Social Expectations or Am I a Worrier?

I’ve discovered that some things I do that I’ve always considered considerate of others don’t have the same meaning here. My interactions with my cohort have proven to be challenging because I speak a whole different language, I feel at times. I find myself getting frustrated and I have to stop and reflect as to why I feel that way. Usually, within a few minutes I discover the source, but the feeling doesn’t always subside that fast.

Last night after one of those incidents, I stood for awhile in the hallway for the breeze, staring out at the trees. The only thing that floated in my mind is a excerpt from “The Remedy” by Jason Mraz. (*For ease of reading I’ll include my thoughts here and the full song at the end. You should check it out. J)

Because
The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.

I find myself worrying (I call it thinking) too much…about others, about myself, about situations, about being proper. The overall felling I got from this entire experience is that in trusting God and others…something I’ve been working on a lot…I am free to be myself and find myself. I am heading to a restoration of me. Not the leader, in charge, together me, but the heart of who I was created to be.

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The Remedy – Jason Mraz

I saw fireworks from the freeway
And behind closed eyes I cannot make them go away
'Cause you were born on the fourth of July, freedom ring
Now something on the surface it stings
I said something on the surface
Well it kind of makes me nervous
Who says that you deserve this
And what kind of god would serve this?

We will cure this dirty old disease
If you've got the poison
I've got the remedy

The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.

I heard two men talking on the radio
In a cross fire kind of reality show
Uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack
They were counting down the ways to stab
The brother in the be right back after this
The unavoidable kiss, where the minty fresh
Death breath is sure to outlast this catastrophy
Dance with me, because if you've got the poison, I
've got the remedy

The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away.
I won't worry my life away.

When I fall in love I take my time
There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind
You can turn off the sun but I'm still gonna shine and I'll tell you why

Because
The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
The rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end.
I won't worry my life away.
I won't and I won't and I won't