For the past couple weeks, I’ve been reflecting on how little control I have over my life’s course, and that I just have to trust that the universe knows exactly what it’s doing. Time after time, I’m re-reminded that life’s not always going to go as planned (and boy, do I plan.) But, being the flawed human being that I am (that we all are- which is perfectly fine with me!), I still find myself stepping towards the left side of my brain and getting caught up in planning for my future to prevent too much stochasticity, even though I’m always pleasantly surprised by the unintentional outcomes.
[Looks like I need to go back to more mindfulness and present-moment awareness training…]
Meanwhile, I’ve been listening to Bjork’s entire discography everywhere I go to prepare for her concert (in less than two weeks!) In the last week, I got stuck on this one Bjork song and have played it constantly because of the strangely mysterious, yet uplifting melody.
After listening to this song about 15 times, I decided to finally look up the lyrics (because let’s be honest, you can’t always understand what Bjork is singing) to get some more context. Turns out, I haven’t been actively listening to the song’s lyrics at all… otherwise, I would have realized how apropos the song’s message was to my recent contemplation.
And once again, Bjork, your music does something magical… (NBD. She does it all the time.)
“I can decide
What I give
But it’s not up to me
What I get given
Unthinkable surprises
About to happen
But what they are
It’s not up to you
Well it never really was…”
