Feeling Good

I just booked a trip to Istanbul and Paris. I feel like the image posted at the bottom of this page (scroll down).

Whoa. I turned Pandora Radio on just now, to listen while I write and here's the song that is playing:

"Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
Feeling good

Fish in the sea you know how I feel
River running free you know how I feel
Blossom on the tree you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
Feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
That's what I mean

And this old world is a new world
And a bold world
For me

Stars when you shine you know how I feel
Scent of the pine you know how I feel
Oh freedom is mine
And I know how I feel

It's a new dawn, It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
Feeling good"
(By Michael Buble)

I actually sang this song at the very moment that my 12 year-old niece was born...but that's another story.

And just before that, was this song:

"I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout how to give and take.
But since I came here,
Felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

I'm a young soul
In this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate?
Try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make

la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la...

This is a happy end
'Cause you don't understand
Everything you have done
Why's everything so wrong?
This is a happy end
Come and give me your hand
I'll take you far away"
(Yael Naim)

And finally, my favorite of all Brazilian songs: "Eu Sou Assim" by Paulinho Da Viola...the lyrics of which, essentially mean, "This is who I am, take it or leave it! I live for today, in the 'now' and I won't carry any regrets with me when I die."