Touchy Topic Tuesday: Rolling in the Deep.

Last week I was in this conversation that I didn't want to be in.  I could tell it was all superficial and I felt totally uncomfortable.  I was thinking, "Do these people even really like each other?  I can't tell."  It was small talk; but worse.  It was small talk lacking genuity, honesty, and connection.

Not that life has to be all serious.  Don't get me wrong, I am the first one to love laughter and silliness. 


Sometimes, though, I think we settle for Ke$ha when we could be listening to Switchfoot.  Catch my drift?  Let me explain.


I have often said that I want to be a living Switchfoot song.  The reason is, that their lyrics resonate deep within the soul and seem to remind us that we have some sort of meaning and worth in this time on Earth. Here is just a sample:


"Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here

Between who you are
And who you could be
Between how it is
And how it should be yeah" (Dare You To Move, Beautiful Letdown)

OR

"Cuz everyday, the world is made a chance to change,
but I feel the same and I wonder why
would I wait till I die to come alive
I'm ready now, I'm not waiting for the afterlife" (Afterlife, Vice Verses)

As humans, we were made to have a deep connection.  And I believe it manifests in a deep longing of the soul, the kind that gives us awkwardness and satisfaction simultaneously.  The kind that calls us to be heroes in the mundane.  The kind that is richer than food or wine.  The kind that asks, 'where did this come from?'

How are you living life?  What would be your song?