Fragile

Every once in a while I get caught up in a song.  Occasionally it's one of the new ones over-played repeatedly on the radio but usually it's one that I think is gorgeous, or the lyrics are extremely poignant, or the message relates perfectly to what I'm living in that moment.  

The current song, is "Glass."

I know not everyone is a country music fan.  I never used to be able to stand it, but even for the less-country-music-tolerant, this song is worth a listen (and more than bearable, in my humble opinion).  It's ballad-type style departs from most country music about beer and girls, and Thompson Square - the married couple who sings it together - I feel bring a rawness that isn't often found in the genre.  The lyrics go as follows:

"Trying to live and love

With a heart that can't be broken

Is like trying to see the light

With eyes that can't be opened.

Yeah, we both carry baggage

We've picked up on our way,

So if you love me do it gently

And I will do the same.

We may shine,

We may shatter,

We may be picking up the pieces here on after.

We are fragile,

We are human,

We are shaped by the light we let through us.

We break fast, 'cause we are glass."

And the song goes on, the rest of it just as beautiful.  But what I like most is how aptly the lyrics describe we humans.

Lord knows I'm not perfect, nor will I ever be.  I'm only human... that's all any of us are.  And as humans, we're fragile in so many ways... emotionally, physically, spiritually.  I feel like it's natural to want to expect perfection from ourselves - to be strong and unbreakable no matter what faces us - but that's simply not the case.  We're always going to be fragile, always going to have cracks and chips that will take time to heal.  Some may never.  

I don't fully know how to heal my cracks yet, but I feel that with the love and support of those around me I will be able to.  A lot will come from within me.  Most will come from Above.  

I will never be perfect, but I will try to be the best human I can on this earth.  I hope to follow this advice:

"Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly,

Leave the rest to God."