Life Uncommon

I heard this song today for the first time in a few years. A few lines really popped out at me and struck a chord in me. . . "No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from"--WOW! The enacting of that line could/would revolutionize my life--how I treat myself, how I treat other people, how I do my job, how I spend money. The list could just go on and on. And then I'm thinking of the small shifts in where I place my energy--less professional time on standardized tests and more personal time on creating.

"set down your chains, until only faith remains." I'm just struck today by how fear and perfectionism and the critical voices of others and the lack of encouragement are all chains that are holding me back from faith on multiple levels.

I am brave, and I want a life uncommon!


"Life Uncommon"
by Jewel

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon
I've heard you anguish
I've heard you hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
set down you chains, until only faith remains
Set down you chains
And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lent your strength to that
which you wish to be free from
Fill you lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon
There are plenty of people who pray for peace
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
Let your words enslave no one and the heavens will hush themselves
To hear out voices ring out clear
with sounds of freedom
sounds of freedom
Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way
there is a new army coming and we are armed with faith
To live, we must give
To live
And lend out voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend out strength to that which we with to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead...
Lend out voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lent out strength to that which we with to be free from
Fill you lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon