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As a child of the 60’s I was weaned on the music of songbird Melanie Safka. She of the raven haired, raspy voiced visage who invited the ‘world to sing’, also honored the people who make the world a more lovely place.\u00a0\u00a0 Each day, I encounter folks who believe that the only ones they will know are the only ones they will ever know. Their world feels pretty small and contained. Many of those in their lives are unsupported or downright abusive. They\u00a0 fear taking steps beyond the walls of their existence, not trusting that anyone they meet could possibly be a nurturing friend.\u00a0 Are you in that group? Or do you greet each day, like I do, wondering who it is that will share delight with you as you enrich each others’\u00a0 lives? It is my morning practice as I literally affirm before I get out of bed that I will\u00a0 ‘connect with amazing people and have extraordinary experiences’ and each day I do.\u00a0\u00a0 Not a surprise anymore, since our minds are so powerfully creative that we draw to ourselves that which is in our awareness and repetitive thought patterns.<\/p>\n
When I consider the souls who have entered my life in the last year, my mind reels and my heart swells, since they number in the thousands. I am awed when I ponder how many read my tappings and typings here and the other venues for which I write. Although we may never meet face to face, we are still part of each others’ worlds and as such, we are family of choice and chance and have already had an impact. Maybe we were not even on each others’ radar screen until we just showed up …ta da…abracadabra!\u00a0 Remember that everyone you now know and love was once a stranger.<\/p>\n
Some of the beautiful people in my life are regular players on my life stage and some I rarely see. It makes no difference, since the beauty they exude, because the beauty that they simply ARE, \u00a0shines forth and graces my life immeasurably.<\/p>\n
You can sing this song to\u00a0those in your life who fit that category, including the beauty in the mirror.<\/p>\n
Beautiful People-Melanie Safka<\/p>\n
You live in the same world as I do
\nBut somehow I never noticed
\nYou before today
\nI’m ashamed to say<\/p>\n
Beautiful people
\nWe share the same back door
\nAnd it isn’t right
\nWe never met before
\nBut then
\nWe may never meet again
\nIf I weren’t afraid you’d laugh at me
\nI would run and take all your hands
\nAnd I’d gather everyone together for a day
\nAnd when we gather’d
\nI’ll pass buttons out that say
\nBeautiful people
\nThen you’d never have to be alone
\n‘Cause there’ll always be someone
\nWith the same button on as you
\nInclude him in everything you do.<\/p>\n
Beautiful people
\nYou ride the same subway
\nAs I do ev’ry morning
\nThat’s got to tell you something
\nWe’ve got so much in common
\nI go the same direction that you do
\nSo if you take care of me
\nMaybe I’ll take care of you<\/p>\n
Beautiful people
\nYou look like friends of mine
\nAnd it’s about time
\nThat someone said it here and now
\nI make a vow that some time, somehow
\nI’ll have a meeting
\nInvite ev’ryone you know
\nI’ll pass out buttons to
\nThe ones who come to show
\nBeautiful people
\nNever have to be alone
\n‘Cause there’ll always be someone
\nWith the same button on as you
\nInclude him in ev’rything you do
\nHe may be sitting right next to you
\nHe may be beautiful people too
\nAnd if you take care of him
\nMaybe I’ll take care of you
\nAnd if you take care of him
\nMaybe I’ll take care of you…<\/p>\n
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