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A song I've been hearing bits of as I play the CD Gaia Consort: Gaia Circles, from time to time, caught more of my attention today, so I finally got the little CD booklet out of the case and looked at all the words.

Song: Secret of the Crossroads Devil

I have seen the Northern Lights
Looked out my window at just the right time
I'd been waiting for a sign
When green and golden, they filled the night sky.
Now this vision it was mine,
But which direction? - So much to ponder
I would take a little time
I've waited this long, why not longer?
And the nights are getting colder
Does this touch of grey really mean I'm getting this much older?
Coyote's getting bolder, laughing right outside the door.

But if you want to see the Northern Lights
You gotta lift up your head and
If you wanna have some kind of life
Decide you're not better off dead and
If you want to read the mystic story written in your future
You better start to write it now...

Who can tell the truth from lies?
What's a life without examination?
I would take a little time
I've waited this long, why not longer?
And the nights are getting colder
And yeah this touch of grey really means I'm getting this much older
Coyote's getting bolder, stealing stuff right out the door.

But if you want to see the Northern Lights....

I met the devil in a field
I said "Oh finally! did you bring my contract?"
And the secret he revealed
Was that he waits for no one, and he's never made a single deal.
Meanwhile the nights have gotten cold
Yeah, that shock of grey means man you're really getting old
Coyote's got so bold, you know he's sleeping on your floor.

But if you want to see the Northern Lights
You gotta lift up your head and
If you wanna have some kind of life
Decide you're not better off dead and
If you want to read the mystic story written in your future
You better start to write it now...
You better start to write it now...

*** end song***

It's too easy to be complacent, to be comfortable, to put things off to tomorrow. And chances are, for most things there will be many tomorrows. But tomorrow you could be in a car accident, fall down a flight of stairs, discover you have cancer. And maybe you'll survive, and maybe you won't. Either way, things will never be the same.

You can't assume things will always be the same, because they won't. Life is about change, some slower, some faster, but always happening. You can't assume someone will always be there, because sometimes or someday they won't. Or they may assume you'll always be there, and you know that isn't true. So you have to cherish each day, and not leave all the things you want to do or need to do to "someday".

I've been known to say to people, especially friends who are trying to get in better shape but who might be getting disheartened or say they don't have time for exercise, that people were made to move. We weren't designed to sit still for hours at a time. Not to say that a little standing or seated meditation isn't good for you too, but overall, we were meant to move, physically, mentally, emotionally.

Connect to the world around you, open your eyes, your ears, your heart. There will be no denying then, what you need to do. Don't wait; write it now.