Can't Fight This Feeling

Kubawa mimpiku pergi... ku simpan untuk 1/4 abad


Ada kalanya.....

Dalam perjalanan hidup ini,
kadang kita terjebak
dalam rutinitas kita akan kewajiban,
namun kita melupakan pelayanan....

kadang kita bersembunyi
di balik selubung karya pelayanan,
namun kita singkirkan hakekat kebenaran....

kadang kita terperangkap
dalam keyakinan kita akan kebenaran,
namun kita lupa untuk berbagi kasih....
Ada kalanya,
kita perlu berdiam diri sejenak....
bukan untuk berhenti,
melainkan sekedar beristirahat,
memberi kesempatan pada mata hati kita,
melihat, mendengarkan, dan merasakan
setiap gerakan, suara, dan ungkapan kasih
yang disampaikan Tuhan
melalui orang-orang di sekitar kita.....

Selalu ada masanya....
dan hanya kita sendiri
yang bisa memastikannya....

"You Needed Me" (Anne Murray)



I cried a tear,
You wiped it dry...
I was confused,
You cleared my mind...
I sold my soul,
You bought it back for me...
And held me up,
and gave me dignity...
Somehow you needed me....
You gave me strength
to stand alone again,
to face the world
out on my own again...
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity...
You needed me...
You needed me...


And I can't believe it's you,
I can't believe it's true...
I needed you,
and you were there...
And I'll never leave,
why should I leave...
I'd be a fool...
'cause I've finally found someone who really cares...

You held my hand,
when it was cold...
When I was lost,
you took me home...
You gave me hope,
when I was at the end
And turned my lies
back into truth again...
You even called me "friend"...

You gave me strength
to stand alone again,
to face the world
out on my own again...
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity...
You needed me...
You needed me...
You needed me...
You needed me...

Make use of it....

There are situations that work against your best interest...
and you have to figure out
why some situation like that continues to exist.
Things that exist serve some purpose...
so what is the purpose of this negative situation?

Who is perpetuating it - is it you, yourself?
So... if you can't let it go,
you'd better make use of it somehow....

Open up your mind, and see like me
Open up your plan, and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love, love.....

Kutunggu kau malam ini, badaiku....


Malam mencekam,
berselimut awan gelap,
melingkupi langit kelam,
di sela hujan lebat,
berkawan duka dan air mata,
mengurai rasa....
meluruhkan asa....
menyisakan luka....

Adakah impian tersisa?
Sementara kau tenggelam dalam duniamu...
sementara aku tertinggal dalam duniaku....
masih adakah impian tersisa?

Kutunggu kau malam ini, badaiku....
dalam seribu angan suka dan dukaku....
namun ku tak ingin kau hadir dalam mimpiku....


Jakarta, 20-02-2010 23:00