Music Therapy with Miss Moon

“The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.”
~ Seneca

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
~ Oprah Winfrey

In the past few weeks, I've touched a bit on what I have been doing with my time since becoming a lady of leisure (translation: unemployed). The job market is iffy at best, which can make job searching a big old drag ... as opposed to the much smaller drag it normally is! LOL

I have chosen to not sit around and wallow and worry that there are not that many promising jobs, and the ones that are promising, haven't responded favorably to my application yet. I have chosen to let go of the fear and the worry and to instead focus my attention on something that will make me a much happier person: getting healthy, and in the process... lose some weight!

In the past few months, I have dramatically altered my diet, and as I've mentioned before, I have started to incorporate some exercise in the routine, by taking hour-long walks everyday. One of the benefits of living in Bed-Stuy is that many of the block are super long, which makes it a nice little work out when circling a block five times. I have expressed a desire to lose 35 pounds by my 35th birthday in November, and I don't know if that is truly a realistic goal, but it would be nice... and since I'm putting it out there, and putting in the work it involves, who knows? I'll just let go, hope for the best, and see what happens... which is, I believe the best way for me to proceed right now. Which leads me to my choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon today.

I've been all about anthems lately, and I think that this song is the PERFECT one for letting go, mostly because the title and overall theme of the song is "Lettin' Go"! LOL I hope you all will enjoy the amazing Janelle Monáe!!



Oooh! I got a call today, from my job up the block
It was my boss to say, you know we like you a lot
But we dont need you J, you daydream too much,
Well man Im glad yall let me go!

Cause with no 9 to 5, its a brand new day!
My rents due but Imma party any way!
I feel so alive, stress just faded away!
Its time to live my own life!

So, Imma let it go!!!!
Gonna leave my worries behind!
Gotta take control!
I just came to have a good time!
Imma let it go, no time for stress on my mind!
Imma lettin go!!!!! Oooh Im lettin go!

Thats right, left right
Im losing it to music, cameras, bright lights!
Im staying out all night
Dont shove dont fight!
Well make a million memories -- all incredible!
Cause with no 9 to 5 its a brand new day!
Got bills due, but Imma party anyway
I feel so alive! Stress just faded away
Its time I live my own life!

So, Imma let it go!!!!
Gonna leave my worries behind!
Gotta take control!
I just came to have a good time!
Imma let it go, no time for stress on my mind!
Imma lettin go!!!!! Oooh Im lettin go!

(Dance away your rainy days)
Oh! Come on and dance with me right now!
(Just for a little while!)
Hey! Just, for a, just for a little while!
(I know its hot but we gon keep it cool!)
I know its hot yall, aye, but wait a minute, we gon keep it cool!
(One last chance, come on and dance!)
Come on and dance wit me!!!
Im a let it go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imma let it go!!!!
Gonna leave my worries behind!
Gotta take control!
I just came to have a good time!
Imma let it go, no time for stress on my mind!
Imma lettin go!!!!!

Oh, yeah, alright everybody!
Now, I see yall jammin out there!
But I want yall to do one more thing for me, one more thing!
Now, when I say L-E-T-T-I-N G-O!
I want everybody to repeat after me
On the count of 1-2-3! Unh!!
(L-E-T-T-I-N G-O!!)

Yeah! Come on we gotta let go!
Awww I see ya!
Now we gon break this down --
Like this!
(L-E-T-T-I-N G-O!!)
Clap ya hands! Unh!
(L-E-T-T-I-N G-O!!)
If you wanna dance, Imma make you dance,
If you wanna groove, Imma make you move.

Congratulations to you,
You had to let it go
You finally let it go
Im glad you let it go
Do do do do doo

(*sigh*) Dance.

Congratulations to you
You had to let it go
Im glad you let it go
You finally let it go
Glad you let it go.

You keep dreamin,
Dont let your dreams die,
You know?
Life is not a rehearsal.
You gotta live it out.
You gotta do it baby.
You gotta do what youre gonna do.
Come on, somebodys gotta hear me

I've been thinking about starting a blog series highlighting my get healthy goals and activities, maybe. I would love all the suggestions and tips y'all have to give me as I blog about it, so be on the look out for "Miss Moon Gets Healthy" (I may change the name... it's lame) coming soon to a Miss Moon's Musings near you! LOL

Be Blessed: And Accept Things We Can’t Control (Courtesy of the Daily Om)

"You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside."
~ Wayne Dyer

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”
~ Kahlil Gibran

“I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.”
~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Things We Can’t Control
We develop grace as we learn with the guiding hand of the universe, life will unfold exactly the way it should.

The idea of trusting the universe is a popular one these days, but many of us don’t know what this really means and we often have a hard time doing it. This is partly because the story of humankind is most often presented as a story about struggle, control, and survival, instead of one of trust and collaboration with the universe. Yet, in truth, we need to adhere to both ideas in this life.

On the one hand, there is much to be said about exerting control over our environment. We created shelter to protect ourselves from the elements. We hunted for animals and invented agriculture to feed ourselves. We built social infrastructures to protect ourselves and create community. This is how we survive and grow as a civilization. However, it is also clear that there are plenty of things that we cannot control, no matter how hard we try, and we often receive support from an unseen force – a universe that provides us with what we cannot provide for ourselves.

It is a good idea to take responsibility for the things in life that we can control or create. We work so we can feed, clothe, and shelter our loved ones and ourselves. We manifest our dreams and visions in physical form with hard work and forethought. But at a certain point, when we have done all that we can, we must let go and allow the universe to take over. This requires trust. It requires a trust that runs deeper than just expecting things to turn out the way we want them to. Sometimes they will, and sometimes they won’t. We develop equanimity and grace as we learn to trust that, with the guiding hand of the universe, life will unfold exactly the way it should. We are engaged in an ongoing relationship with a universe that responds to our thoughts and actions.

Courtesy of the Daily Om