The Joy Is In The Journey

Words and Music Jon Fernans
White Whale Music ©2002

Nothing In This life

(Aboard The White Whale, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.)

First impressions rarely last and they don’t reveal the past and if you think you think you know, all you know is nothing at all.

‘Cause you can never know some one, till you walk a mile in their shoes, nothing in this life is what it seems and the reason a star shines, is because of it’s dark background, nothing in this life is what it seems.

The hardest thing to know in life, is if someone we love just might, be the one who we can spend, our entire life.

You can never judge a book, if you only see it’s cover and you’ll never know a friend, like you’ll know your lover.

Learn to close your eyes to see, truth is full of irony and the only thing that’s guaranteed is, this life is an anomaly.

Gypsy Woman And The Magician

(Aboard The White Whale)

The gypsy woman and the magician, together on a journey they just begun, hand in hand it was God’s plan, to see in each other what the other one understands.

He was her champion and she was his charge, they’d stay the course no matter how far through the trials by fire and the dire straights, the lessons to be learned was the destiny of there fate.

This journey took them to exotic lands, from the mountaintops to the dessert sands, but the devil plays havoc with the best-made plans, to reach their destination their fate would be in God’s hands.

And God works his magic in mysterious ways, his guiding light is like the warm sun’s rays, constantly helping us in every way, to show us where they’re a will there’s a better way.

The gypsy woman and the magician found their destination where their journey began and what they discovered wasn’t in their plans, this is what happens when you place your fate in God’s hands.

The gypsy woman taught the magician, how to spread his wings and reach for the sun and he taught her how to really love; this was the gift God sent to them from above.

Tail Of The White Whale

(Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

Ahab, oh Ahab, I bear thee no grudge, thy course in life I care not to judge, but if ye a good mind to disrupt my good time, I’ll bring unto thee, a fate so unkind.

For I roam these seas bearing no one ill will, seeking warm weather and seas that are still, wanting safe passage from the cold waters chill and to avoid Queequeg’s harpoon’s that kill.

Ahab, oh Ahab, pleas heed Starbucks plea, fly these deadly waters live this white whale be, release this obsession ye long to hold fast and pray that your God will see your madness pass.

For many a man has gone down to the sea, to seeking there fortune on the bounty there be, but Davey Jones locker is filled to the brim, with the bones of the brave souls who’s luck has run thin.

Now I hear the sound of the long boats in chase, I see the fear on the harpooners face, my vengeance is swift as I seal Ahab fate and deliver his soul down below to hells gate.

Ahab, oh Ahab, ye sought out revenge, but found only death for your ship and your men, twas not the White Whale that delivered thy end, but the pride of a captain and his lust for revenge.

Rwa Bhineda

(Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

The cosmos are continuous and it makes no sense to suggest that evil, or evil forces are “driven out” or “permanently destroyed”.

The concept of co-existence is called “Rwa Bhineda”.

It seems this life, is a struggle between wrong and right, but there’s something that you may not know, there’s another place where you can go, in between the good and bad, in the middle of happy and sad, there’s a place where you’ll be glad, in the center of good and bad.

You’d never know what’s right, if you didn’t know what’s wrong and both of them are part of life and they both belong. There’s a place that’s in–between, a balance of the two extremes, where you can live in harmony, with what ever will be, in perfect synchronicity.

Yes there are three realities, the center is the place to be, a state of mind you can attain, a balance that can be maintained and once you know you’re not the same.

Once you understand this prose, you’re on the path to really know, that good and evil both exist and to accept them both and not resist. Show them both the same respect, neither one should you reject, let both know you won’t forget, to acknowledge their effect, your success and happiness you’ll protect.

Listen To Your Inner Voice

(Aboard The White Whale)

The truth begins when you tune right in to the voice that comes from deep within’ telling you what’s best to do in any situation you need to get through.

Your intuition is a direct line, to the inspiration that you need to find, to help you decide within’ your mind, exactly what to do and when it’s time.

Learn to recognize your own voice, you got to realize that you got a choice, to do what you want or what’s best for you and knowing what the difference is between the two.

Nothing happens by coincidence

It’s all a result of providence and everything that happens is a prelude to, the next goal in life you need to get to.

Your premonitions are a crystal ball, that reveals the path to one and all, take the time to listen and make the choice to believe in yourself and listen to your inner voice.

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Aesop’s Fable’s

(Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

If it’s love that you long for, there’s a path to finding more, start to give for giving sake and the love you seek you will create.

Give sincerely from the heart, that’s where the loving starts, make the gift by your own hand and the gift of love you’ll understand.

Everything that you do eventually comes back to you, good or bad it’s your own choice and your actions speak with the loudest voice.

Be careful what you ask for, soon it will be knocking at your door and if you wish for what you want, you may instead be wanting what you need.

No one living ever knows, why things in this life are so, there are mysteries in life, it’s better to accept and not to fight.

Knowing the why of life, is not what you need, the why of life is a mystery, knowing how to live is the key and in this life that’s what you really need.

If you follow what you feel and not what you think is real, then your timing gets in sync, follow what you feel and not what you think.

Your life’s in synchronicity when you’re, timing gets in harmony and knowing there’s no coincidence, in everything you experience.

There Came A Time

(North Palm Beach, Florida)

Came a time, in my life, when my destination slipped out of sight. That’s when I could clearly see, the destination is the journey.

Came a time I realized that truth’s more powerful than lies. Deceit leads to disharmony, truth puts you in synchronicity.

Came a time I learned that love doesn’t come from an old man up above. It comes from within’ you and me and just as good to give as to receive.

Came a time, in my life, when I found someone to be my wife. I found a love from the inside out and that to me is what true love’s all about.

I longed for wisdom so I sought out truth, I found the truth when I received knowledge, knowledge that came from experience and that was a gift from providence.

Came a time when I lost all hope and reached the end of my rope, I prayed to God for advice, a voice said: ”tie a knot and hold on tight”.

Came a time I realized the future right before my eyes, knowing not what would be, knowing only what would be would be.

Here Is There

(November 13, 1998, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

There is no place better than here and there is nothing here that you should fear and if you think that being someplace will make you feel better about yourself, when you get there you’ll be shocked to see, your brand new place has your same old reality.

When your there becomes you’re here, the there you left here for, disappears, and a brand new there that looks better than here, is the only new thing that appears, there is a place you can never get near, when you get there it turns into to the same old here.

Wherever in this world that you may go, this fact of life you’ll come to know, although your scenery or local may change, your state of mind will remain the same, the very nature of who you are, remains the same weather you are near are far.

The Joy Is In The Journey

(Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)

Stop and take a look around, you’ll be surprised what can be found, the joy you seek in life is all around. Your destination is not the goal its just crossroads for your soul, ‘cause when this journey ends another begins.

The joy is in the journey and when this one ends another begins. Yeah the joy is in the journey and when this one ends another begins, than again and again.

Life’s too short to let it pass, ya’ gotta’ slow down, try to relax, get into the moment and make it last. ‘Cause if you hurry through this life, all ya’ gonna’ get is stress and strife and what you miss is the best part of your life.

There’s more to life than meets the eye, there’s more to living than waiting to die, you start to live when you learn to love the ride.

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