#90: Both Sides Now

This is a beautiful song you can use to accompany your prayer today. I invite you to pray about how sometimes we want to see life from different perspectives, how we’ve seen it from the losing side and how we’ve seen it from the winning side, but we always still end up as confused as ever and seemingly not knowing what to do. Remember those times today, or maybe you’re going through those times right now. Just know that not knowing is not a bad thing. Life is beautiful, if we let it. And the best way OUT in so many of these experiences is THROUGH.

Remember that today as you listen to the beautiful melody of this beautiful song. Let the melody carry you into a smile. And begin to have a great day!

Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere,
I’ve looked at clouds that way.

But now they only block the sun,
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done,
But clouds got in my way.

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels,
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
When every fairy tale comes real,
I’ve looked at love that way.

But now it’s just another show,
You leave ’em laughing when you go
And if you care, don’t let them know,
Don’t give yourself away.

I’ve looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It’s love’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud,
To say “I love you” right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds,
I’ve looked at life that way.

Oh but now old friends they’re acting strange,
They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed
Well something’s lost, but something’s gained
In living every day.

I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all

I’ve looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s life’s illusions I recall
I really don’t know life at all.