for awhile I have been pretty bothered by my blog. It just wasn't saying what I wanted it to say. ya know?
so I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning, and thought with my pot of hunny, 'what exactly was I looking for?'
and I think I found it.
One of my all time favourite songs is "defying gravity" from the musical Wicked. It has such phenomenal lyrics, and the music seems to just reach inside of my soul and pull all of my heart strings. Its SO good. So I began to think about that, and Elphaba's circumstances. For those of you who are off your rocker, and don't know the story or have never heard of the song, I'll explain it a little.
The story of wicked takes place before Wizard of Oz. In the musical, there is a witch named Elphaba who has been chained by her circumstances. She was born green. Labeled since birth that she was nothing but a wicked witch. However, through out the musical, you find out that there is much more to her than first meets the EYE. In the end, you realize that she not just the colour of her green skin, but that she is also a; brave, smart, funny, talented, genuine, dynamic, ambitious, woman. She DEFYS all that her circumstances, past, and labels have told her to be. She grows to be exactly who she KNOWS she is; from the inside.
This has inspired me time and time again. I am not who you think I am. I am only that which I choose to be. No way on earth do my circumstances, my choices, my past, or my looks define who I am. For a moment they may; but a moments time does not last forever. I can always rise above previous challenges. Defy gravity. Defy time. Defy the impossible. Its simply a matter of heart.
do you have enough heart to defy?
Break free, loosen your chains, and soar into the horizon?
Defy, everything.
