Be the Parade!
Music for the day – Parade by Matchbox Twenty
Music Link – http://youtu.be/CvJDnvbnmH4
Lyrics Link – http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/matchbox20/parade.htm
That feeling that if you look away, you just might miss something. Remembering parades, you ever notice that in the parade, you are always looking back to see what is coming? That’s how parades are, and if you look ahead, you just might miss something. But that’s a parade – not life. The only value in looking back is realizing the lessons that have been learned and understanding your “come from” so you can work on your “go to.”
It is in the letting go of that old song that keeps replaying. Why stay at a parade that’s over? What is the benefit? Rob Thomas sings in the song,
There’s so much more that you need to work out
Oh no
You don’t want that parade to leave you now
Let’s remember the song! Take it out and really look at why it keeps replaying in your head and in your life. What is it that serves you? What do you need to work out? If you are caught in the same parade over and over again, and you just don’t want it to leave you, there is a reason. There is something that is serving you staying long after the crowd is gone. Perhaps there is an old thought process that needs releasing. Maybe, just maybe, you’ve spent so much time at this parade that you don’t believe there is another one bigger and better. Or maybe, you don’t believe that you deserve a bigger and better parade. Or maybe, you’ve spent so much time watching the parade and not enough time in the parade.
Whatever the reason, meet it with no judgment. Meet it right where you are knowing that this parade that keeps playing over and over is there for a reason. As you are standing there watching the last float go by and last band playing, alone in your thoughts, maybe you just need to be in the emotion.
Don’t leave too early – not until you have worked out whatever it is you need to work out. If you leave too early, you may miss the biggest surprise of all. That surprise that shows you the joy and excitement of yourself. Once you realize that each and every parade in your life brings a special joy, you can walk away and enjoy the next parade. There are no bad parades – they are all there for you. So, maybe instead of sitting on the sidelines watching, it’s time to jump in the middle and participate! Become a part of the parade. Then it won’t pass you by at all. Maybe it’s time to let go of those old parades where you stayed long after they were over. Maybe, you are the parade!
Dancing Naked 