My friend put a Valentine\u2019s concert I Facebook. All these classic songs beautifully sung by her and her guitar strumming boyfriend, melting my heart. And they got to an old favorite<\/p>\n
I would walk 500 miles and
\nI would walk 500 more<\/p>\n
I\u2019m listening to her sweet voice and thinking how strange it is to hear a woman sing that very male love song. Granted, she\u2019s harmonizing with her sweetie but even a that little bit of a shift changed it.<\/p>\n
\u2026Just to be the man who walk a thousand
\nMiles to fall down at your door<\/p>\n
My daughter has been taking karate and after watching her, I joined an adult class. Her sensei has all the little warriors shout out in unison:<\/p>\n
I DO MY BEST<\/p>\n
In my class, I do the same. This is not a class for being cute. The teachers ask me for more than I knew I could give. Last week I came to Wednesday class worn out from all the thinky work at my job, ready to do my best. I was weighed down and I knew it, but I was going to power through.<\/p>\n
I only tripped a little at the beginning and I kept going. At the very end, I tripped hard. It took a long time to get up. It hurt and I felt so stupid. I had overestimated my best, and hurt myself.<\/p>\n
In the Proclaimers song, he overpromised. Not likely to be called upon to make good on his thousand-mile commitment. The point is he will go to the end of his strength for her.<\/p>\n
Past what is reasonable. Pushing through the blocks.<\/p>\n
I learned after my fall how to get up and keep going after I overshot. Doing my best does me getting up and trying again. Failing, but going for the long haul.<\/p>\n
Showing up with love for someone else, doing my best for the one I love or even my own self is what this looks like.<\/p>\n
Walking 500 miles and walking 500 more. Or like my Sensei teaches, don\u2019t just strike the target, strike past it and leave all the force where I mean it to go.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not going to be successful every time. But even after I trip, I can get up and do it again and the second strike has a good chance of landing. That\u2019s how love goes when I do my best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My friend put a Valentine\u2019s concert I Facebook. All these classic songs beautifully sung by her and her guitar strumming boyfriend, melting my heart. And they got to an old favorite I would walk 500 miles and I would walk … Continue reading