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The Velveteen Rabbit Song

November 28, 2015 by Mark Shepard

The Velveteen Rabbit Song

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Speaking of Gratitude and Thanksgiving and what’s really important…

I thought this song might be just the thing for this beautiful drizzly November Saturday… it makes the point that I have been attempting to make in every other video and blog post.

No matter what happens. USE it. The greatest appreciation we need to have is the amazing fact that we are actually here. Alive. Today. The world is amazing! Even if there are hard lessons. Even if things don’t always go the way we think they “should” go.

Even if other people don’t “get” us. Even if they never understand or appreciate us.

Spiritual teacher, Byron Katie talks about “Loving what is.” Most of our stress and anxiety comes from being upset about the way things are. What if we could find gratitude for exactly what is?

How To use this song: Songs are kind of “wide awake hypnosis” The way to get the most out of this “session” is to just play it over and over all day… until it gets “stuck” in your Rostromedial Pre-frontal Cortex… (the place in your brain where songs get stuck).

 

What If We Could Be Real?

(The Velveteen Rabbit Song)

Song #456   |   9/25/12   |  CD: Home Across The Sea

If I were a velveteen rabbit
worn away with love from a child
would I be grateful?…
if I were a rock in a river
tumbling until I was smooth
would I be grateful?…

If I were a word on the air
spoken only to disappear
would I be grateful?
And if there was every reason to cry
And it caused my heart to open up wide
would I be grateful?

Refrain:
What if we could be real?
What if we could love ourselves exactly as we are
and allow the love of others past the bars of our hearts
What if love made us real?
Brave enough to feel
So we could finally allow ourselves to heal?
Truly Grateful for this moment
Grateful for this moment
Grateful for this moment of our lives

If I were a dandelion seed
And everybody called me a “weed”
Would I be grateful?
If I was a hole in the road
That everybody cursed as they drove
Would I be grateful?

If I dared to go for my “dream”
And my world fell apart at the seams
Would I be grateful?
If I was a breath of fresh air
And you breathed me in but didn’t much care
Would I be grateful?

Refrain:

Bridge:
What if we weren’t so focused on lack and pain?
What if when we fell down we just got up again?
What if love was like sand on a beach
plenty within everyone’s reach
Nothing to steal, nothing to hide, nothing to fear?

Copyright 2012 by Mark Shepard

Thanks for listening! Have a Great and Wonderful day, filled with grooviness and love!

– Mark

 

p.s. If anxiety and stress is a problem for you and you would value the opportunity to go deeper with me in your work on that stuff, check out:

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and/or

CRUSH anxiety FOREVER!

 

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Filed Under: Articles, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Gratitude, Self Love, Transformation Songs

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