On Broken Pieces – inspirational music

As I begin this post, I can look out the window to my left and there shines up into the sky a beacon of light where a building once stood. It seems to be searching the sky for the people that were lost there. New York City is reminded once again of September 11, 2001.

It’s par for the course. This past week has been very tough on my spirit. As they say, “Sometimes life just ain’t a bowl of cherries; it’s the pits.”

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m glossing over it already, but it’s not really funny or fun to me. I’m struggling mightily with a personal relationship and it’s just been getting worse.

It’s not a fun time and consequently, my normal smiling countenance has pretty much turned sour. I’m sure I’m hard to live with and from my point of view, I’d like to just crawl off into a hole somewhere and hide.

Ever been there?

I guess we all have. Let’s see, where am I going with this? This nightly time spent talking to you all has been a panacea for me and if y’all were sitting here in my living room with me as you so often do, I’m sure we could figure this out together.

I think that probably the toughest obstacles in our lives are other people. How can things so like ourselves be such trouble?  Maybe because they’re so like ourselves that we expect them to be just like ourselves. We expect them to think and act like we do – and then they don’t.

“Why would he treat me like that? I wouldn’t treat him like that. Why would she say the things she said? I would never speak to her like that.”

And on and on…

My dear mom always told me that my biggest downfall in life was that I expected too much of people. Maybe this is one of those cases. I donno. I’m still lookin’ for that hole to crawl into.

I’m becoming more of a recluse in life. Music is so much easier to deal with than people. So much less trouble. So I’ll admit that sometimes I can easily hide away in my studio and everything is then all right. There alone with the music…

But then, I know, what would there be to write about? Without people, without those close personal relationships, what’s the point? Life would be pretty dull, pretty lonely. So I know I gotta get out there and deal with it. I gotta get in there and duke it out with the rest of them.

But again, sometimes it’s just too difficult to face.

That’s where I am now. Bummed. IT’S NOT WORKING THE WAY I WANTED IT TO!!!

Good Lord, it’s me and that searchlight looking to find the lost people.

And then there’s prayer…

Funny thing about prayer is that most of the time it’s not what I turn to first. Usually I try to solve my problems with all those ‘human tricks’. Sometimes they work; sometimes they don’t. That’s the trouble with those ‘human tricks’. Not enough consistency.

But I keep on tryin’ ‘em when I get myself in trouble, like they were the real answers.

And then there’s prayer…

OK. That’s what I’m gonna go do now. This particular post does not necessarily have a happy ending. Hopefully however, it leads us to one.

I’ve just thought of an applicable song for the moment. Sorry, but that’s just the way my poor brain works. There’s a song for every moment or perhaps a moment for every song.

I’ll go pray. If you like, you could give these next musical thoughts a listen. It speaks to the process.

On Broken Pieces
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

Once life was a holiday
Once the world was mine
Once everything went my way
Once upon a time

Then nothing was good enough
When I had it all
Stuffed full of this empty stuff
I began the fall

When all of it shattered
I searched through the ruins of my life
Though broken and battered
At last I found a way   (I found myself a way)

Now I can make it
I can make it through this long night of fire
Only with You in my life

If there’s a mountain to climb
If there’s a river to cross
I’ll make it
On broken pieces

If danger is near
If there are trials ahead
I’ll make it
On broken Pieces

I’ll do as You will
Lord I’ll follow your lead
I pray that these hard times are over
Risin’ up through the ashes Lord
I’ll be holdin’ on to You

I’m gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken pieces

I’m gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken…
Broken…
Broken pieces

When all of it shattered
I knelt before God with my life
For all that it mattered
I threw the past away
I threw it all away

Now I can make it
I can make it through this long night of fire
Only with You in my life

If there’s a mountain to climb
If there’s a river to cross
I’ll make it
On broken pieces

With You in my life
I got a friend at my side
I’ll make it
On broken pieces

I’ll rest in your arms
Lord I’ll gather my strength
The power of healing rolls over me
Risin’ up through the ashes Lord
I’ll be holding on to You

I’m gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken pieces
I can make it         I can make it
I can make it on broken pieces      Lord right now…

I can make it         I can make it
If there’s a mountain to climb
A river to cross
I’ll follow your lead

Whatever the cost
I’ll make it
I can make it on broken pieces      Lord right now…

I can make it         I can make it
If there’s a battle to fight
A war to be won
A glory to gain
A race to be run
I’ll make it
I can make it on broken pieces      Lord right now…

I’m gonna make it
If I have to make it
On broken pieces
Oh oh yeah