By Special Request...

Here you go, B. A new post so that we can all stop looking at the one below from the Bitter Manatee.

Since life is a bit insane at the moment, I don't have time to write much. But I was listening to country music this morning and I really like the chorus to a Rodney Atkins song, Going Through Hell:

Well you know those times
When you feel like there's a sign there on your back
Says I don't mind if ya kick me
Seems like everybody has
Things go from bad to worse
You'd think they can't get worse than that
And then they do

You step off the straight and narrow
And you don't know where you are
Use the needle of your compass
To sew up your broken heart
Ask directions from a genie
In a bottle of Jim Beam
And she lies to you
That's when you learn the truth

If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared, don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there

Well I been deep down in that darkness
I been down to my last match
Felt a hundred different demons
Breathing fire down my back
And I knew that if I stumbled
I'd fall right into the trap that they were laying, yeah

But the good news
Is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holding out a hand to pull you back up on your feet
The one's that you've been dragging for so long
You're on your knees
You might as well be praying
Guess what I'm saying

If your going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there

If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, you might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there.


I won't say that I'm going through hell right now, but I've certainly had my times. I like the chorus theme- keep moving, face the fire, walk through it, believe that there is another side to it. It's worked in my life and I am certainly in the "one foot in front of the other" place right now. Like my Ingrid song below- "All we ca do is keep breathing." Like many, I can get caught up in wanting to do things "right" and that can be paralyzing. Sometimes just a reminder to keep moving- and not analyzing each step, and spend too much time on the plan- is important to me.

I just popped in the Hare Krishna CD that I bought on the street in Venice last summer. We were walking, gazing in shop windows and suddenly a joyful parade appeared out of nowhere led by shining monks clad in bright orange robes with ecstatic smiles on their face, singing and dancing and chanting and playing the drums. Frankly, I think that people from any religion should be open to moments in which we glimpse God and this was one of those moments. There was a pure joy and love that radiated such warmth and truth. Just a moment of revelation and the parade danced past. But they were selling CDs to support their cause, so I bought one. I often do this when traveling- it's one of the best ways to capture the energy of a place and time.

In five minutes, I've managed to cover country music & Hare Krishas- yeah, that seems about right for me. I've released you from the ravages of having to ponder male organs. Or maybe made it worse. Alas, back to work for me.