JewelPandora brings introduces me to amazing new artists, and also reunites me with some older classics. I remember this song, but never really ‘listened’ to the words. I sat down and listened to the words and their was so much in this song that resonated with me it slowly became my theme song of the week.
In Hands, Jewel repeatedly sings, “I am never broken.” I love this line so much because I believe we are never broken. Its only that we think we are. But once we tap into ourselves, we realize the thought of being broken is only an illusion. Sometimes our emotions pull a veil over our eyes. We see only a faded vision of ourselves. It is easy to minimize our successes, accomplishments and true blessings in the presence of negativity and emotional hardship.
But truth be told. . . it is never as bad as we make it out to be. We talk to friends, family. . . our mothers – and they tell us different. Sometimes it is seeing or experiencing something that changes our perspective. . . and we realize, ‘That we are never broken’.
Jewel also sings “In the end only kindness matters.” There is a saying that don’t live your life in a way that will carve your name deep upon your tombstone, but upon all the lives you touch, for that tombstone will never fade. – - There is no moment too soon to be kind to one another. . . no matter what.
When I was in 7th grade I was at Wild Waters and 20 minutes before the park closed I was supposed to call my parents. Well, I ended up spending my extra money on cheesy fries, and soon discovered I had no money to make a call.
A homeless man walked up to me outside of the park gate and asked for money. Feeling awkward, I told him, “I don’t even have enough money to call my parents to tell them to pick me up.”
He gave me .25 for the call.
“In the end only kindness matters” – Here are some of her other lines:
“Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn’t steal your laughter”
“And not to worry ’cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these”
“We’ll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what’s right”
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