Why I Love India.Arie

I listen to India.Arie before job interviews, specifically "I Choose" and "Embrace the Mystery." This week, due to iTunes issues, I couldn't listen before my phone interview and didn't think to get the CD out of my car. Needless to say, when I got to my car, it was first thing I listened to. I was reintroduced to the interludes from her 3rd album. They have provided me with my new daily prayer and a new challenge - to live and love with an open heart. Through this blog you get to witness me tackle this challenge, encourage and push me, and call me on my BS along the way. Here are the words to the interludes for your personal enjoyment and reflection.

"Intro: Loving"

Oh God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change
The courage to change the things that I can
The wisdom to know the difference
Oh ooh and God give me the courage to love with an open heart,
An open heart, an open heart I wanna love with an open heart

"Interlude: Living"

In the face of the unexpected
you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow,
but I wanna live, I wanna live, I wanna live.
I wanna live, I wanna live, I wanna live, with an open heart


"Outro: Learning"

The highest expression of love is to give without expecting,
the highest expression of love is to accept without exceptions.
I have so much to learn, I have so much to learn, have so much to learn,

Welcome.