Hard Rains, Rough Roads

…Hard rain rough roads… so my life goes……

Montgomery Gentry accompanied me and my youngest daughter to the store today.  They were on the radio, of course, as opposed to the back seat.  The song on their mind was “If You Ever Stop Loving Me.”

Like in all their songs, the lyrics and the message are good stuff - really good stuff.  A few parts of the song reminded me of the messed up year I’ve had….no, the messed up year that had me….and of the valleys we all go through.  There’s no escaping life’s punches or pinches.  Life knows where we live, when we’re home, and it certainly knows our hiding places.  Heck, it’s often in the hiding places before we are - waiting on us.  It’s incredibly fond of the sneak attack, isn’t it?

Anyway, a few of the lines meant something to me, and I thought I’d pass them along.  Since you, too, are human - except for my cat readers - I figure that you’ve had your share of times when you were on the mat and these words may be just what you need to jump back on your feet.  You know, wake up your inner fighter.

………with the world sittin on my chest
it just showed me how much I can take…..

You never truly know how much strength you have until you’re called upon to prove it.

….the bank man… the bossman… the lawman
all tryin’ to get their hands on me
and I ain’t even done a damn thing wrong

I been waylaid… freight trained… short changed
by bigger and badder men
and all I got to say is bring it on…….

Bring it on. Now those are fighting words.  They’re not “Let’s pitch a pity party” words or “I think I’ll just quit!” words.  They’re “Is that the best you’ve got?” words.

And those are words to live by.

Joi

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