Sweet Dreams
"Sweet dreams of you
Every night I go through
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know I'll never wear your ring
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you
Things I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you"
This is a song sung by Patsy Cline...a great country music singer...
Why do we find it so hard to let go of relationships that are bad for us? What motivates us to keep the bad, and to reject the good--especially when it comes to people in our lives? And I'm not just talking about romantic relationships--I'm talking about friendships, family members...people who are toxic?
A friend of mine recommended this song to me as something I could sing--I sing baritone with my range hitting the low tenor and high bass. And it is a beautiful song...hauntingly so. But more importantly...it also tells us that at the end of day we do have to move on...and put certain aspects of our lives behind us...and that it doesn't do us any good to hem and haw and dwell over the past. Even if it's understandable...or even if we don't know why we're doing it-either way, sometimes we just have to put it behind us.
In one of Shakespeare's play, there's a line which states, " What's past is prologue" And it basically means that everything that has happened in the past is simply an introduction for what is to come.
"What's past is prologue". A lesson I have to learn for myself especially (I tend to hold grudges sometimes). It's in the past...and it serves to set the plot and the play for the main performance. THAT's what's important. What goes on in the here and now.
Let the play begin!!! :)
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