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My Life

If you looked at my life and seen what I've seen. Life can be only what you make it, when you're feeling down you should never fake it, say whats on your mind, and you'll find in time, that all the negative energy will all but cease. And you'll be at peace with yourself, you won't really need no one else, except for the Man up above, because he'll give you love.

Take your time baby don't you rush a thing don't you know I know we all are struggling? I know it is hard but we will get by, and if you don't believe in me, just believe in Him. Cause He'll give you peace of mind, yes He will. And you will see the sunshine, for real, yes you would. And you'll get to free your mind, and things will turn out fine, yes they would, yes they would. These are some of the lyrics to MY LIFE, as sung by Mary J. Blige. And all of these years later this song is as relevant now as it was then.

The experts say that you have formed an opinion about someone, based on their looks, within the first three seconds of seeing a person. This is an interesting thing because, most people will put their absolute best foot forward when they know they are going to be meeting someone for the first time. This song is a cautionary tale of sorts because it lets you know that regardless of what you may feel about a person you don't have any idea what is happening in their life. Furthermore, if you could see what was going on in that person's life you could be terribly shocked.

The greatest part of this song is telling you to believe that no matter what God is always there for you to depend on. I love this song so much it sometimes makes me cry if I am having a low moment. It helps to remind me that I need not lean to my own understanding and to faithfully believe in My Creator.

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