Yesterday I was grumble-y. So much so, in fact, that in the middle of my ranting, raving, complaining, pissing in the wind, my daughter interrupted my sad soliloquy, with, “Mom, embrace the suck.”
I started laughing. It’s so funny when your kids throw your own words back to you. If you remember a few Favorite Things Friday, back, “Embrace the Suck” was one of my new favorite philosophies, courtesy of The Navy Seals. It was exactly what I needed to hear.
Today I am not grumble-y. I am happy, and joyful. It is a beautiful summer morning. It is Friday. Life is good. Even when you embrace the suck, it is still good!
New readers, on Fridays, I list favorites. It can be favorite websites, plants, books, clothes, miracle creams, etc. I encourage you all to add to the list. Please see previous Fridays for more favorites. It’s okay to enjoy the material side of life. We are meant to experience life fully, and tactically. That is why we have bodies and senses. There are so many delights in life to sample. It’s like a delicious buffet, a blooming bouquet, and an amazing, never-ending amusement park for us to explore, all at once.
Today’s favorites are my favorite inspirational, spiritual songs. These songs are my jam when I want to connect with our Creator in a fun, musical way. There are a lot of them, so I couldn’t narrow them down to three. But these are my very top favorites that never fail to uplift me and to remind me that we are LOVED and we are gloriously interconnected. Here goes, in no particular order:
New World Son’s “Sweet Holy Spirit”
The Beatle’s “Let It Be”
Toby Mac’s “Get Back Up”
Nicole C. Mullen “Everyday People”
Salvador’s “Heaven”
The Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake’s “Where is the Love?”
Wade Imre Morrissette’s “Om Narayana”
Jeremy Camp’s “Here I am to Worship”
Aaron Shust’s “My Savior My God”
Audio Adrenaline’s “Big House”
David Newman’s “Love, Peace Chant”
Scott Underwood’s “Take My Life”
Brandon Heath’s “Give Me Your Eyes”
The Guru Singh Experience “Ong So Hung”
Now go sing your song and have a fabulous, miraculous, awe-inspiring weekend!!!