This journey has been hard, tiring, exhausting, but very exhilarating.. and I dont even want to leave. So much of me was too afraid to come here, but now with all that I am I fear coming home. Its only been 2 months, but I feel so different - I feel more myself - more aware of where im going - even though I dont even know the future.. I know the next step the next moment.
Tonight im venturing out to skid row to love on people there. Theres nothing like this place. Theres nothing better.
The people Ive met here will be forever written on my heart, and in my life. I can't explain who ive met or the places ive gone with them. Its just been an adventure. I have come to understand that music is something God has given me to heal my soul, to get me through the day, to explain how I feel. It's what my dad gave me, its what he wrote on my heart. The art in the way he lived was simple and plain - but it was forever beautiful. So with that being said - the lyrics of this song encapsulate my journey... walking away from life back home, now walking away from this place and people ive grown to love so deeply.
Beauty in walking away.
A light shines off in the distance A pale flickering glow How many times do I have to dream that I could be there The time is here and she won't be waiting for me to find the easy way out I've lost count of the days that were wasted
There's an answer in the sound of a train There is wisdom past the bridge on the bay There's a lifetime through the fog, in the rain There's a beauty in walking away I float on the streets that are empty Take the path that the wind only knows Tonight is the last time that I'll ever be here
There's an answer in the sound of a train There is wisdom past the bridge on the bay There's a lifetime through the fog, in the rain There's a beauty in walking away It's never quite simple, it's never that safe It never seems perfect until it's too late It's never the right time to find a new way There's an answer in the sound of a train There is wisdom past the bridge on the bay
There's a lifetime through the fog, in the rain There's a beauty in walking away.
I love you all so much, and I will see you in two and a half weeks!!!
Jessica
