Anyway... as I sit in my new chair I received for my upcoming Birthday thinking about my book, editing, agents, what I will do if I don't get a response, etc., etc., etc. and a song I was playing earlier came to my mind. Something that was said in the song, "Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere."
I spend so much time worrying and stressing about my stories, my books, what's going to be my next steps, what is life going to bring me, wishing I was already done editing my book and had it published, wishing I was already working on my next novel or series.
But this song by Sara Bariellas called Uncharted really hit the nail on the head for me tonight. The song gave me the encouragement I need to keep pushing on even when the path is uncharted and scary at first glance, terrifying to trek through, but such a huge accomplishment after it's all said and done. I can't wait for that feeling of satisfaction and success.
Here's the song for encouragement for anyone else struggling to see the light at the end of the long tunnel.
"Uncharted" http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sarabareilles/uncharted.html
No words, My tears won't make any room for more,
And it don't hurt like anything I've ever felt before,
this is no broken heart,
No familiar scars,
This territory goes uncharted...
Just me, in a room sunk down in a house in a town, and I
Don't breathe, no I never meant to let it get away from me
Now, I've too much to hold, everybody has to get their hands on gold,
And I want uncharted.
Stuck under the ceiling I made, I can't help but feeling...
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted...
La la la-a-a-a.
Oh-h-h.
Each day, countin' up the minutes, till I get alone, 'cause I can't stay
In the middle of it all, it's nobody's fault, but I'm
So low, never knew how much I didn't know,
Oh, everything is uncharted.
I know I'm getting nowhere, when I only sit and stare like...
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted.
Jump start my kaleidoscope heart,
Love to watch the colors fade,
They may not make sense,
But they sure as hell made me.
I won't go as a passenger, no
Waiting for the road to be laid
Though I may be going down,
I'm taking flame over burning out
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started.
Oh-h
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out, foolproof idea, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted...
And it don't hurt like anything I've ever felt before,
this is no broken heart,
No familiar scars,
This territory goes uncharted...
Just me, in a room sunk down in a house in a town, and I
Don't breathe, no I never meant to let it get away from me
Now, I've too much to hold, everybody has to get their hands on gold,
And I want uncharted.
Stuck under the ceiling I made, I can't help but feeling...
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted...
La la la-a-a-a.
Oh-h-h.
Each day, countin' up the minutes, till I get alone, 'cause I can't stay
In the middle of it all, it's nobody's fault, but I'm
So low, never knew how much I didn't know,
Oh, everything is uncharted.
I know I'm getting nowhere, when I only sit and stare like...
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted.
Jump start my kaleidoscope heart,
Love to watch the colors fade,
They may not make sense,
But they sure as hell made me.
I won't go as a passenger, no
Waiting for the road to be laid
Though I may be going down,
I'm taking flame over burning out
Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out of foolproof ideas, so don't ask me how
To get started.
Oh-h
I'm going down,
Follow if you want, I won't just hang around,
Like you'll show me where to go,
I'm already out, foolproof idea, so don't ask me how
To get started, it's all uncharted...
"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." Socrates
"All our dreams come true, if we have the COURAGE to pursue them." Walt Disney
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you may go." Joshua 1:9
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face...." Eleanor Roosevelt
"You are CAPABLE of more than you know." Unknown
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
"Being courageous doesn't mean that you aren't afraid. Being courageous means that you have the inner strength to embrace being afraid and still move forward." Unknown
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." John Wayne
"It's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave." Unknown
"You can never cross the Ocean unless you have the Courage to lose sight of the shore."
"But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength." 2 Timothy 4:17
I leave you all now with the words from C.S. Lewis: Courage, dear hearts
J.C. Hart
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