Tammi's World

Yellow

When this song first came out I just couldn't hear it enough. I still really enjoy it.

It's about friendship. And devotion. It's about true caring.

My friend Joyce and I adopted the phrase "It's all yellow" as our own. To that we added "Come to the light" and we discovered it perfectly described how we felt.

Come to the light. Come to a place where there is no judgement, nothing conditional. Just be. You are accepted and loved for who and what you are.

It's all yellow. No matter what, who, why, or where it'll be alright. You are not in it alone, no matter what you think or feel.

When they announced the lay-off's at Tropicana, man I thought I was just done. Just about every friend I had was tied to that company. And I knew, having done this before, that no matter what intentions you have, things change. Interests shift, soon conversation becomes more difficult. And after a while, even the closest of friends drift a bit. Things Change.

I figured, as I always did, that all I had to depend on was myself. I'm all I've got. So I bottled up all that fear, and anger, and self pity. I melted from the inside.

But I wasn't in it alone. I had my haven. I could Go To The Light. My place to just be. To laugh if I wanted to, vent if I needed to, or even just sit and listen when I was too drained to do anymore.

When my heart would be smashed into pieces, or even just my ego got bruised, I'd hear "It's all yellow, just come to the light". And I would have to smile...knowing it was going to be alright in time. Everything heals, we all move on, it's just a matter of time, patience and support. That's all.

I hope you have a place of light. A place where you can go and just KNOW that you are wanted. You are cherished. You are appreciated. We all need that - and it's not an easy place to find.

And remember.....with your real friends, those that love you the most.....it's all yellow.

Posted by Tammi at April 15, 2007 08:52 AM | TrackBack