WOW, I'm finally really done this time
I just got back from my last collegiate class ever...and it is kind of surreal. I mean, I have been in school from the age of about 3 so that makes tonight the culmination of 21 years of schooling. Am I smarter? Well, I would like to think so; I know my ABC's and times tables (although I still use my fingers to count...), I know general American and World history, I can write a research paper, an essay and a biography with ease; I know the muscles and bones of the human anatomy, I can take and read blood pressure; I could give you a physical fitness test and check your VO2; I know how the muscles operate and how many degrees are necessary for a baseball pitch or a quarterback pass. I can create and plan a strategic plan and business manual, a marketing report, lead a team, and motivate clientele. I can do way more too ... or least I "know" how; but what really have I learned? That's a tough question--when I was walking out into the torrential downpour after class tonight Sarah Evan's "Born to Fly" song was the first one that played on my ipod and it made sense. Read the lyrics and maybe it will all just make sense...
I've been telling my dreams to the scarecrow
About the places that I'd like to see
I say, "friend do you think I'll ever get there?"
Oh, but he just stands there smilin' back at me
So I confessed my sins to the preacher
About the love I've been prayin' to find
Is there a brown-eyed boy in my future, yeah [I'd prefer blue eyes ;0)]
And he says, "girl, you've got nothin' but time."
But how do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know that you were born,
You were born to fly
My daddy he is grounded like the oak tree
My momma she is steady as the sun
Oh, you know I love my folks
But I keep starin' down the road
Just lookin' for my one chance to run
Hey, cause I will soar away like a blackbird
I will blow in the wind like a seed
I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams
And I will grow up where I wander wild and free
Oh, How do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born?
You were born, yeah, you were born to fly
So how do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born
You were born to fly, yeah
You were born to fly, fly, fly, fly, hey
Oh, oh
I've been telling my dreams to the scarecrow
About the places that I'd like to see
I say, "friend do you think I'll ever get there?"
Oh, but he just stands there smilin' back at me
So I confessed my sins to the preacher
About the love I've been prayin' to find
Is there a brown-eyed boy in my future, yeah [I'd prefer blue eyes ;0)]
And he says, "girl, you've got nothin' but time."
But how do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know that you were born,
You were born to fly
My daddy he is grounded like the oak tree
My momma she is steady as the sun
Oh, you know I love my folks
But I keep starin' down the road
Just lookin' for my one chance to run
Hey, cause I will soar away like a blackbird
I will blow in the wind like a seed
I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams
And I will grow up where I wander wild and free
Oh, How do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born?
You were born, yeah, you were born to fly
So how do you wait for heaven?
And who has that much time?
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born
You were born to fly, yeah
You were born to fly, fly, fly, fly, hey
Oh, oh
posted by Kimberly at 8:06 pm
