I heard this song the other day for the first time and wondered how nice it would be to, for at least once in my life, to just fall and have someone there to catch me.  Every major crisis in my adult life I have had to pull myself up, hold myself together, and hold everyone else together.  Through the death of my mother (and best friend), my father’s illness and death, and 2 affairs.  Even during the pregnancy and births of my children I felt as if I were on my own for all the understanding and support my STBX provided during the days of hormonal rushes and sleep deprivation.  Yesterday I talked with my mother-in-law and ended up giving her a pep talk in order for her to come to grips with her son’s infidelity.  What really hit me was that I met a man in Barbados (who was there nursing a broken heart) and we kept each other company as friends in the same boat.  Here he was a virtual stranger and he knew that STBX was leaving last Tuesday and contacted me from overseas just to see if I was ok.  I can’t remember the last time someone called me just to see if I was doing ok.  I know that I am strong and self sufficient and that I will not only survive this, but also thrive on what my future has to offer.  But it was just oh so nice just to have someone reach out and say “I know this is a hard day for you, are you ok?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytTA8rbVYE

Will there ever be a day when I can just fall?

Oh look there you go again
Puttin on that smile again
Even though I know you've had a bad day
Doin this doin that
Always puttin yourself last
A whole lotta give and not enough take
But you can only be strong so long before you break
So..

Chorus:
Fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you everytime you
Fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt every fear
Every worry every tear
I'm right here
Baby fall

Forget about the world tonight
All thats wrong and all thats right
Lay your head on my shoulder let it fade away
And if you wanna let go it's okay

Chorus:

Hold on
Hold on
Hold on
To me

Chorus:

What beautiful lyrics, Chris! And it is a feeling that all of us desperately want to know - - that someone is there for us.

I'm glad to hear you found a friend who sounds to have a strong heart (even when his is broken, too). Doors closing. Other doors opening.

Thank you for sharing the song and your thoughts. I'm holding you in my heart. BlueIris

"We cannot wait for the storm to pass; we must learn to walk in the rain."

(((((((((((Chris)))))))))))))

The kindness of strangers can warm our hearts I love your strength and optimism. I know you will be fine. Your healing has begun.

Thank you for sharing with all of us...

~ CAL
"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection" ~ Buddha

Chris,

I am so happy that you found a friend who can say are you OK...I missed that for so many yrs in my marriage...the funny thing is that my H now sometimes calls and asks if I am OK. so nice and so missed for so many years.

love the song.

Pat

"Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time."