Friends know that I often refer to myself as "the last remaning Amy Grant fan." Clearly, I mean that in a good way. :-) But, one of my favorites by AG is one I think everyone could benefit from -- at least the lyrics.
I've recently gone through some junk that if I had been asked at the beginning of the process how long it would take me, I'd have never guessed a year or two. But you know, I didn't push it away. I processed, and dealt, and I refuse to apologize for that.
Takes A Little Time
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the titanic turned back around
It takes a little time sometimes
But baby you're not going down
It takes more than you've got right now
Give it time
What's this walking thru' my door
I know I've seen the look before
Sometimes in faces on the street
Sometimes in the mirror looking back at me
You can't fix this pain with money
You can't rush a weary soul
You can't sweep it under the rug, now honey
It don't take a lot to know
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the titanic turned back around
It takes a little time sometimes
But baby you're not going down
It takes more than you've got right now
Give it time
Now it may not be over by morning
But Rome wasn't built in a day
You can name this thing a thousand times
But it won't make it go away
Let me put my arms around you
And hold you while you weep
We've been talking and talking
I'm sick of this talk
And it's nothing that won't keep
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the titanic turned back around
It takes a little time sometimes
But baby you're not going down
It takes more than you've got right now
Give it time
No you can't fix this pain with money
You can't rush a weary soul
You can't sweep it under the rug now honey
It don't take a lot to know
It takes a little time sometimes
To get your feet back on the ground
It takes a little time sometimes
To get the titanic turned back around
It takes a little time sometimes
But baby you're not going down
It takes more than you've got right now
Give it time
I love this sooooo much. Because, really, if you're going to process something -- or many things -- and really feel them, rather than just brush them under the rug like yesterday's dirt, and deal with them with the kitchen floods, you know that it does take time to get through things.
I don't regret one second of my processes, even though I know they weren't fun for others. Shocker: they weren't so much fun for me, either. :-) Just necessary.
And thank the good Lord above for that time.
