And the word of the day is:
“Extraordinary.” Good morning (barely), everybody! I hope your week is opening up nicely.
I know I might ruin all the street cred I have with you by admitting this, but I kinda like Mandy Moore. Yes, the teeny bop singer (“Candy,” anyone?) of the late ‘90s. She didn’t get that much press because she wasn’t as jail bait as Britney or X-tina, but I promise you she was also a teen sensation. Anyway, she’s grown up now and not too long ago came out with a grown up album. The track that is inspiring me today is called “Extraordinary.”
The verses are pseudo-artsy, with “I’m an Artist not a pop star,” hippie-dippy lyrics, which talk about how used to be a “bay tree” but now she is a “midnight airplane.” What does that mean? She used to be still and silent, and now she glows and flies in the sky.
But the part I keep singing to myself is the chorus, which goes, simply, “And now I’m ready/And now I’m ready/And now I’m ready to be/Extraordinary.”
The difference between being a tree and an airborne wonder of modern technology is just being ready for it. A change in attitude can change your perception of yourself, and in turn change your life.
Each of you is already extraordinary; you just have to know you are. Have a great week! I look forward to seeing you “sparkle in the sky”—or at the very least, sparkle in Zumba class on Thursday.
Here’s the video:
Laterz,
meredith
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