Ikke alt skal gribes

IKKE ALT SKAL GRIBES
Jeg rækker ud med tusind tanker

og arme fulde af liv.

Vil gribe, give, holde fast,
være noget for nogen
og nå lidt mere.

Men ikke alt skal gribes.
Ikke alt skal bæres.
Og ikke alt, jeg giver,
finder vejen tilbage.

Midt i alle mine retninger
må jeg huske min midte.
Mærke, hvor jeg begynder,
og hvor mine grænser går.

For jeg kan række langt
uden at miste mig selv.

Og nogle gange
må jeg give slip
for at holde fast i mig.

For selv med tusind arme
må jeg huske at holde om mig selv.

Not Everything Needs to Be Held
I reach out with a thousand thoughts

and arms full of life.

Wanting to hold, to give, to cling on,
to be there for others
and to reach just a little further.

But not everything needs to be held.
Not everything is mine to carry.
And not everything I give
will find its way back to me.

Amidst all the directions I reach,
I must remember my centre.
Feel where I begin
and where my boundaries lie.

For I can reach far
without losing myself.

And sometimes
I must let go
in order to hold on to who I am.

For even with a thousand arms,
I must remember
to hold myself, too.Nederst på formularen