Strangers

(Writers Island prompt of wk 7)

Every once in a while, someone, or something, you've know for a long, long time, happens to be, say, do, behave, act or react completely different than what you expected. A certain situation which could have been common, turns out feeling strange. And close friends, whom you thought you knew so well, may come across as complete strangers.

Sometimes, for some of us, it happens to be your own person who is surprising you with unpredicted thoughts or emotions. Those moments can be some of the most frightening ones in life. But no matter how much fear they cause, don't try to turn your back on them and try to run or hide. These moments are a sign, even an alarming signal sometimes, that there's something wrong, and you've got to stop, think about and listen to what these strange feelings are trying to say.

Strange emotions may end up feeling familiar when you open yourself and think about it. A stranger may end up being the best friend you've ever had. Or even the most beautiful love of your life....

J

So lets get down to it baby
There ain't no need to lie

Tell me who you think you see
When you look into my eyes

Lets put our two hearts back together
And we'll leave the broken pieces on the floor
Make love with me baby
Till we ain't strangers anymore

It's My Life (for the sake of love)

The beginning of love
is to let those we love be perfectly themselves,
and not to twist them to fit our own image.
Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
.....Thomas Merton


These words, to me, are so true... yet the meaning of them is probably one of the hardest ones in life to practise, to receive, to fulfill. But the first step to feel what is meant here, is to start with yourself. If you want others to let you be who you really are, then you've got to show it them. It takes a lot of practise and asks a lot of you, but you have the right to do it,
it's your life...

J

It's My Life
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted
No silent prayer for the faith-departed
I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice
When I shout it out loud

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life

This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky
Got to make your own breaks

It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life

Better stand tall when they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive

It's my life
And it's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just want to live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said
I did it my way
I just want to live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life!

Make A Memory

Not much time right now, but just had to post this one as it is very good, to my humble opinion. Very, very good indeed.... but very, very bad for melodramatic moods...
(before you know it, you've spend far too much time on reliving your own memories, as you realised too late that you've been listening to this song for the last 3/4 of the hour because of that bloody repeat-button)

J


Bon Jovi - Make a Memory

Hello again, it’s you and me
Kinda always like it always used to be
Sipping wine, killing time
Trying to solve life’s mysteries

How’s your life, it’s been a while
God it’s good to see you smile
I see you reaching for your keys
Looking for a reason not to leave

If you don’t know if you should stay
if you don’t say what’s on your mind
Baby just breathe
There’s no where else tonight we should be
You want to make a memory

I dug up this old photograph
Look at all that hair we had
It’s bittersweet to hear you laugh
Your phone is ringing I don’t want to ask

If you don’t know I’ll understand
If you stay, hey, I’ve got a plan

You want to make a memory
You want to steal a piece of time
You can sing a melody to me
And I can write a couple lines
You want to make a memory

If you don’t know if you should stay
And you don’t say what’s on your mind
Baby just breathe there’s no where else tonight we should be
You want to make a memory
You want to steal a piece of time
You can sing the melody to me
And I can write a couple lines
You want to make a memory
You want to make a memory

To Shut Up or Not To Shut Up - that's the question

Sometimes I just wonder, with important matters of everyday's life, how the brain, and in this case mine, deals with experiences. Don't know about yours, but this particular bit of my head is slowly but surely pushing me into this Hamlet-state of mind. Something like "To be or not to be?" but then slightly less dramatic.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you suppose to learn from experiences? I know I am led quite often (if not always) by the heart, but WTF,

what's the reason for the being of the brain, if it's not doing what it's supposed to do?!

I have nearly always coped with this question in the same way. My recipe for this type of self medication is music. The ingredients may vary, as do the reasons for using this after wicked behaviour. I mean, listening to "It's my life" by Jon Bon Jovi will not always get me where I want (the 'I don't care, I'll do it my way' - mood). Nor will "I'm still standing" (Elton John) always retrieve the 'but I managed so far, so I feel proud' - voice in my head. And there are plenty of choices for the more 'sad' or 'sorry' kinds of dealing with this brain outlet exposure.

The allmighty "Oh no, I did it again" feeling.

(I prefer 'oh no' instead of 'oops' because before you know it, you've done a Britney and I don't want to end up with a shaved head).

One thing that applies to all of the ingredients, no matter what you wack in the bowl and mix up, the result should be listened to LOUD. And I mean really loud, so that nothing else will interfear and you are completely surrounded by the music. Unless you are driving of course, which asks for a bit of more responsible attention.

One of my favorites, and maybe especially whilst driving but for what reasons I don't know, is from the Black Eyed Peas. And it's multi functional too. Though there is sometimes nothing better than telling somebody else to shut up, it can also be used directed to yourself when you, again, messed up and wished for owning one of Harry Potter's wands: with a "Veni, Vidi, Vadi!" phrase you magically disappear, leaving your witnesses behind wondering what the hell that was all about. You just hope they'll forget or at least pretend it never happened.

But until I am accepted at Hogwarth's, I'll have nothing else to do than hit the volume button and sing along.