Meant to Shine

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

by Marianne Williamson

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Day 18: A Song that You Wish You Heard on the Radio

I'm back!

I was feeling on a roll from yesterday's post [which I enjoyed a little too much], so today I am back and ready for more 30 Day Song Challenge fun [as you are, I'm sure]. Today's song is a song that I wish I heard on the radio, which is interesting because [like I mentioned yesterday] I don't listen to the radio at school. But for the sake of completing this much-more-than-30-day song challenge, I will cooperate.  I wish that I heard...

"I Get a Kick Out of You" by Frank Sinatra. Every time I hear this song I sigh a little. It's just so freaking adorable. [A good kind of adorable, not a gag-me-with-a-spoon kind of adorable] So obviously, anything that makes me happy should be played on the radio for everyone to enjoy, because I am the connoisseur of all that is right, and all that is beautiful, and pleasant [also run-on sentences].

But I have a soft spot for "Anything Goes." I was a tap dancer [Yea, I know. Weird, right?] in our high school's rendition my sophomore year. From the first rehearsal, I fell in love with this song [although I prefer it in a man's voice]. I also fell in love with the rest of the musical. If you haven't seen it, you best be getting on that.

After that year and after many long rehearsals [and extra tap practices on a plywood board in our basement], I couldn't stand to listen to the songs any more. But "I Get a Kick Out of You" was revived by Elizabeth Robinson [shout out!] on a CD of random music that she made for me. And I fell head over heels [again] with Frank Sinatra, the song, the musical, and anything nautical themed [but that may have more to do with being a Delta Gamma than anything...].

It's been a fun trip down memory lane, I am off to download the rest of the "Anything Goes" soundtrack and further procrastinate homework. Here's to tap dancing [whether you are good or bad], musicals, and the revival of the good ol' songs. Anchors away!
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