Quotes & Lyrics that mean something to you

[jenloiacono]

LOVE this page for quotes about worry and anxiety.

http://www.quotegarden.com/worry.html

Some of my favorites are:

You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time. ~Pat Schroeder

We experience moments absolutely free from worry. These brief respites are called panic. ~Cullen Hightower

When you suffer an attack of nerves you're being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system? ~Russell Hoban

[jenloiacono]

So obsessed with this song. Lyrics in bold really stike a chord with me.

Nightminds by Missy Higgins


Just lay it all down. Put your face into my neck and let it fall out.
I know
I know
I know.
I knew before you got home.
This world you're in now,
It doesn't have to be alone,
I'll get there somehow, 'cos
I know I know I know
When, even springtime feels cold.

But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise,
Out of our nightminds, and into the light
At the end of the fight...

You were blessed by a different kind of inner view: it's all magnified.
The highs would make you fly, and the lows make you want to die.
And I was once there, hanging from that very ledge where you are standing.
So I know
I know
I know,
It's easier to let go.

But I will learn to breathe this ugliness you see,
So we can both be there and we can both share the dark.
And in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light at the end of the fight.

...and in our honesty, together we will rise out of our nightminds
And into the light... at the end of the fight...

[The Sleeper]

(Sorry this is so long, but it is just so good)

SELF-DEPENDENCE

By Matthew Arnold

1.
Weary of myself, and sick of asking
What I am, and what I ought to be,
At this vessel's prow I stand, which bears me
Forwards, forwards o'er the starlit sea.

2.

And a look of passionate desire
O'er the sea and to the stars I send:
``Ye who from my childhood up have calmed me,
Calm me, ah, compose me to the end!

3.

``Ah, once more,'' I cried, ``ye stars, ye waters,
On my heart your mighty charm renew;
Still, still let me, as I gaze upon you,
Feel my soul becoming vast like you!''

4.

From the intense, clear, star-sown vault of heaven,
Over the lit sea's unquiet way,
In the rustling night-air came the answer:
``Wouldst thou BE as these are? LIVE as they.

5.

``Unaffrighted by the silence round them,
Undistracted by the sights they see,
These demand not that the things without them
Yield them love, amusement, sympathy.

6.

``And with joy the stars perform their shining,
And the sea its long moon-silvered roll;
For self-poised they live, nor pine with noting
All the fever of some differing soul.

7.

``Bounded by themselves, and unregardful
In what state God's other works may be,
In their own tasks all their powers pouring,
These attain the mighty life you see.''

8.

O air-born voice! long since, severly clear,
A cry like thine in mine own heart I hear:
``Resolve to be thyself; and know that he
Who finds himself loses his misery!''

I want to get the last line tattooed on myself someday. Maybe. I still haven't decided if I want a tattoo or not.

[The Sleeper]

Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A Darkness

Well, you're my friend, (that's what you told me)
And can you see (what's inside of me)
Many times we've been out drinking
And many times we've shared our thoughts
But did you ever, ever notice, the kind of thoughts I got
Well you know I have a love, a love for everyone I know
And you know I have a drive to live I won't let go
But can you see it's opposition, comes arising up sometimes
That it's dreadful antiposition, comes blacking in my mind

And then I see a darkness
And then I see a darkness
And then I see a darkness
And then I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you
Is a hope that somehow you, you
Can save me from this darkness

Well I hope that someday buddy
We have peace in our lives
Together or apart
Alone or with our wives
And we can stop our whoring
And pull the smiles inside
And light it up forever
And never go to sleep
My best unbeaten brother
This isn't all I see

Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
Oh no, I see a darkness
And did you know how much I love you
Is a hope that somehow you, you
Can save me from this darkness

[roadieric]

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold.  They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. 

[jenloiacono]

This is a link to a video of Jason Mraz opening up about a rough and dark time in his life, and the inspiration for his song I Won't Give Up
http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/768860/i- ... id=1685080

My favorite lyrics from this song:

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

[roadieric]

She was good at late night listening
When he'd call her on the phone
She was good to come and get him
When he couldn't make it home

She was good to make love to
And they did now and then
She was good to never ask
When he'd be back again

She was there on his bad days
And for years he led her on
We all knew she had a bad case
He was doing her all wrong

She wasn't good enough for him
For his family or his friends
He kept her out there on a limb
Wouldn't let her go, wouldn't let her in
She wasn't good enough for him

[jenloiacono]

something i find really reassuring:

[Son & Air]

Here's a fairly obscure one by Naked Eyes, who you'll remember if at all for the '80s singles "Always Something There To Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises." But this is from an album cut, off their first, called "Could Be."

Sitting in this room with these people
Is just like a fantasy
Loneliness in such a crowd
I can't see

Could be, it is my mistake
Could be, that I'm here too late
Could be, there's a hole in my wonderful world

Everyone I meet seems to be a part of the conspiracy
Looking at me with those searching eyes
Can't they see?

[Son & Air]

This is a quote from, of all things, the Monkees movie Head.

A psychologically tested belief of our time is that the central nervous system, which feeds it's impulses directly to the brain, the conscious and subconscious, is unable to discern between the real, and the vividly imagined experience. If there is a difference--and most of us believe there is. Am I being clear? For to examine these concepts requires tremendous energy and discipline. To allow the unknown to occur and to occur requires clarity. And where there is clarity there is no choice. And where there is choice, there is misery.