...that one can be free to experience oneself as a child of God and to experience all other people as children of God.
- Howard Thurman
Only with those
© Matt Henry 2002
When you open your ears, or open your eyes,
It doesn't take long until you will find
That everyone here, including me,
Is doing their best to control your mind.
But don't get upset, that's just how it is,
And still will be, and has been since your birth.
You should take it to mean that you mean a lot,
And probably more than you think you are worth.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
Like it or not, you need a place
Where you can breathe and your heart's allowed.
So learn to see the difference between
A choking smog and a nourishing cloud.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
A beloved heart is held by hope
Is fed by faith and lets all love thrive
Follow its beat, turn hate inside out
If we hold it in hate will eat us alive.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
Become yourself,
One of those
Treating others as better than gold,
The best we can do
With each other's hearts
Is for a little while: learn how to hold.
- Howard Thurman
Only with those
© Matt Henry 2002
When you open your ears, or open your eyes,
It doesn't take long until you will find
That everyone here, including me,
Is doing their best to control your mind.
But don't get upset, that's just how it is,
And still will be, and has been since your birth.
You should take it to mean that you mean a lot,
And probably more than you think you are worth.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
Like it or not, you need a place
Where you can breathe and your heart's allowed.
So learn to see the difference between
A choking smog and a nourishing cloud.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
A beloved heart is held by hope
Is fed by faith and lets all love thrive
Follow its beat, turn hate inside out
If we hold it in hate will eat us alive.
So surround yourself
Only with those
Who treat you as better than gold.
Believe me,
You have a mind of your own,
And a heart not made to be sold.
Become yourself,
One of those
Treating others as better than gold,
The best we can do
With each other's hearts
Is for a little while: learn how to hold.
