Over the last few weeks, I've had to deal with a lot of questions I've asked myself about this trip. Am I ready? Is this trip REALLY for me? Will the funds come in? Do I have what it takes? What will change about me? Will I change too much? Am I comfortable with that?
Some of the initial excitement about going on the World Race has been replaced with, I hate to admit, a little bit of doubt, maybe even a little bit of fear.
I explained this to a good friend/sister of mine, and then she told me to listen to a song:
If you could soldier on
Headstrong into the storm
I’ll be here waiting on the other side
Don’t look back
The road is long
The first days of the war are gone
Take back your former throne and turn the tide
Cause if you never leave home, never let go
You’ll never make it to the great unknown till you
Keep your eyes open, my love
So tell me you’re strong, tell me you see
I need to hear it, can you promise me to
Keep your eyes open, my love
Just past the circumstance
The first light, a second chance
No child could ever dance the way you do, oh
Tear down the prison walls
Don’t start the curtain call
Your chains will never fall until you do
Cause if you never leave home, never let go
You’ll never make it to the great unknown till you
Keep your eyes open, my love
So show me your fire, show me your heart
You know I’ll never let you fall apart if you
Keep your eyes open, my love
Open up
Open up
Open up your eyes
The weight is unbroken
Open up
Open up
Open up your eyes
Keep your eyes open
Don’t let the night become the day
Don’t take the darkness to the grave
I know pain is just a place
The will has been broken
Don’t let the fear become the hate
Don’t take the sadness to the grave
I know the fight is on the way
When the sides have been chosen
Cause if you never leave home, never let go
You’ll never make it to the great unknown
Open up your eyes
Keep your eyes open
So tell me you’re strong, tell me you see
I need to hear it, can you promise me to
Keep your eyes open, my love
So show me your fire, show me your heart
You know I’ll never let you fall apart if you
Keep your eyes open, my love
Long story short, I think this song has a lot of truth to it. Sometimes we have to choose to get out of our comfort zone. Sometimes we have to refuse to sit and wait for something great to happen to us. Sometimes we must do what we believe we cannot do. We have to stop listening to the questions and start remembering the promises.
