Thank you, silence

Alanis Morrissette wrote a song that I loved at the end of high school and the beginning of college.  It was called Thank You.  Below are the final lyrics with chorus of that song:


The moment I let go of it was
The moment I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it was
The moment I touched down

How bout no longer being masochistic
How bout remembering your divinity
How bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out
How bout not equating death with stopping

Thank you India
Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you thank you silence



This song has meant a few different things to me over the years.  One of the things it has helped me understand is that when everything goes bonkers-crazy, I can just slow down, take a breath and enjoy silence.  Also, none of life's little gifts should go un-thanked.  In my last entry I wanted to thank each of the happy influences in my life, and I asked for silence as my birthday wish.

I got that clarity and that silence and I say thanks, again.  I am going to spend this week getting back to all the people who left me messages in one way or another to wish me a happy birthday, because heck, I'll have more time to be appreciative of your kindness this way!  One thing I heard in the silence was "I love you" and I heard it over and over, from many different voices and very clearly from the beautiful almond eyes that were glancing my way.

I love you, too.