Dreaming of Silver Roses

Kendall Payne is a terrific artist and I really love her transparency. She wrote the following:

Boy know your place, lies do not become us
Real is more attractive than a slick and polished mask
Girl dig down deep, I know there’s more between us
There’s bound to be a question you’re just dying for me to ask

If you can be honest, I can be too
If you’ll take the first step, I’ll follow you through
But no one wants to bleed, no one wants to hide
No one wants to hurt, alone inside

Child, don’t close your eyes the truth contains much beauty
And though it scars your soul, it can heal the wounds it makes
You’ve been deceived to think the pain is to be dreaded
When you’ve got nothing left, it’ll give more than it takes

If you can be honest, I can be too
If you’ll take the first step, I’ll follow you through
But no one wants to bleed, no one wants to hide
No one wants to hurt, alone inside
If you can’t find the peace, I’ll help find it for you
I don’t know how, but one thing that’s sure is I won’t leave you now

If you can be honest, I can be too
If you’ll take the first step, I’ll follow you through
But no one wants to bleed, no one wants to hide
No one wants to hurt, alone inside (Kendall Payne’s lyrics, album Jordan’s Sister, song Honest)

Community matters to me. Creating safe places for those we love matters to me. Nouwen says it best:

Bringing Our Secrets into the Light

We all have our secrets: thoughts, memories, feelings that we keep to ourselves. Often we think, “If people knew what I feel or think, they would not love me.” These carefully kept secrets can do us much harm. They can make us feel guilty or ashamed and may lead us to self-rejection, depression, and even suicidal thoughts and actions.

One of the most important things we can do with our secrets is to share them in a safe place, with people we trust. When we have a good way to bring our secrets into the light and can look at them with others, we will quickly discover that we are not alone with our secrets and that our trusting friends will love us more deeply and more intimately than before. Bringing our secrets into the light creates community and inner healing. As a result of sharing secrets, not only will others love us better but we will love ourselves more fully.
 

Currently listening : Jordan’s Sister By Kendall Payne Release date: 13 July, 1999