum called me this morning, she was telling me about how some of the younger nurses wanted to leave their jobs because they didn't like the atmosphere (short staffed, mismanagement etc...oy yvay, government jobs) and they would do so as soon as they came into something else.

After my Mum was called back into work one time, having already worked a shift and been on her days off, one of these younger nurses said something to the effect of, you're back, and she said, well yeah, we're short staffed, and this person said, sure, you're here for the money. My Mum said, no, actually, I'm here to help.

My Mother, she loves her job. Sometimes she needs (and deserves) to complain about it...but she loves her job. What's more, she loves helping people...whether it's a patient or filling in for someone who's called in sick.

The best thing that my Mother ever taught me and that I know she truly believes, was the 'golden rule'. Paraphrased, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

In this life, competition motivates us a lot, but so does a kind act if you recognize it, appreciate it and return it, to someone.

Yeah, my Mom's pretty freaking awesome. I'm lucky.

I found a Willie Nelson CD the other day and picked it up for my Dad, thought he could listen to it in Africa while he works...turns out I'm going to have to send it to him in Canada or he may never get it, and it has all of his favourites...so he said, listen to it and see what you think...well, truth is, I like a little Willie Nelson in my life. Yeah, that's right. My Dad's favourite song is 'Nothing I can do about it now'...the lyrics are probably just as good a sign as genetic proof that I am my father's daughter...


I've got a long list of real good reasons
For all the things I've done
I've got a picture in the back of my mind
Of what I've lost and what I've won
I've survived every situation
Knowing when to freeze and when to run
And regret is just a memory written on my brow
And there's nothing I can do about it now.
I've got a wild and a restless spirit
I held my price through every deal
I've seen the fire of a woman's scorned
Turn her heart of gold to steal
I've got the song of the voice inside me
Set to the rhythm of the wheel
And I've been dreaming like a child
Since the cradle broke the bow
And there's nothing I can do about it now.
Running through the changes
Going through the stages
Coming round the corners in my life
Leaving doubt to fate
Staying out too late
Waiting for the moon to say goodniight
And I could cry for the time I've wasted
But that's a waste of time and tears,
And I know just what I'd change
If I went back in time somehow
But there's nothing I can do about it now
Running through the changes
Going through the stages
Coming round the corners in my life
Leaving doubt to fate
Staying out too late
Waiting for the moon to say goodnight
And I could cry for the time I've wasted
But that's a waste of time and tears
And I know just what I'd change
If went back in time somehow
But there's nothing I can do about it now.
I'm forgiving everything that forgiveness will allow
And there's nothing I can do about it now

PS- The old school pic is from one Christmas out in New Brunswick visiting my cousins, Paige and Chris.

A prayer by Paulo Coelho

Lord, protect our doubts, because Doubt is a way of praying. It is Doubt that makes us grow because it forces us to look fearlessly at the many answers that exist to one question. And in order for this to be possible…

Lord, protect our decisions, because making Decisions is a way of praying. Give us the courage, after our doubts, to be able to choose between one road and another. May our YES always be a YES and our NO always be a NO. Once we have chosen our road, may we never look back nor allow our soul to be eaten away by remorse. And in order for this to be possible…

Lord, protect our actions, because Action is a way of praying. May our daily bread be the result of the very best that we carry within us. May we, through work and Action, share a little of the love we receive. And in order for this to be possible…

Lord, protect our dreams, because to Dream is a way of praying. Make sure that, regardless of our age or our circumstances, we are capable of keeping alight in our heart the sacred flame of hope and perseverance. And in order for this to be possible…

Lord, give us enthusiasm, because Enthusiasm is a way of praying. It is what binds us to the Heavens and to Earth, to grown-ups and to children, it is what tells us that our desires are important and deserve our best efforts. It is Enthusiasm that reaffirms to us that everything is possible, as long as we are totally committed to what we are doing. And in order for this to be possible…

Lord, protect us, because Life is the only way we have of making manifest Your miracle. May the earth continue to transform seeds into wheat, may we continue to transmute wheat into bread. And this is only possible if we have Love; therefore, do not leave us in solitude. Always give us Your company, and the company of men and women who have doubts, who act and dream and feel enthusiasm, and who live each day as if it were totally dedicated to Your glory.

Amen

In the last month I've been showered with good company from Joy to Enrico, Nadia to my Mum, Lena to Shanesya and Paul & Eric...what a great time we've had.