{"id":6007,"date":"2014-01-14T15:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=6007"},"modified":"2014-01-14T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:57:19","slug":"wake-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/01\/wake-me-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Wake Me Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was listening to the radio on my way to one of my many jobs; this one working with folks in recovery from addictions. A song blasted on through my reverie as I was contemplating all of the tasks before me today. Rounding a curve on rural Route 152, in beautiful Bucks County, PA, \u00a0I heard\u00a0 powerful and resonant words that I might as well have written.<\/p>\n

“I tried carrying the weight of the world<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But I only have two hands”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For as long as I can remember, I took it upon myself to fix, heal, cure or otherwise kiss boo boos and make them all better. As a child, I found ways to cheer people up and as an adult, have built my career around caregiving. All of those ‘alphabet soup letters’\u00a0 before after my name point to that as a focus.\u00a0 In my personal relationships, I have been a raving co-dependent, often not certain where I left off and they began and feeling like a failure if someone repeatedly fell and I couldn’t keep them sane and vertical.<\/p>\n

When I began to realize that caregiving is optional and only by request, and not just because I have the skills to do it, the load started to lighten. Do I still offer help before I am beckoned?\u00a0 Yes. Am I miffed if someone declines my guidance? Not any more. I have come to understand that the only person I truly have answers for is myself and sometimes I wonder about that. People ask to pick my brain (what’s left of it by the end of the day), quite often and I answer as I am able and if I don’t know, I research. It’s the Cosmic Concierge in me who has a huge file of resources. All I can do is deliver information, rather than\u00a0 being overly concerned with whether or how they follow up. I used to live by the motto, “Everything I ever let go of had claw marks on it,” as if I was somehow responsible for what anyone did with the information I provided. Surrender and trust have become new watchwords.<\/p>\n

I have also learned that time passes and I will always get older, but wisdom is what I choose to acquire by learning the lessons in that transition from youth to age.<\/p>\n

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“Wake Me Up”<\/p>\n

Feeling my way through the darkness
\nGuided by a beating heart
\nI can’t tell where the journey will end
\nBut I know where to start
\nThey tell me I’m too young to understand
\nThey say I’m caught up in a dream
\nLife will pass me by if I don’t open up my eyes
\nWell that’s fine by me<\/p>\n

So wake me up when it’s all over
\nWhen I’m wiser and I’m older
\nAll this time I was finding myself
\nAnd I didn’t know I was lost
\n[x2]<\/p>\n

I tried carrying the weight of the world
\nBut I only have two hands
\nI hope I get the chance to travel the world
\nBut I don’t have any plans
\nWish that I could stay forever this young
\nNot afraid to close my eyes
\nLife’s a game made for everyone
\nAnd love is the prize<\/p>\n

So wake me up when it’s all over
\nWhen I’m wiser and I’m older
\nAll this time I was finding myself
\nAnd I didn’t know I was lost
\n[x2]<\/p>\n

I didn’t know I was lost
\nI didn’t know I was lost
\nI didn’t know I was lost
\nI didn’t know I was lost<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/youtu.be\/-Uk2O5Gxd6g<\/a> Wake Me Up by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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