What Living is to Me
What is living? I guess it’s different for everybody. For many, it’s something that we’re always chasing but never quite catch. It’s a dream or idea that may or most likely won’t actually happen. Too often our idea of good living is not about where we are, but about where we want to be. Not about what we have, but about what we want. If we’re not careful, we’ll miss out on the good living right in front of us while we’re wishing for something we don’t have and may never get. I wrote this one several years ago about being grateful and appreciating the little things in life. Or about appreciating the bigger things in life that are not really things at all.
What Living is to Me
Will Campbell
It’s a fishing pole on a creek bank
A deep breath of mountain air
It’s sipping a cup of coffee
On the front porch rocking chair
It’s a dirt road in the summertime
With the windows rolled down
It’s laughing out loud
With nobody else around
That’s what living is
What living is to me
It’s a cool breeze in September
Before the leaves begin to change
It’s cooling off in the river
It’s walking out in the rain
It’s a good dog right there by your side
It’s hanging out with friends
It’s trying hard and messing up
And then trying hard again
That’s what living is
What living is to me
It’s waiting out the storm
And the things you can’t control
It’s keeping your composure
When your head’s about to explode
It’s shooting for the stars
It’s climbing without a net
It’s falling down and getting up
Then taking another step
That’s what living is
What living is to me
It’s making sure the job’s done right
It’s pride in what you do
It’s standing by your word
Doing your best to follow through
It’s admitting when you’re wrong
It’s cutting against the grain
It’s holding strong to what you believe
When the world thinks you’re insane
That’s what living is
What living is to me
It’s laying down in bed at night
Beside the one you love
It’s counting all my blessings
And thanking God above
For giving me
Everything I need
And more
Thank you Lord
For this life you’ve given me
That’s what living is
What living is to me