Grateful from SIMULA by SallieMae

Right now the words are hard to find, and I’m trying to see the light
All that happens here to me, will it get me to where I’m supposed to be?
I do the best I can with what I have, that’s more than I could ever ask
It’s simple short and sweet to say, I’m grateful that life goes on each day

Wake up in the morning, take a deep breath in
Feel it warming up my body, best way to get my day started
Morning stars are in my sight, feel them fly while I let the light
Fill my whole room, another new day in full bloom
Get fresh and clean tidy up nice, pick out a fit make them look twice
Re-energize body mind and soul, only take on what’s in my control
Appreciating where I’m at, no longer putting on an act
Finally at ease genuine and true, Now I can sit back and enjoy the view

Now I’m slowing down to take my time, ‘cause I’m starting to see the light
All that happens here to me, is getting me to where I’m supposed to be
I do the best I can with what I have, that’s more than I could ever ask
It’s simple short and sweet to say, I’m grateful that life goes on each day

Now it wasn’t always easy, boy do I know that
Didn’t happen overnight it took some time to get it right
Close to the edge, stuck in my bed, thinking too far back and too far ahead
Got way too comfortable, scared of the change
But tired of being defined by my pain
Had to let some things go, but knew I wasn’t alone
Found my strength from within, to build myself up again
Chose to nurture my needs, got some meds and therapy
What I learned led me to: a new mindset, motives and point of view

And now my mind is redefined, ‘cause I can finally see the light
All that happened here to me, has gotten me to where I’m supposed to be
I did the best I could with what I had, that’s more than I could ever ask
It’s simple short and sweet to say, I’m grateful my life goes on each day

‘Cause I worked so hard, to get me this far
Won’t forget all I’ve done, and where I came from

So hard to hold on, afraid to let it go
They say the bottom’s pretty lonely and that’s no joke
The light was shining but it wasn’t coming through
A canopy of shame blocked out my POV

Didn’t know, what I could control
So unsure, my feet unsteady on the floor
Feeling helpless, defenceless, building up my fences
Self-fulfilling prophecy made me common sense-less

I barely made it past the checkpoints I was making
Used so much energy to re-write all my endings
So I took back my power, found out what life meant to me
Then I outgrew that unsustainable mentality

Sometimes there’s good, and there’s bad and all the in between
It may be unpredictable…but now I see
Everything I go through is a blessing in disguise
All of this reminds me, that I’m alive

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