A Glimpse

I am a fast-moving kind of a gal.

I go, go, go.

I drive, drive, drive.

I move, move, move.

Always traveling at a steady pace.

Full speed ahead.

Occasionally, however, the Universe will place something in my path to block my forward motion.

I am frozen for a moment, unable to move, touched deeply by something profound,

something that moves me,

something outside of myself.

These moments are often caused by the strangest and simplest of things,

the lyrics to a song

or a license plate posted on the car in front of me.

Whatever the message or incident, it has a profound effect on me.

It awakens me from my blindness.

When you think about it, if I am always looking ahead,

then I am oblivious to what's behind me.

I miss the opportunity to value my important progress.

I lack the ability to reflect,

to think about where I have been.

To admire the progress I have made.

so that I may appreciate where I am headed.

Important life lessons reside in these rare and powerful moments.

They are glimpses, I believe, of something we need to acknowledge.

A message we need to hear.

To me, it's like a PowerPoint presentation sent directly from above.

An exclamation point,

an emphasis on something overlooked.

I would like to share one of these rare moments with you.

It is a glimpse that took my breath away.

On Friday, my beautiful niece sent me this.....

It is Nick singing

many years ago,

reminding me on this day,

to just sing, sing a song.

Nicholas Peters

Here Comes the Sun



 

 

Sing, sing a song

Sing out loud

Sing out strong

Sing of good things not bad

Sing of happy, not sad

 

Sing, sing a song

Make it simple to last

Your whole life long

Don't worry that it's not

Good enough for anyone

Else to hear

Just sing, sing a song

 

Sing, sing a song

Let the whole world sing along

Sing of love there could be

Sing for you and for me

 

Sing, sing a song

Make it simple to last

Your whole life long

Don't worry that it's not

Good enough for anyone

Else to hear

Just sing, sing a song

 

-The Carpenters

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Lisa Peters writes about family life at www.onalifelessperfect.blogspot.com