993-It is what it is

Can I convince you that whatever you are experiencing at this moment is neither good nor bad?

It just is.

You've surely heard the Shakespeare quote:

"for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." -- Hamlet

Let's go a bit more modern.  Below are two songs I really like.  I've included their lyrics as well.  One might seem pessimistic while the other optimistic.  But are they really?


All I know is I am drawn to both of them.  For their soulful refrains and lyrics.  Experience everything just as it is, without the need to "label" it.  And you will see life so much more vibrantly.


Enjoy it all.  Here you go ...

It's a Mad World

Mad World lyrics
Songwriters: Orzabal, Roland;

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very, very
Mad world, mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me, what's my lesson?
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very, very
Mad world, mad world, enlarging your world
Mad world

IZ - Somewhere Over The Rainbow lyrics Lyrics to Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Ooo oooooo oooooo oooo ooo ooo ooo Ooooo oooooo oooooo Ooo ooo ooo Ooo ooo ooo Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, And the dreams that you dreamed of, Once in a lullaby. Oh, somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly, And the dreams that you dreamed of, Dreams really do come true. Someday, I'll wish upon a star, Wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where trouble melts like lemon drops, High above the chimney top, That's where you'll find me. Oh, somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly, And the dreams that you dare to. Oh why, oh why can't I? Well, I see trees of green and red roses too, I'll watch them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself: What a wonderful world! Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white, And the brightness of day. I like the dark and I think to myself: What a wonderful world! The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people passing by. I see friends shaking hands, saying, 'How do you do?' They're really saying, ' I...I love you!' I hear babies cry, and I watch them grow, They'll learn much more than we'll know. And I think to myself: What a wonderful world! Someday, I'll wish upon a star, Wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where trouble melts like lemon drops, High above the chimney top, That's where you'll find me. Oh, somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high. And the dreams that you dare to, Oh why, oh why can't I? Ooooo oooooo oooooo Ooooo oooooo oooooo Ooo ah, ah, ah... eh ah ah, eh ah ah ah ah...