today, PP suggested that i write about how the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
when i was 15, my friend and i sang a duet about that. it's about 2 friends, one who has become a movie star, the other a homemaker. i thought that i would intersperse the lyrics in my writing today.
I`LL BET YOUR FRIENDS ARE ALL CELEBRITIES. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU CAN MAKE A POT ROAST. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU BROWN AN ONION. IS YOUR PICTURE UP AT SARDI`S? THAT`S WONDERFUL!
we spend so much of our lives wishing that we were something else. wishing we were thinner, prettier, smarter, stronger, richer ... wishing we looked like our friend. wishing we had a house like our cousin. wishing we had hair like our colleague. but how much time to we spend wishing we had debts like our aunt, or marriage trouble like our colleague? we don't think about the whole person, we think about what we don't have.
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU CAN CLEAN AN OVEN. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU GET THE E-Z OFF!AH, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON SOMEBODY ELSE`S ESTATE. AH, THE MEAT IS ALWAYS LEANER ON SOMEBODY ELSE`S DINNER PLATE. BUT YOU CAN SEW A BUTTON ON. THAT`S WONDERFUL!
it's time to focus on what we have and stop looking for something else. because the grass isn't always greener. if all of us are craving something else, wishing for something else, then none of us are appreciating what we already have. none of us are experiencing the joy of living in the now.
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? BET YOU GO TO DISCOS. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU TAKE A VALIUM! I CAN SEE YOU PLANNING PICNICS. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? EATING AT THE WHITE HOUSE! THAT`S WONDERFUL!
what would it be like to appreciate what you have? what would it be like to love yourself as is? AS IS.
what would it be like to love your body, your hair, your house, your family, your life, AS IS?
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST THEY PASS THE JELLY BEANS. AH, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON SOMEBODY ELSE`S FRONT LAWN. AH, SOMEBODY ELSE`S WIENERALWAYS HAS A LOT MORE RELISH ON.YOU SAVED THE WHALES IN NEWFOUNDLAND. THAT`S WONDERFUL! WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU CAN RUN A HOUSEHOLD. THAT`S WONDERFUL!
what would it feel like to accept yourself as you are? can you imagine it? not longing for something that you don't have ... not wishing for change, unless you make that change yourself. i think life would be easier. i think you could focus on the important things instead of focusing on your longings and desires. you would already have what you desire.
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN.YOU`RE ALWAYS IN THE MAGAZINES. THAT`S WONDERFUL! WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU CAN HOLD A HUSBAND. THAT`S WONDERFUL! WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? THERE`S MORE TO LIFE THAN HUSBANDS. I COULD USE A HUSBAND YOU CAN HAVE MY HUSBAND.I`VE ALREADY HAD YOUR HUSBAND! AH, IT MAKES YOU KIND OF TEARY. AH, THINK ABOUT IT, DEARIE .THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER IN SOMEONE ELSE`S YARD.IT`S HARD! I`LL BET YOU ALWAYS RIDE IN LIMOUSINES. THAT`S WONDERFUL!
we think that if only .... then .... if only i were thinner, i would be happier ... if only i were richer, i would have no worries ... if only i were smarter, i would be richer ...
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU`VE GOT TIME FOR LUNCHEONS. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU SELL THE TUPPERWARE. THE PUBLIC WANTS YOUR AUTOGRAPH. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU RAISED A TEENAGED DAUGHTER. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU FIND HER DIAPHRAGM. AH, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER WHERE SOME OTHER TENANT PAYS RENT. AH, THE TEETH ARE ALWAYS CLEANER IN SOMEBODY ELSE`S POLIDENT. DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE? THAT`S WONDERUL!
i wonder how calm and happy we would all be. would we have conflicts if everyone accepted themselves as they are without wanting what someone else has? would it mean an end to war?
WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU KNOW RONA BARRETT. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? FIRST YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.I BET YOU SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN. THAT`S WONDERFUL!WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL? YOU CAN MAKE HEADLINE. THAT`S WONDERFUL! WHAT`S SO WONDERFUL?
I`D RATHER HAVE A POT ROAST. SO GO BROWN AN ONION. AND HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET. YOU`VE ALREADY HAD MY HUSBAND! AH, EVERYONE`S A VICTIM OF THIS DUCKY LITTLE DICTUM: THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER IN SOMEBODY ELSE`S YARD. IT`S HARD!
think about the people that you are jealous of. think about the people that you envy. think about who those people envy. and then think about what it would be like to let that go.
try it.
be kind to yourself,
xoxo
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