Raise Your Bar High

March 12, 2011

You know those songs that every time you hear them the lyrics just jump out at you?
It’s incredible how musicians and writers can reach your soul so deeply. Must share with you one I was just reminded of while driving home the other day that I know will resonate with all you gals.

Don’t stop reading after I share the next sentence. Pinky swear? Ok…the song is “country.” Don’t hate! I used to be a hater (to be honest), but after a girls getaway in 2006 with sorority sisters to Nashville (so freaking fun!), I found a home in my heart for country. The live music scene in Nashville is awesome. Love the rockin’ country, the kind where we found ourselves dancing ’til 4 am. Here’s a photo of us around town, lovin’ our country look.

me, logan, julie, dori, susan, stephanie

Once home, I started listening a little to the country stations (and even attended a country chili cook-off!) and was captivated, absolutely captivated by this song by Sugarland. Doesn’t hurt that it has a great beat. It’s called “Settlin’, and it should be the mantra for all women.

The message: Do not settle. Absolutely do not. In your relationship. With your friendships. With your career. With your life. It’s yours to make. So as the song says… Raise the bar high!

“Settlin’”
(download from Amazon)

Fifteen minutes left to throw me together

For mister right now, not mister forever

Don’t know why I even try when I know how it ends

Looking like another “maybe we could be friends”

I’ve been leaving it up to fate

It’s my life so it’s mine to make

I ain’t settling for just getting by

I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high

Just enough ain’t enough this time

I ain’t settling for anything less than everything, yeah