Break Away and know It Takes a Little Time
Have you ever wanted to “Break Away” or wanted to and know “It Takes a Little Time” so here you are, waiting, dreaming, hoping? This is part of our journey. Wherever we are on our unique path is where we are. Be Here Now.
Are there habits or thinking patterns you want to break away from? Do you want to break away from your current job? Are there relationships you are questioning and wondering if breaking away from the person is what you need to do or if staying and learning, growing, and working things out within yourself is the better choice?
Do you see your children struggle and want to help them out of the confusion, the pain, and the suffering by teaching them how to break away from some ideas, thinking, and influences?
Are you the parents of a child wth special needs and feel like you need a break, to break away from the daily grind but to keep your family happy and safe too? Being the parents of a child, teen or young adult with special needs is lifelong, a gift and a pleasure, joys and difficulties and challenges others may not understand. We may need to find support, break away from thinking you have to do it all, all the time.
Breaking away does not necessarily mean leaving.
Take time sometimes the best option.
Looking at the two songs, Break Away, and It Takes a Little Time, through the lens of The 5 Needs, we can see staying alive, self-love, power, freedom, boundaries, courage, choices, and change. Have you ever been there? Most of us have been, and some are now. Maybe wanting and needing to break away from something or even someone. Maybe frustrated and needing to take a break from it all and accept these words from Amy Grant’s song, It Takes a Little Time:
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the Titanic turned back around
It takes a little sometimes
But baby, you’re not going down
It takes more than you got right now
Give it, give it time
Awe…patience! Easier said than practiced at times.
We can use wisdom and ask for clarity, direction, and peace. We can explore options. We can talk with others about our ideas, hopes, dreams, hurts, pain, and suffering and share what we feel and how we think. Often bringing these things out in the open can help us. We can see better; we can gain some information we may not know, or a new perspective before we make our choices. We do need to be careful about who we share what with, but when we have a trusted person, opening up can help a great deal and possibly propel us forward or maybe help us wait.
We can make choices, and we can also know that everything we do counts. There are consequences or rewards, so choose wisely and cautiously when our choices will impact others. Take time to review each of the needs and see how your choices will impact how you can meet your needs in life. We cannot know everything, nor do we need to. Sometimes, we move out on faith, and sometimes we wait. Life is an adventure. We are powerful beyond what we know. We can make choices and do them all the time, often without much thought. Looking at all the choices we have already made in life can help us feel more self-confident.
Sometimes breaking away is essential. Sometimes we have lessons we need to learn right where we are. Sometimes breaking away is the ultimate plan, but it takes a little time. Maybe job skills or education is needed in order to be able to support oneself when we finally do get to break away. Maybe what we need to break away from is our thinking. Maybe we need to take the time to explore where we are now, and be here now and see what happens as we wait. There are so many choices and options. As we seek, sometimes in stillness and silence, we will know.
May these gifts of music from women who have “been there, done that” inspire us, lead us and teach us,
Breakaway
Kelly Clarkson
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da-da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da-da-da
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I’d just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I’d end up happy
I would pray
Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed (I would pray)
I could breakaway
I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
I’ll do what it takes ’til I touch the sky
And I’ll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget all the ones that I love
I’ll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da
Da-da-da, un, da-da-da-da
Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway
I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
I’ll do what it takes til’ I touch the sky
And I’ll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
I won’t forget all the ones that I love
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don’t know where they’ll take me, but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway
I’ll spread my wings
And I’ll learn how to fly
Though it’s not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Breakaway
Breakaway
Written by: Matthew R.t. Gerrard; Album: Breakaway; Released: 2004; Lyrics provided by Musixmatch
And now to help us along our path here is another song, It Takes a Little Time by Amny Grant.
Takes a Little Time
Amy Grant
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the Titanic turned back around
It takes a little sometimes
But baby, you’re not going down
It takes more than you got right now
Give it, give it time
What’s this walking through my door
I know I’ve seen the look before
Sometimes on faces in the street
And sometimes in the mirror, looking back at me
You can’t fix this pain with money
You can’t rush a weary soul
You can’t sweep it under the rug, now, honey
It don’t take a lot to know
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time, sometimes
To get the Titanic turned back around
It takes a little sometimes
But baby, you’re not going down
It takes more than you got right now
Give it, give it time
Yeah, give it time
But it may not be over by morning
Rome wasn’t built in a day
You can name that thing a thousand times
And it won’t make it go away
Let me put my arms around you
And hold you while weep
We’ve been talking, and you know what, I’m sick of this talk
It’s nothing that won’t keep
It takes a little time, sometimes
To get your feet back, on the ground
It takes a little time, sometimes
To turn the Titanic around
It takes a little sometimes
But baby, you’re not going down
It takes more than you got right now
Give it, give it time
It takes a little more time, more time
(Turn the Titanic around) Turn it around, around, around
(Baby, you’re not going down) Takes a little time sometime
You can’t fix this pain with money
You can’t rush a weary soul
You can’t sweep it under the rug, now, honey
It don’t take a lot to know
It takes a little time, sometimes
To get your feet back, on the ground
It takes a little time, sometimes
To turn the Titanic around
It takes a little sometimes
But baby, you’re not going down
You got things to think of now
So give it, give it time
Give it, give it time
Written by: Wayne Kirkpatrick, Amy Lee Grant; Album: Behind the Eyes; Released: 1997; Lyrics provided by Musixmatch
May we each find our own way.
May we consider all aspects as we can, knowing we do not know everything.
May we explore specifically how we will meet each of our needs with the choices we make:
Staying Alive, Love and Belonging, Freedom and Boundaries, Power and Fun
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