I Can Do Anything (And So Can You)
Usually when I hear a story about someone who's had life that's a little rough, I think, "Yes, that's horrible for them, and I'm really sad for them. But that doesn't make my problems go away."
Tonight I heard Demi Lovato's new song Skyscraper for the first time. I have to admit, I did get a little teary-eyed, and I bought the song on iTunes after the second listen. And as cheesy as it is to say, it's a pretty inspirational song, though, to me, not in the way you might think.
The song is all about being at your lowest point, the saddest point. That moment when everything seems to be working against you, but not for just a day, like it happens so often in people's lives, but for weeks, and months, and years where the only thing you feel is the hardness of the ground that the world has been pressing you into.
But then, like a skyscraper, you rise above it. You're able to come out of the moment, victorious, and beat away all of the insecurities and issues and stuff that was holding you down.
"You can take everything I have.
You can break everything I am:
Like I'm made of glass,
Like I'm made of paper.
I will be rising from the ground,
Like a skyscraper."
I felt like a loser. This inspirational song made me feel like a complete, no doubt about it loser.
Demi has an eating disorder. She's been so depressed she cut herself. She went into rehab. And throughout all of the problems she has and hasn't told us about, she's been in the spotlight of the whole world. Something like that should be private. But because of her circumstances and because she wanted to talk about it, everyone knows.
How dare I not plow through my problems? How can I say "But I just can't do it?" Not only are my problems nothing in comparison to hers (and especially that one guy who lives without arms OR legs!), she made it through them. How can I not?
So, from now on, I'm going to fix my problems. I'm going to work through whatever it is that's bothering me or making me feel sad, so that I don't feel sad about it anymore. And you know what else? I'm going to give you another video. Because I want you to feel like I do. Like you can do anything, as long as you believe in something. Whether it be a song or God, you can get through whatever is holding you back. So, here it is: my new mantra.
Tonight I heard Demi Lovato's new song Skyscraper for the first time. I have to admit, I did get a little teary-eyed, and I bought the song on iTunes after the second listen. And as cheesy as it is to say, it's a pretty inspirational song, though, to me, not in the way you might think.
The song is all about being at your lowest point, the saddest point. That moment when everything seems to be working against you, but not for just a day, like it happens so often in people's lives, but for weeks, and months, and years where the only thing you feel is the hardness of the ground that the world has been pressing you into.
But then, like a skyscraper, you rise above it. You're able to come out of the moment, victorious, and beat away all of the insecurities and issues and stuff that was holding you down.
"You can take everything I have.
You can break everything I am:
Like I'm made of glass,
Like I'm made of paper.
I will be rising from the ground,
Like a skyscraper."
I felt like a loser. This inspirational song made me feel like a complete, no doubt about it loser.
Demi has an eating disorder. She's been so depressed she cut herself. She went into rehab. And throughout all of the problems she has and hasn't told us about, she's been in the spotlight of the whole world. Something like that should be private. But because of her circumstances and because she wanted to talk about it, everyone knows.
How dare I not plow through my problems? How can I say "But I just can't do it?" Not only are my problems nothing in comparison to hers (and especially that one guy who lives without arms OR legs!), she made it through them. How can I not?
So, from now on, I'm going to fix my problems. I'm going to work through whatever it is that's bothering me or making me feel sad, so that I don't feel sad about it anymore. And you know what else? I'm going to give you another video. Because I want you to feel like I do. Like you can do anything, as long as you believe in something. Whether it be a song or God, you can get through whatever is holding you back. So, here it is: my new mantra.
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