The other day I was in the mood for some Erykah Badu. I went to YouTube and saw "Bag Lady." I have no reason why but this song was on my heart. According to Wikipedia, the song came out in 2000 (this sounds about right to me). I was a senior in high school when I first heard the song. I guess back then I did not understand the premise behind the song. As I listened to it last week, I started thinking Damn, Badu talking about some serious s**t.
How many of us have been in relationships and couldn't give our all because we were holding on to past residue. How many times have we jeopardized our relationships because we did not know how to let go? Our new partners are just that new partners. You should not hold your past hurts against them. When you are beginning a new relationship you should start off with a clean slate (even though most times we don't). Badu is saying Let that s**t go.
One day he gone say you crowdin my space
One day he gone say you crowdin my space
I said one day he gone say you crowdin my space
One day he gone say you crowdin my space
Do you want to risk your good relationships because you can not let go of that old stuff? All of those bags you are carrying around.
But this is not a relationships blog and I am not a relationship blogger. I heard this song and thought more than just love. This song to me represents life. You can not progress to the next step in your life if you are holding on to all that extra baggage. Personally, I have so many bags I need to drop off. I have hurt, fear, disappointment, sadness, so on and so forth I'm holding on to.
As I may have mentioned in previous blogs, written in my journal, and documented in the 31 Days to Reset Your Life my biggest thing that have prevented me from accomplishing my dreams is fear. I don't see anyone else in my family with these big dreams and goals so I assume I can't accomplish them. Sometimes I am scared to admit and say what I truly want because I feel if I verbalize it, it won't come true. Or if I verbalize it people are going to expect me to accomplish the goal and if I don't then they are going to judge me. SN: Many times we say "I don't care what people think" but really we do. I am trying to drop some of these bags I am carrying or at least lighten the load some. These bags are heavy. These bags are really starting to hold me down. I'm beginning to trip over them. I'm late getting to places I need to be because they bags are weighing me down. I can't get to the next level of my life with all these things holding me down.
Bag lady you gone hurt your back
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you, is you, is you
One day all them bags gone get in your way
One day all them bags gone get in your way
I said one day all them bags gone get in your way
One Day all them bags gone get in your way
What bags are you carrying around? What bags you can lighten up some? I am lightening up my load, how about you??
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