Wild Horses - My Heart's Cry

I heard this beautiful song today and it deeply touched my heart. Is there anyone else who feels this way? I don't know if anyone ever comes here and views these posts but I put them up because they speak to me and I hope they will to someone else who needs it as well.



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Wild Horses by Natasha Bedingfield

Ooooh

I feel these four walls closing in
Face up against the glass
I'm looking out, hmmm
Is this my life I'm wondering
It happened so fast
How do I turn this thing around
Is this the bed I chose to make
It's greener pastures I'm thinking about
Hmm, wide open spaces far away

All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear but not feel scared

Ooh, wild horses I wanna be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I wanna run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh

Yeah, oh oh, ye-yeah

I see the girl I wanna be
Riding bare-back, care-free
Along the shore
If only that someone was me
Jumping head-first, head-long
Without a thought
To act and damn the consequence
How I wish it could be that easy
But fear surrounds me like a fence
I wanna break free

All I want is the wind in my hair
To face the fear, but not feel scared

Oooh, wild horses I wanna be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I wanna run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses, oh

I wanna run too
Oooh oh oh oh
Recklessly abandoning myself before you
I wanna open up my heart
Tell him how I feel, ooh ooh

Oooh, wild horses I wanna be like you
Throwing caution to the wind, I'll run free too
Wish I could recklessly love like I'm longing to
I wanna run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses
Run with the wild horses

Ooh ooooh ooh ooh ye-yeah yeah oohh
I wanna run with the wild horses, ooooh

Beautifully Broken

As I was walking the dog today, the words to an Ashlee Simpson song came to me. Here's to transformation taking place in me and to better days ahead.

I looked for a You Tube video of this but there wasn't one so here's the song and lyrics instead:



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"Beautifully Broken" by Ashlee Simpson

It seems like yesterday that my world fell from the sky
It seems like yesterday I didnt know how hard I could cry
It feels like tomorrow I may not get by
But I will try
I will try wipe the tears from my eyes

[Chorus:]
I'm beautifully broken and I don't mind if you know it
I'm beautifully broken and I don't care if I show it

Every day is a new day I'm reminded of my past
Everytime theres another storm I know that it wont last
Every moment I'm filled with hope
cause i get another chance
But I will try I will try
Got nothing left to hide

[Chorus]

Without the highs and the lows
Where will we go?
Where will we go?

[Chorus]

I am beautifully broken, I am beautifully broken
I am beautifully broken and I don't care if I show it
[Repeats til end, and fades out]

Bet On It!

I just have to share this video.  I love seeing his passion for acting and for life in it.  It inspires me to live authentically and not some false representation of who I am.  This really stirs me so I hope you get something great out of it too.  :o)



Bet On It

Everybody's always talkin' at me
Everybody's tryin' to get in my head
I wanna listen to my own heart talkin'
I need to count on myself instead

Did you ever
Lose yourself to get what you want
Did you ever
Get on a ride and wanna get off
Did you ever
Push away the ones you should've held close
Did you ever let go
Did you ever not know

I'm not gonna stop
That's who I am
I'll give it all I got
That is my plan
Will I find what I lost
You know you can
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (Bet on me)
I wanna make it right
That is the way
To turn my life around
Today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

How will I know if there's a path worth takin'
Should I question every move I make
With all I've lost, my heart is breakin'
I don't wanna make the same mistakes

Did you ever
Doubt your dream will ever come true
Did you ever
Blame the world but never blame you
I will never
Try to live a lie again
I don't wanna win this game if I can't play it my way

I'm not gonna stop
That's who I am (Who I am)
[Bet On It lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

I'll give it all I got
That is my plan (That's my plan)
Will I find what I lost
You know you can (You know you can)
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (Bet on me)
I wanna make it right
That is the way
To turn my life around
Today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

Oh, hold up
Give me room to think
Bring it on down
Gotta work on my swing
Gotta do my own thing
Hold up

It's no good at all
To see yourself and not recognize your face
Out on my own
It's such a scary place
Ooh
The answers are all inside of me
All I gotta do
Is believe

I'm not gonna stop
Not gonna stop till I get my shot
That's who I am
That is my plan
Will I end up on top again
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, you can
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (Bet On Me)
I wanna make it right
That is the way
To turn my life around
Today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

You can bet on me

Love Me For Me

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"Love Me For Me"

[Verse 1:]
I'm not the girl that you see in the magazine
Perfect face and perfect body
Never be anyone but the one I am, what I am
I can't bend to your expectations
Look to fulfill any fantasy
If what I am is what you need

[Chorus:]
Love me for me
And not for someone I would never be
Cause what you get is what you see
And I can't be anymore than what I am
Love me for me
Or don't love me

[Verse 2:]
Don't think you're gonna change what's inside of me
Make me who you want me to be
Won't be someone I'm not
Somebody else, someone else
Love me with all my imperfections
Not for an image of your design
Love me for what you see inside

[Chorus:]
Love me for me (love me baby)
And not for someone I would never be
Cause what you get is what you see
And I can't be anymore than what I am (no, no)

Love me for me (yeah, yeah)
And not for someone you wish that I could be

Cause what you get is what you see (What you see)
And I can't be anymore than what I am (no)
Love me for me
Or don't love me

[Bridge:]
I'd never do anything to change you (to change you)
Or make you be anything than who you are (who you are)
All that I am is all that I can be
I love you for you
So love me for me

Love me for me
(Yeah, Yeah)
Or don't love me...

[Chorus:]
Love me for me
And not for someone I would never be
Cause what you get is what you see
And I can't be anymore than what I am (no)

Love me for me (love me)
And not for someone you wish that I could be
Cause what you get is what you see (Is what you see)
So love me for me

Or don't love me

Love me for me

Or don't love me

Quotes that have meaning to me.....

"A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart." --Charles Finney

"I believe the reason there are so many dysfunctional Christians out there is not because we're failing to get our acts together and start living right. It’s because we are trying to get our acts together and start living right!" --Joel Brueseke

"Any mixing of law and grace...whether blatantly legalistic or subtly 'balanced' is nothing other than a denial of the finished work of Christ...and bondage." --Anonymous

"The grace of God is dangerous. It's lavish, excessive, outrageous, and scandalous. God's grace is ridiculously inclusive. Apparently God doesn't care who He loves. He is not very careful about the people He calls His friends or the people He calls His church." --Michael Yaconelli

"The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good." --Bertrand Russell

“In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth; God is pleased when we're pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to soar and sing our maker's praise without anxiety.” --A.W. Tozer

"Courage is grace under pressure." --Ernest Hemingway

"The underlying foundation of all religion is performance – whether it’s a tribal dance around a campfire to satisfy the fire god, or a dead religious activity performed week after week by an evangelical Christian with the intent of impressing his God. It’s all religious performance, and God isn’t impressed by our performance. What impresses Him is faith." --Steve McVey

"Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk. They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. They spread their ideas through the empty traditions of human beings and the empty superstitions of spirit beings. But that's not the way of Christ. Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don't need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything." --Colossians 2:8-10 (The Message)

"People say "If you take the law off me then I can just go out and commit adultery." They are not getting the revelation of the message of grace; they are getting a revelation of the adultery that is in their hearts." --Rob Rufus

"Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein

"To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains." --Mary Pettibone Poole

"God spreads grace like a 4 year-old spreads peanut butter - He gets it all over everything." --Mark Lowrey

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." --Matthew 11:29-30 (The Message)

"God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves." --DL Moody

"Real, natural learning is in the living. It's in the observing, the questioning, the examining, the pondering, the analyzing, the watching, the reading, the DO-ing, the living, the breathing, the loving, the JOY. It's in the joy." --Anne Ohman

“Education…is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.” -John Dewey

"Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” --St. Francis of Assisi

"I believe in God like I believe in the sun, not because I can see it, but because of it all things are seen." --C.S. Lewis

"The unanswered questions aren't nearly as dangerous as the unquestioned answers." --Unknown

"It is the duty of a citizen in a free country not to fit into society, but to make society." --John Holt

"In general, I do believe we spend so much time fretting over where to park, when God wants us to know that He owns the whole dang parking lot...!" --Dena Brehm

"Religion: Man's manipulative attempt to control people in the name of God." --Heather Q.

Once when John Holt (the father of unschooling) was speaking to a school audience, describing his views on the their structured curriculum, a student asked him, "But surely there must be something important enough that everyone should learn it?" He thought for a moment and replied, "To learn to say 'I'm sorry', 'I don't know', and 'I was wrong'."

"Just as Christ did not have to sin in order to be made sin, we must do nothing righteous in order to be made righteous." --Rob Rufus

"The Lord will keep you from every kind of harm. He will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your life no matter where you go, both now and forever." Psalm 121:7-8 (New International Reader's Version)

"They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than the truth as authority." --Gerald Massey

Grace isn't cheap. Grace is FREE!

"No man knows how bad he is until he tries very hard to be good" -- C.S. Lewis

"Do you know why everyone outside the Church views the Church as hypocrites, and blasphemes Jesus Christ? Because there are people who boast in a law they cannot keep and lay it on people's backs who cannot keep it." --Matthew Campbell

"The sad truth is that most Christians spend their entire lives trying to score points with Someone who is not keeping score." --Wayne Jacobsen

"Education is not so much the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire." --William Butler Yeats

"A knowledgable man knows he has limited knowledge." --Unknown

"Cause if you want to be one of His, Got to act like one of us. Cloneliness is next to Godliness, right?" --Steve Taylor

"What a caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." --Unknown

"Just 'cause you're right - that don't mean I'm wrong." --The Outfield

"If not now, then when? If not here, then where? If not this way, then what way?" --Unknown

"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." --Mark Twain

"You have to stand for what you believe in. And sometimes you have to stand alone." --Queen Latifah

"I do not much believe in education. Each man ought to be his own model, however frightful that may be." --Albert Einstein

"I learn by going where I have to go." --Theodore Roethke

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul." --Unknown

"It's not what you gather, but where you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived." --Unknown

What Artist Should Paint You?

I got this from my friend and fellow unschooler's blog, Stephanie. It was fun to do! Hope you take it too and let me know what you get. ;o)

Who Should Paint You: Alfred Gockel

All American yet funky, you inspire an artist's imagination And while not everyone will understand your portrait, you will!

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Conversion?

It's not about converting someone to Christianity but about sharing the love of Christ with them. Conversion is just another one of man's formulas to feed his pride and control others by the mindset that now we have a new convert, we can tell them what to do, how to live, etc. What I'm referring to here is how in churches, it's stressed to win souls for Christ. We have an alter call and think that we have done something great. How can relationship flow out of seeing someone as a project, someone who needs to be "fixed?" Doesn't that somehow elevate us as superior to them? Are we "better" than they are because we have the title of "Christian?" What did we do to become a Christian, other than receive the beautiful gift of God's grace? We are all on the same playing field.

Just sharing some thoughts.....

I Know Who I Am

I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth ( Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation (Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God ( Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected (Phil. 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
who you are?


I got this from a very good friend's blog post on MySpace and wanted to share it with you all.

My Personality Profile Results

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***This first one is my most dominant personality type***

Inspirational - Your score: 31

Personality Type

• Inspiring
• (Virtue - Courage)

Personality Traits

• Ambitious
• Charger
• Confident/Determined
• Intuitive
• Persuasive
• Spontaneous
• Adaptable
• Responsible

Flesh Type & Traits (Over-bearing)

• Pushy/Ready-Fire-Aim
• Domineering/Intimidating
• Egotistical
• Restless
• Insensitive
• Undisciplined
• Over-bearing
• Can't say no

What I Want

• Opportunities
• Variety
• Change
• Challenges
• Appreciation, Praise
• Leadership

Biblical Characters

• Peter, David, Joseph

Likely Spiritual Gift(s)

• Leadership
• Exhortation

Favorite Question

• What can this become?

Measures Results By

• Goals met, people grow

Leadership Style (Technique)

• Leader, Administrator

Works Best (Relationally)

• Fast, with a team

Motivated By

• Verbal or written appreciation

Most Easily Recruited By

• Opportunities

Goal Setting

• End is important

Teach By

• Variety

Attitude Toward Meetings

• Good - looking for new ideas

Attitude Toward Authority

• Tolerate

Deals With Reality By

• Enriches

I Will Respond To

• Genuineness and positive attitude
• A personal visit; take time to know me
• A program that is moving
• Quality
• A strong sense of leadership and direction

What I Want From You

• To be friendly, open and enthusiastic
• You want to know who I am
• Your actions follow your words
• Openness and honesty
• Acceptance, praise
  

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***This is my secondary***

Harmonious - Your score: 29

Personality Type

• Harmonious
• (Virtue - Love)

Personality Traits

• Agreeable
• Cooperative
• Devoted/Loyal
• Empathetic
• Generalizes
• Harmonious
• Dreams
• Merciful
• Relational
• Submissive
• Supportive

Flesh Type & Traits (Over-bearing)

• Low Self Esteem
• Passive
• Self-Condemning
• NaÏve
• Misses Details
• Co-Dependent
• Procrastinates
• Martyrdom
• Vulnerable
• Indecisive
• Gullible

What I Want

• Love
• Trust (Confidence)
• Relationships
• Communication
• One-on-One
• Harmony

Biblical Characters

• John, Moses, Mary, Barnabas, Stephen

Likely Spiritual Gift(s)

• Exhortation
• Giving
• Mercy

Favorite Question

• Why or why not?

Measures Results By

• Did everyone win?

Leadership Style (Technique)

• Easy-going

Works Best (Relationally)

• Carefully with Others

Motivated By

• Trust

Most Easily Recruited By

• Relationship

Goal Setting

• Meet each person's needs

Teach By

• Listen-talk

Attitude Toward Meetings

• Positive

Attitude Toward Authority

• Respond to those they respect

Deals With Reality By

• Internalizes

I Will Respond To

• People who take time to know me individually
• People who will respond to my personal concerns
• Needs and hurts, giving freely of myself and my resources
• Genuine initiative from other people

What I Want From You

• Trust and relationships
• Dependability and supportiveness
• Dependable leadership
• Adequate time for decision-making

Because You Loved Me

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I Love You Jesus

Jesus, I love you....so much. Thank you for my life. Thank you for all of my precious friends, who share and impart your beautiful grace to me. My life is richer because they're a part of it. I love the way you love me through them. I love to look into the face of my beautiful daughter and see your reflection in her smile. You are so beautiful to me; so sweet, so pure and so real. There's no pretense in you; no distance. I'm thankful that You never leave me alone; that You love me without measure and it's not based on my performance or how perfect I try to do things. Wow, to think that Your righteousness is a gift and my response is only to receive it. It's mine because of the price you paid. Thank you, Abba. Your love is amazing. I pray that everyone who reads this will feel your presence. How awesome You are! Great, mighty and majestic God.....I love you.

This song just came to me and the lyrics are posted below. Isn't he amazing?

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Because You Loved Me, sung by Celine Dion

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'cause you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am

Relationships

I was thinking earlier today about relationships and what they mean to our lives. This is something I have really contended with because of hearing so many different insights and opinions from others. I've heard that the only one we are to supposed to need is God...well, if we are the body of Christ, He lives in all of us, right? Therefore, I'm of the mind that He not only created us for relationship with Him, but with each other so that He can live and love through us.