Rachel123456789066

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Member Since: 2/11/2004
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Your joy is your sorrow unmasked

Artist Song
Switchfoot  Dare you to move 
The Starting Line  The Best of Me 
Evanescence   My Immortal 
Duncan Sheik  Wishful Thinking 
Folk Implosion  One Part Lullaby 
Sugarcult  Underwear 
Nine Days  Wanna Be 
Eman   Falling 
The All-American Rejects  Swing Swing 
Nine Days  Wanna Be 
Stereo Fonic  Everything 
Rufus Wainwright  Poses 
Mandy Moore/Jonathan Swift  Someday We'll Know 
The New Radicals  You Get What You Give 
Switchfoot  Something in the Way 
Switchfoot  Only Hope 
The All-American Rejects  The Last Song 

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Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.
And he answered:
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?
And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseperable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.
Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
-----On Joy and Sorrow, from the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. I am going through some hard times right now; saying goodbye to my boyfriend of three and a half years, the man that I thought I would marry. God does throw us curveballs, doesn't He? This mix is the product of my thoughts, and I hope that someone else may seek refuge in these pensive lyrics as well.
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jasonb1
Date: 8/5/2003
what an amazing mix. even more amazing are your comments. best of luck and chin-up.