Alive && Well..

I'm Alive by Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews

So damn easy to say that life's so hard

Everybody's got their share of battle scars

As for me, I'd like to thank my lucky stars

That I'm alive and well

It'd be easy to add up all the pain

And all the dreams you sat and watched go up in flames

Dwell on the wreckage as it smolders in the rain

But not me, I'm alive

And today you know that's good enough for me

Breathin' in and out's a blessing, can't you see?

Today's the first day of the rest of my life

And I'm alive and well

I'm alive and well

Stars are dancin' on the water here tonight

It's good for the soul when there's not a soul in sight

This boat has caught its wind and brought me back to life

Now I'm alive and well

And today you know that's good enough for me

Breathing in and out's a blessing, can't you see?

Today's the first day of the rest of my life

Now I'm alive and well

Yeah, I'm alive and well

I think Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews do a great job reminding us what we should focus on in life with the song, “I’m Alive”. When things go wrong in our lives and we get down about stuff, it’s hard to remember the good things that happen all around us. We have all been through different struggles and have our own hardships we have to deal with, but that’s what builds character, separates us, and makes us unique in ourselves. No matter what we’ve been through, or what we’re going through, we have so much to be thankful for. We all have an education, friends and family that love us, a roof over our heads, good health, and food on our table. With just that list alone we are much wealthier than majority of the world population. Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate on the good things though because it’s easier to forget them and focus on the bad. If we get a bad grade, have relationship issues, lose a loved one, or things don’t work out the way we planned them in our heads we start adding up all the bad and forgetting the wondrous amounts of blessings God has given us. In the chorus it says, “today is the first day of the rest of my life and I’m alive and well,” like he is consciously making a decision to look forward in his life, eliminate the negativity, and focus on the positive things. Dave Matthews sings the next verse and describes a pretty, peaceful night on a boat. Sometimes it takes getting away from the hustle and bustle of life, going to our ideal calm, peaceful place, and taking a step back to reevaluate and remind ourselves that our lives are much better than we sometimes think. It’s the simple things in life that make us appreciate the big things. We all have beautiful, vastly different lives. At some point or another, we fall down and look at the bad aspects in it, but they are part of life. God didn’t promise we’d sail through life like a breeze, but He promised that the end will be worth it if we so choose. It grinds my gears when people use the terms “I hate my life” or “FML”. Just because things aren’t going smoothly at the moment doesn’t mean everything about our lives are horrible. We can’t thank God enough for giving us the lives we live with the grace that He offers to us. This song exemplifies my thoughts about it. It is so damn easy to focus on the bad things, but we need to focus on the good things. We can start by looking at the fact that we’re alive and well..