Love Where You're At

I keep my dirt on the surface so you don't gotta dig
The people that make me nervous try to hide all their sins
And I've got no reason to cover my tracks
The best part of learning is just loving where you're at

So love where you're at, yeah love where you're at
And keep your dirt on the surface and just love where you're at

Dear Friends,

A few days ago a friend and I were at the 9:30 club seeing one of my favorite soul-filled artists, Allen Stone…he not only makes, in my opinion, amazing music, but he just seems like such a genuinely good guy with such a caring and friendly vibe about him.  It was a fun, light-hearted and fantastic show.

One of my favorite songs has the lyrics I’ve written above…these lyrics…simple, and yet profound…implore us to ”just love where you’re at” without shame, without hiding, simply loving ourselves right here and right now.

Loving ourselves in the here and now doesn’t mean we’re not allowed to grow and change, it doesn’t mean we can’t ever shift from where we are and grow into something new.  Even so, I think it does mean seeing the beauty and validity in ourselves in the here and now.  I think it does mean accepting ourselves as we are, even if there are ways we might want to shift and change in the future.

My dear friend, it is my deep hope that we can all love where we’re at in the here and now this week.  

I hope you have an amazing week.

Love
Krista