First, watch this video and listen to the words of this song. "I Can See Clearly Now" is a song written and recorded by Johnny Nash. It achieved success in the U.S. and UK when it was released in 1972. It has been covered by many artists throughout the years, including a 1993 hit version by Jimmy Cliff.
This song has resonated with me for years and surfaced in my consciousness again this morning. Litterally - living in Seattle and having Fall like weather in August sucks! I seek a way to pull myself out of the grey clouds in my mind and have my heart shine. Metaphysically and metaphorically - here's what I take from this amazing song, living in the aliveness of my manhood:
"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone": The rain of disbelief, of smallness, of not good enoughness. Yes, these voices still exist and show up often. And I choose to say "no thank you" and look at the clarity with which I see my life now - now that I am living my truth. "Here is the rainbow I've been waiting for": The rainbow is always present. The rainbow represents hope and endless possibilities to me. I believe we are all part of one continuous circle of amazing colors - but only see part of it from our perspective! "I can see all obstacles in my way": No, I typically can not see the obstacles until I smack right into them. But thanks to the tools I have now I can see the warning signals when they are about to surface and choose to do things differently - to experiment my way to happiness. "Gone are the dark clouds": As I acknowledge and embrace my shadow side, I now know my dark clouds better. Again, they are not necessarily "gone" but I choose to take them on a whirl with me that I rise up above them. I can see my clouds clearly now, than I did before. "Look all around, look straight ahead - there's nothing but blue sky": Ah yes! How often do I have my head in the sand and refuse to see the greatness that is all around me! "It's going to be a sunshiny day": In the midst of my sorrow, my anger, and my angst - when I REMEMBER that I am one with an eternal source - how can it be anything but sunshine. Note - this is different than "grin and bare it." Please comment on how this song is a metaphor of your life.
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From Greg S.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interpretation for MY life:
All 3 of these lines, "I can see clearly now the rain is gone,...I can see all obstacles in my way, and Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind," speak to me of my recent-found heightened self-awareness, including the awareness that I still have much to learn about myself. This concept of seeing the obstacles, especially, to me symbolizes the fact that there are obstacles that prevent me from feeling as peaceful, joyous, and fulfilled as I want to feel in life. Some of these obstacle are self-imposed, others I am powerless over. But being able to SEE the obstacles, in other words, recognize them for what they truly are, means eother removing them or accepting them , and therefore having them be dissolved as obstacles. The clouds that had me blind, were numerous ego-driven, fear-based self-seeking motives and addictive distractions that prevented from seeing the Truth of my situation -- which is that I get to choose, moment by moment, how I want to experience life, regardless of any "obstacles." I choose a sunshiny day, with a rainbow in it. Fortunately, I live in Seattle, so I will still get my share of dark clouds, both metaphorically and literally. But they do not need to blind me today.
"Even when the sky is heavily overcast, the sun hasn't disappeared. It's still there, on the other side of the clouds."
~Eckhart Tolle