An appropriate song....

So, I am a Disney freak. I love Disney. A lot. One of my best friends shares my joy of all things Disney. She recently made me a CD of Disney Princess songs (we are soooo princesses). My daughter loves it and insists on listening to it every time we are in the car. She also is a little particular about which songs, and especially likes the following one (which means I hear it about 70 times per day):

Part of your World (Ariel)

Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has ev'rything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Lookin' around here you'd think
(Sure) she's got everything

I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
(You want thingamabobs?
I got twenty)
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see
Wanna see 'em dancin'
Walkin' around on those
(Whad'ya call 'em?) oh - feet
Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumpin', dancin'
Strollin' along down a
(What's that word again?) street

Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free
Wish I could be
Part of that world

What would I give
If I could live
Outta these waters?
What would I pay
To spend a day
Warm on the sand?
Betcha on land
They understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women
Sick o' swimmin'
Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions
And get some answers
What's a fire and why does it
(What's the word?) burn?

When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love
Love to explore that shore above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world

I couldn't help but notice that the lyrics also fit what I have been
going through lately. Being in the throes of alcoholism is like being
underwater.  It was like I was on the outside looking in every
single day.  I couldn't do the simple things that everyone else did -
I was a prisoner to alcohol and to myself.  I was in my own
little world, letting people peek in here and there, but not
opening myself up fully - ever.

This blog and AA have helped me open up.  I can be honest
about what it was like, because it isn't like that anymore
(Thank God).  I do feel like I am now up above
the water, walking around, exploring the shore, learning
about the things that others have known all along.  I may
have known these things at one time, but
I have forgotten - and it is now slowly coming back to me.