Preach it Bruno

Have you ever heard a song on the radio that twists your brain in such a pretzel that you have to immediately download it on iTunes and obsessively listen to it on repeat? Well, Bruno Mars has done that very thing to me with his latest hit, "When I was Your Man". Let me just start by saying how talented the guy is in general. He has such great songs that always get stuck in your head. Not to mention he's like the perfect combination of Lenny Kravitz and Michael Jackson. Am I right or am I right?

So this new song of his..
It's all about a guy who sees a girl he used to be with out with another man. The song is him reflecting on all the things he should have done to keep her around. "I should have bought you flowers and held your hand, gave you all my hours when I had the chance, take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance"
So this made me think about all the things I should have done in life. Not just relationship wise (still single... Sup fellas?), but life in general. Opportunities have an expiration. There's so many things I wish I had I done.  This ranges from big things like studying abroad while I was in college to the smallest things like going to parties with all my friends. What is it that holds us back? Fear? Anxiety? Risk of failure? Laziness? I suppose its different for everyone. But when will you have your Bruno Mars epiphany? How long is it going to take until you swallow your pride and realize all the things you've missed out on? The opportunities that we don't take are being swept away by others. Now those people are living the life we wish we were. The last part of Bruno's chorus says "now my baby's dancing but she's dancing with another man". I've made a promise to myself that I won't let other people take my dreams from me. I'm going to embrace the opportunities that are put in front of me from now on. I charge you to do the same. Don't sit around and wait for life to happen anymore.

If you haven't heard this song then you need to get on iTunes or YouTube pronto and give it a listen. I may not have the most perfect singing voice (or be able to carry a tune in general) but this song is one of those you can't help but get your car karaoke going on.

Until next time,
KND