Lately I've Been Reading...

"Watching the nightly news.

Don't seem to find the rhythm;

Just want to sing the blues.

Feels like a song that never... stops.

Feels like it's never gonna..."

These are the opening lyrics to for KING & COUNTRY's song titled "joy." from their album "Burn The Ships". And as I was listening to this song, it made me think that the world is crazy right now. Everyone is on high alert. A simple cough or sneeze that could be as minor as allergies because it's almost officially spring, and everyone loses their mind thinking they are going to catch the plaguing virus of COVID-19.

It might be the virus and given all the unknown about it, I can understand the fear, but the amount of hysteria and panic that I'm seeing is ridiculous.

Aside from that, I keep feeling as if this year has been the worst of my life. So many things have gone wrong and I could very easily just sit and let the world keep knocking me down and not getting back up. I keep feeling as if I am stretched thin and cannot go on for much longer. Month after month, I've been taking hits. And honestly, that's all just part of life. This might be the worst year of my life ever, but if I don't actively try to find the good in it, I'll never make it through this year, nor any year that may even prove to be worse.

So I felt like I need to meditate on the lyrics of the song "joy." They are so good and so inspirational to have you seek after the feeling of joy. It's happiness regardless of your circumstances, and that's what I need right now. That even if I have the worst circumstances ever, I just simply need to find the happiness and the good in my day to day, my week to week, my month to month, etc.

So with that, here's the lyrics to the song, and here's a link to the music video. I'd recommend at least giving it a listen if you've not already, and read or even sing along to the song:

https://youtu.be/lA7n7TwPDmw

Lately, I've been reading, watching the nightly news
Don't seem to find the rhythm, just wanna sing the blues
Feels like a song that never stops
Feels like it's never gonna

Gotta get that fire, fire, back in my bones
Before my heart, heart, turns into stone
So somebody please pass the megaphone
I'll shout it on the count of three
One, two, three

Oh, hear my prayer tonight, I'm singing to the sky
Give me strength to raise my voice, let me testify
Oh, hear my prayer tonight, 'cause this is do or die
The time has come to make a choice

And I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move you, let it move you
Yeah, I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you

Yeah-eh, back when I was young, my eyes were full of life
But now that I am older, I live at the speed of light
Feels like the cycle never stops
Feels like it's never gonna

Gotta get that fire, fire, back in my bones
Before my heart, heart, turns into stone
So somebody please pass the megaphone
I'll shout it on the count of three
One, two, three

Oh, hear my prayer tonight, I'm singing to the sky
Give me strength to raise my voice, let me testify
Oh, hear my prayer tonight, 'cause this is do or die
The time has come to make a choice

And I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
Yeah, I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of night
Oh, with You by my side, I'm stepping into the light
I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you

I need that joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
I need that joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay

And I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
Oh, I choose joy
Let it move you, let it move, let it move you
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of night
Oh, with You by my side, I'm stepping into the light
I choose joy
Go let it move you, go let it move you, go let it move you

I need that joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay
I need that joy, joy, joy, joy
Down in my heart, down in my heart to stay

So will you join me? Join me in the quest to seek out joy? To seek all the good in the world and to seek more positivity no matter how many punches we have to roll with?

This is what I need. This is what we need.