Oct. 18

There’s a song by Colin Hay called “Waiting for my real life to begin.”

In it, he says:

“Any minute now, my ship is coming in.

I’ll keep checking the horizon […]

And you say, be still my love

Open your heart

Let the light shine in

But don’t you understand

I already have a plan

I’m waiting for my real life to begin…

When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened

But in my dreams, I slew the dragon

And down this beaten path, up this cobbled lane

I’m walking in my old footsteps, once again

And you say, just be here now

Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thing

Just let me throw one more dice

I know that I can win

I’m waiting for my real life to begin.

Any minute now, my ship is coming in

I’ll keep checking the horizon

And I’ll check my machine, there’s sure to be that call

It’s gonna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon

It’s just that times are lean

And you say, be still my love

Open up your heart, let the light shine

Don’t you understand

I already have a plan

I’m waiting for my real life to begin.”

Are you waiting for your real life to begin? How long will you be waiting? And how will you know when it’s here?

Maybe it’s already begun, and in waiting for something else, you’re missing the mystery and wonder of what’s already here.