Pure Gold

These are the lyrics to the EWF song Pure Gold from their 2005 album, Illumination . Thought that they are very encouraging and thought that I should share this with you. You can listen to it at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3061321,00.html



Walk in the Light
That shines so bright
Let your soul feel right
Love is pure gold, yeah

[Bridge:]
Won't you wake up, wake up, walk in the Light
Won't you wake up, wake up, bring substance in your life
Won't you wake up, wake up, walk in the light
Won't you wake up, wake up, yeah

[Verse:]
Where's your heart, where's your pride
Has it all been pushed aside
Life is dreams living high, Yet no substance in your life
It's a hard world, I know, But don't give into the lies
You have always been a star, Everything you need's inside ... your heart

[Chorus:]
Oooh, you're life is special, really special, yeah
Your flesh just burns in your soul, Truth and lie were pleasure, they were pleasure
Riches come and go, Only Love is pure gold

[Verse:]
Many hearts, many lives have been touched when you realize
That you are worthy, you're the prize, But you have to heal inside
It's a hard world, I know, But don't give in to the lies
You have always been a star, Everything you need's inside

[Bridge 2:]
(Say 'ya) always on the ground (but cha), need some peace of mind (won't cha)
Slow down, take your time, there's a million ways to shine, yeah
(when 'ya)Let the whirly/wordly thing(s) (got cha) control your destiny
('Ya gotta) break or make a change (and then you'll find your stars will align)


Hey, your love will help you find your treasure, have mercy... yeah
As you live from day to day'
Cause only true love makes things better... yeah'

Cause true love never fades away

My ying and yang

Many lessons learnt in the workplace past couple of weeks. I have understood and accepted my role (not the underpaid part of it :)) and continue to accept responsibility as it comes. I am fulfilled by the risk/reward factor involved at work, but constantly questioning the yield of the input/output equation.  Overall it feels like career bootcamp of the year, and bottom line there is value somewhere in this 60+ hr week craziness. Stop me if i begin to sound preachy, but i think these are worth outlining, to remind myself in coming months if anything:

Lesson 1: Be the catalyst FOR change.

Lesson 2: If not yielding much, position yourself for CHANGE. John mayer croons "Power is made, from power being taken, so I run , to help my situation".  In a sense he's right, but the flip side is that kind of power altering change is really happening everyday, so seeing the angles, anticipating it, and playing it neutral and until that opportunity arises is KEY.  I'm trying to get better at this and run towards change, as opposed to away from it.  It's paying off minimal returns so far, but the windfall will come.

Lesson 3: People will be obnoxious and selfish, deal with it and get on with what's important for you anyway.

Lesson 4: It's easy to get disgruntled, it's harder to chart a path out of disgruntlement.  I have found the former is good fuel for the latter.  Hunger = nature's way of pushing us to find some form of sustenance.

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Life's bitch slap, what i call my ying yang factor, is a theory that asserts that you can't have ALL things going well for you at given time.  If you think this is the case in your situation, you just haven't got an accurate snapshot of all contributing circumstances.  Once you have got a full picture, you will realize that there are indeed MANY things looking up, and a commensurate, if not larger measure of things falling apart at that very given moment.  The fun part (the slap) i guess is figuring out the one's that are falling apart and choosing how to move forward it. Somehow life is presenting itself as a series of bitch slaps and readjustments interspersed with the odd moments of laughter and surprise. ah well. Trying not to let the slap's sting steal my joy and small daily victories.



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Interesting Music I've come across lately that's worth sharing:

Citizen cope - either you'll find awesome or that i am swiftly turning into a jungu!!! Album: clarence greenwood recordings is a good start if your not ati fully open to new music experiences.

Tumi - South african cat doing his thing.  Good looks to Msanii for keeping me plugged in.

Watu wangu - wololo i needed a dose of diggz. Production value on this is raw and fresh. props! The first track Twende kazi by wawesh is neat.

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Face book is a blog killer btw!  Be warned - lakini si u guys join? i've been spending more and more time there.

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