Featured Song
People sometimes put the forward movement of their life on hold because
they cling to a past they cannot change. The choice to let go, not of
memories but of the negative emotions surrounding the memories, is a
choice of freedom.
The human spirit contains no innate qualities that are designed to
prevent our forward movement. This new song encourages you to stop
dwelling on what might have been and open your mind to the joy of what
can be.
Too Many Rivers Ago
© 2008 by J Douglas Bottorff
Well I headed through the open land, had horizons with a need to expand
There were rivers to cross, in the darkness of the valley below
I got lost out in a lonely night, made a left when I should have turned right
But I’m not looking back, that was too many rivers ago
I’ve encountered people on the road, who labor hard with some emotional load
Hanging on to their pain, they cannot let their spirit flow
And letting go of a past that is too many rivers ago
When you open your heart it will free you from the chains of fear
The light that seemed so distant now becomes abundantly clear
From the shadows you will come, you will be marching to a different drum
You will awaken to the truth of all you can become
In the silence you will go, you will seek until you know
You are unshackled from the life that was too many rivers ago
When you’re longing for what might have been, you’re looking out instead of looking within
With your mind in the ruins you cannot let your vision grow
If you want to open up the way, look across the darker valleys and say
I’m moving on with my life, that was too many rivers ago
