I‘m seeing more clearly that I have inner blinders, obscuring my awareness of the choices available to me.
Second song from the Vinyl Record From now on
Intention (Al Chappelle)
From now on,
I want to be aware of the unchosen thoughts
that have been planted into the soil of my memory,
by narrow-vision authorities,
by mind-numbing media,
and daily routine.
Otherwise unquestioned have-tos, shoulds and oughts
are smothering my ever-emerging self,
leading me into robot-like action,
denying my human possibilities.
Song Lyrics (Marshall Rosenberg)
I’d like to dig my soul
out of the mess I see cluttering my mind
because there is too much of life,
too much of me I’ve been leaving too far behind
The programs in my head,
make me feel so dead and seldom bring a smile
so I’d like to tune in to a different channel
but I never find the time
My head is filled with a million or more
of those have-tos and oughts
so I spend all my time
and my energy just unraveling knots
I was always taught
when things get bad find someone to blame
philosophies like this
can easily give living a bad name
You don’t count
deny yourself – that’s how I was reared
and I got so good at denying myself
that my self just disappeared
I’d like to dig my soul
out of the mess I see cluttering my mind
because there is too much of life,
too much of me I’ve been leaving too far behind
instrumental
You don’t count
deny yourself – that’s how I was reared
and I got so good at denying myself
that my self just disappeared
I’d like to dig my soul
out of the mess I see cluttering my mind
because there is too much of life,
too much of me I’ve been leaving too far behind
