Time Will Tell - Trying to Have Faith
Hello again! :) With Christmas quickly approaching, the hustle and bustle of the holidays has really got me thinking about the people and memories that have blessed my life. I've also really been trying to step outside of myself throughout my day and focus on the things surrounding me. Who do I want to surround myself with? How do I want to act? Who do I want to love? Sometimes, this can be tricky... especially when so many things have changed for me in the past couple of months! And it's very very scary!! There is this lonely feeling that creeps into my gut, I panic because I wish I was the "old" version of myself, and finally, I feel lost.
But... what I'm really trying to focus on (at least for the next month or so while I'm home from school) is having patience. Patience and faith in those relationships that I know are deeply rooted in love and understanding. That is why I've chosen to write this blog post on Gregory Alan Isakov's song "Time Will Tell". In brief, this song describes the journey of life through all of our successes and failures ...
Time, she says,
"There's no turning back,
Keep your eyes on the tracks"
Through the fields, somewhere there's blue
Oh, time will tell, she'll see us through.
By personifying time, Gregory Alan Isakov emphasizes the importance that time can have on our lives. Time can heal both physical and emotional wounds. Especially when everything seems to be crumbling around us, there always lies a solution in taking time to heal. Getting into that mindset that "this is going to last forever"... that is one toxic journey that I can say from personal experience will get you absolutely nowhere. It will make you feel like you're going through the motions of life... almost trapped by your own expectations to be a better person. I think I fell into that trap because it is the easier way out... to more or less give up on yourself or others.
But again, why I chose to write about this song now is to remember that there really is always hope for the future to be better. In fact, I'm having to remind myself this every morning when I wake up! Another important point that Gregory Alan Isakov alludes to in this section of the song is through time's dialogue: "'There's no turning back, keep your eyes on the tracks'". While learning from our mistakes can help us grow as individuals, dwelling on these failures is not a healthy way to live. Our pasts should never haunt us because at the end of the day, we can't turn back time and change our actions. We can only move on with a deeper understanding of the person that we want to be... not the person that our parents, friends, or significant others want us to be. We must be the person that we want to be. Time will tell, she'll see us through. :)
Happy Holidays to all! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and please please feel free to give Gregory Alan Isakov's other songs a listen... because they are all absolutely amazing!
Sleep good and hold tight,
Sarah
Photo by Ales Krivec on Unsplash
But... what I'm really trying to focus on (at least for the next month or so while I'm home from school) is having patience. Patience and faith in those relationships that I know are deeply rooted in love and understanding. That is why I've chosen to write this blog post on Gregory Alan Isakov's song "Time Will Tell". In brief, this song describes the journey of life through all of our successes and failures ...
Time, she says,
"There's no turning back,
Keep your eyes on the tracks"
Through the fields, somewhere there's blue
Oh, time will tell, she'll see us through.
By personifying time, Gregory Alan Isakov emphasizes the importance that time can have on our lives. Time can heal both physical and emotional wounds. Especially when everything seems to be crumbling around us, there always lies a solution in taking time to heal. Getting into that mindset that "this is going to last forever"... that is one toxic journey that I can say from personal experience will get you absolutely nowhere. It will make you feel like you're going through the motions of life... almost trapped by your own expectations to be a better person. I think I fell into that trap because it is the easier way out... to more or less give up on yourself or others.
But again, why I chose to write about this song now is to remember that there really is always hope for the future to be better. In fact, I'm having to remind myself this every morning when I wake up! Another important point that Gregory Alan Isakov alludes to in this section of the song is through time's dialogue: "'There's no turning back, keep your eyes on the tracks'". While learning from our mistakes can help us grow as individuals, dwelling on these failures is not a healthy way to live. Our pasts should never haunt us because at the end of the day, we can't turn back time and change our actions. We can only move on with a deeper understanding of the person that we want to be... not the person that our parents, friends, or significant others want us to be. We must be the person that we want to be. Time will tell, she'll see us through. :)
Happy Holidays to all! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and please please feel free to give Gregory Alan Isakov's other songs a listen... because they are all absolutely amazing!
Sleep good and hold tight,
Sarah
Photo by Ales Krivec on Unsplash
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