Inspiration to me comes in different forms, as I am sure it probably comes to you too. I look for inspiration every day, from any place. Some days it can be something as simple as a lyric in a song, something someone says, or a quote I read somewhere. This morning, it came in the form of a song. My alarm clock is set up to play random songs in the morning. I woke up to Alicia Keys feat. John Mayer “Lesson Learned”. When I first heard this song I didn’t like it. Then I heard it again and, it couldn’t have come at a better time, my heart was hurting. What I liked the most about this song, was although she was experiencing heartache in the song, instead of wallowing in self pity she allowed herself to go through the motions of feeling sad. She then turned around and decided to see the experience as a lesson, instead of being angry, she saw it as an opportunity to learn and grow.

One particular line in the song, stuck to me and inspired me and still does.

“It’s called the past, cause I’m getting past and I ain’t nothing like I was before. You oughta see me now.”

This line made me feel that, although I felt defeated at that moment, I was eventually going to get over that moment and it would be a part of my past. Then, I would have the opportunity to grow, and become a strong woman because of it. As I think I have done !

Here is the song:

Lyrics (If you are interested)

He broke my heart
And now it’s’ raining
Just to rub it in
I’m at your door
I feel so crazy about it
You’ll say “I told you so”
You saw it long ago
You knew he had to go
I finally came round’
I’m back on solid ground
Can’t let it get me down

It’s’ alright
It’s’ alright
It’s’ alright
It’s’ alright
It’s’ alright
It’s’ alright

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So called it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Sometimes
Some lies
Can take a minute
To fully realize
His tears
Your eyes
Thirty seconds to apologize
You give it one more chance
Just like the time before
But he already know you’d give a hundred more
Until that night in bed
You wake up in a sweat
You’re racing to the door
Can take it anymore

I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Life perfect
Ain’t perfect
If you don’t know what the struggles’ for
Falling down
Ain’t falling down
If you don’t cry when you hit the floor
It’s called the past cause I’m getting past
And I ain’t nothing like I was before
You ought to see me now

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned

Yes I was burned but I called it a lesson learned
Mistake overturned
So call it a lesson learned
My soul has returned
So I call it a lesson learned
Another lesson learned