Mushy mushy mush.

To be perfectly honest, I’ve been waffling back and forth as to what I should write about today.  There are many different topics that I want to touch on throughout the course of this blog.  For this to be a successful blog, in my opinion (which, let’s face it, is the only one that matters) there needs to be a solid mix of humor, wit, politics, religion, music, girls, and various other things that I might be feeling passionate about at the time. 

That being said, I was listening to some music that I haven’t heard in awhile and I came across a Ray LaMontagne song called “Let it be Me.”  If you haven’t had the chance to hear any of his music let me just say you should probably take a break from reading this very stimulating piece of literature and acquaint yourself with this soulful musician!  The words that always move me are the first verse and the chorus which is:

There comes a time,

A time, in everyone’s life

When nothing seems to go your way

When nothing seems to turn out right.

There may come a time

You just can’t seem to find your place

For every door that opens

Feels like two get slammed in your face.

That’s when you need someone

Someone that you can call

When all your faith is gone

It feels like you can’t go home.

Let it be me,

Let it be me,

If it’s a friend, that you need,

Let it be me, let it be me.

Now I just have to say those are some pretty deep lyrics.  And they speak to me on a very basic level. I think that in all of us there is a desire to be needed by someone.  To be the very thing (maybe the only thing) in someone’s life that’s going right.  Probably one of the main things that makes us unique individuals is who we surround ourselves with to help fill that desire.

I think that one thing we need to remember is that if we go out searching for a friend like that, it will probably take a long time to find that person, if we ever do.  However, if we seek to become that person for someone, to become a truly loving, compassionate individual, I feel that we will draw those people to ourselves.

Why did I choose this topic for today?  Well among other reasons I think that the more we understand how we work and why we feel the things we feel the better prepared we are to interact with others.  Seriously people, there are some retarded ideas going around the world today.  We are a society totally devoted to self.  Poor communication skills have caused many failed relationships.  And we’ve all been guilty of it.  Sometimes we get so comfortable with the way things have been going that it’s hard to take a step back and really look and see if routine is actually working. 

This is a challenge for my own life.  I want to be able to say that I am the kind of person people can count on, can depend on.  To be truly giving in a world of takers.  So to the individuals who have taken the time to read this, if it’s a friend you need, let it be me.