Lovely Lyrics: Try Everything

Even though I'd seen Zootopia twice, my mom hadn't seen it yet, so she and I went together yesterday.  It is a super cute movie, and I love the two main characters.  To be fair, I am a little bit obsessed with it right now, which might be obvious based on the fact that I not only have the small tsum tsums of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, but also the large tsum tsums.  I keep the latter on my desk in my classroom (see below), and I've used the smaller pair to take fun photos (see above).

I hadn't realized that I haven't written a "Lovely Lyrics" post since last July; what made me think about it was hearing the theme song from Zootopia yesterday.  It is catchy and upbeat, and its message is awesome.

It seemed particularly appropriate to write about this song after seeing the movie with my mom, because the message is pretty much what she's been saying to me my entire life.  I am well aware of how incredibly lucky I am that to this day, she continues to encourage me and support every crazy idea I have.

Gosh, I love my mom.  So, so much.  <3

Try Everything

from Zootopia

I messed up tonight, I lost another fight

I still mess up but I'll just start again

I keep falling down, I keep on hitting the ground

I always get up now to see what's next

Birds don't just fly, they fall down and get up

Nobody learns without getting it wrong

I won't give up, no I won't give in

'Til I reach the end and then I'll start again

No I won't leave, I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

I won't give up, no I won't give in

'Til I reach the end and then I'll start again

No, I won't leave, I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Look how far you've come, you filled your heart with love

Baby you've done enough, take a deep breath

Don't beat yourself up, don't need to run so fast

Sometimes we come last, but we did our best

I won't give up, no I won't give in

'Til I reach the end and then I'll start again

No I won't leave, I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

I won't give up, no I won't give in

'Til I reach the end and then I'll start again

No I won't leave, I wanna try everything

I wanna try even though I could fail

I'll keep on making those new mistakes

I'll keep on making them every day

Those new mistakes

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Try everything

Written By:  Sia Furler, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Mikkel S. Eriksen

Performed by:  Shakira 

And just because it's adorable, here's a photo of Maddy with the large Judy Hopps tsum tsum!

Happy Tails to you!

Life is short...

I have not written a blog post in six weeks.  It has been a long and emotionally draining six weeks.

First of all, the wonderful husband of a cherished friend passed away after a terrible battle with cancer.  Exactly fifteen months before he passed away, he was at our vow renewal and sharing in our celebration at WDW.  It is incomprehensible to me that he is no longer with us.

Secondly, a young and very beloved teacher at my school passed away very unexpectedly.  It is a monumental loss to our school community and to the children she worked with.  She was a ray of sunshine – positive and smiling – and discussing her death with my students was one of the most difficult things I have had to do.

These two heartbreaking events have continued to drive home the idea that life is fleeting.  We are never promised another day.  Tell the people you love what they mean to you every chance you get, and go out there and live your dreams, whatever they may be.  Most importantly, don't take anyone or anything for granted…ever.

This, of course, is sometimes easier said than done.  Life gets busy and hectic and I am very guilty of putting off "fun" things and telling myself I'll get to them tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or next year.  One of my friends recently said, "We've got to do better," meaning we need to prioritize spending time together even though there are lots of reasons to cancel and reschedule whenever we have plans.  She is so right.

I came across this photo last week, and it spoke to me.

I am going to do better.

Happy Tails to you…