The Daily Boost #501

Live your life by the silver line

GRATITUDE
Lily Elise, Ayo Awosika, Brock Pollock, Jeremy Lawrence, and Joe Conner

I am grateful for
the air I breathe, the orange trees 
and the ocean breeze, it’s a part of me, yeah

And I am grateful for
the ones who surround me, 
stick around for me, take a chance on me,
a second glance at me

'Cause there are people I’ve yet to know, 
And there are people I had to let go,
But I am right here, right now,
And it’s beautiful

Just gotta search and you will find it
You gotta check on where your mind is
Just gotta search and you will find it all
You will find it all

I am grateful for 
a love that’s free, the room to be the way I see, 
there’s no chains on me, no
And I am thankful for 
the ones who came before, who stood their ground, 
the voice they found, I won’t let them down, no

'Cause there are things that I’ve yet to do
And there are mountains I wanna move
But I am right here, right now
And it’s beautiful

Just gotta search and you will find it
You gotta check on where your mind is
You gotta search and you will find it all
You will find it all

Live your life, by the silver line
Let it be your guide, it’s a state of mind 
Live your life, by the silver line
It’s a state of mind, it’s a state of mind 

(My thanks to Mantragold.)

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