If you read my book or the early blogs you know I am in Erikson’s Stage Eight.
Have you ever heard Johnny Nash sing “I Can See Clearly Now?” I heard it for the first time in 1972 while I was driving and crying (Chapter Five). Little did I know then, that it would be meaningful to me in 1993, in 2016, and again in 2018.
In 1993 the first lyric walked me into my Stage 7:
“I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way, Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, It’s gonna be a bright, bright Sun-Shiny day.”
I stopped crying, I assessed my obstacles, reclaimed my journey, and moved forward.
In 2016 the second lyric walked me into my Stage 8:
“I think I can make it now, the pain is gone, All of the bad feelings have disappeared, Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for, It’s gonna be a bright, bright Sun-Shiny day.”
Today, in 2018 the song still follows me; the third lyric inspires me to look for blue skies:
“Look all around, there’s nothin but blue skies, Look straight ahead, nothin’ but blue skies”
It’s funny how three lyrics written by someone else can seem to be a summary of your life. (1973 TV appearance – I Can See Clearly Now on You-Tube)
You can write in comments, I would like to hear what stage you are in. The stages are listed in my book, Perseverance of Yesterday’s Woman.
Do you have a song that makes you feel like the song is a summary of your life?
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