feel good friday: wait til they see your smile

this is my very first installment of feel good friday!

i'm quite excited, but also a little nervous, so, please excuse the awkward introduction above...

for this first friday i thought it only made sense i choose the song that inspired this thought.

alicia keys' "wait til you see my smile" off of "the element of freedom."

i bought this album shortly after i heard the first single, "have you ever tried sleeping with a broken heart." i immediately fell inlove with the entirety of the album. (and no, "inlove" is not a typo. its quite intentional. its supposed to symbolize how "in" "love" i am, and that there's no room for space between the words. i think.)

on the ride home after purchasing the record, i got to song 5, which happens to be this week's feel good tune.

goosebumps formed almost immediately and throughout the course of the song not only was i feeling empowered, but i felt like someone really understood me and what i've gone through for the first time. i know, a song did that. but i guess that's the power of music.

here are a few verses from "wait til you see my smile" that are truly powerful:

don't they love to see you down

kick you while you are on the ground
don't let emotions show

people always speculate
don't let them get in your way
see they say things they don't know

wait till you see my smile
wait till they see your smile

So your doing better now
Everybody comes around
but you don't really need 'em
'Cause your stronger and your better and you're ready for whatever

lovely right?

so, if you're in a place where you're being bullied for who you are. especially if it's because of your sexuality or gender identity, i want you to know there is someone out there who cares. i care about you and your well being. please listen to this song noting the lyrics i've posted above.

and know you are not alone and that it does get better. even though it's tough right now, i want you to experience the "better" because you most certainly deserve it.

here's a video for "wait til you see my smile" :

peace, love and sunshine to wherever you are.

xoxo (time a billion)