Isaac was the tenth track from the Confessions on a Dance Floor CD.
While I focused my energy on finding a job, I started practicing a new concept of creating a new reality, which I had learned about while watching the movie “What The Bleep Do We Know.” I knew it was time to put my adventure behind me. It was time to find a job and get my own place.
Since my last office situation was very oppressive, I wanted to create a reality where I didn’t have to face the same environment in my next job. I interviewed with Microsoft but didn’t get that. I was grateful for that outcome because I would have found myself in another “corporate” environment and miserable as hell. I kept telling the universe that I couldn’t deal with that type of cutthroat energy any longer.
“Remember, remember Never forget All of your life has all been a test You will find the gate that’s open.” “Staring up into the heavens, In this hell that binds your hands, Will you sacrifice your comfort, Make your way in a foreign land, Wrestle with your darkness, Angels call your name, Can you hear what they are saying, Will you ever be the same?”
In mid-January of 2006, I enlisted with Portland’s Displaced Workers Program and enrolled in a three-day workshop focusing on resumes and the job search process. Once I completed the seminar, I was inspired to redesign my portfolio. Shortly after publishing my new collection, a company contacted me, asking for help on a freelance project. To make a long story short, the freelance project became a full-time opportunity, and I was amazed at how quickly the “creating your reality” thing worked for me. I immediately took the time to thank the creator and the universe.
My official job title for this new job was Senior Web Designer. It was with a company based in Maryland, and not only would I be able to work from home in Portland, but I would also have the freedom to live anywhere in the country. That opened up a new reality for me that I had never expected.
Even though I could move about, I decided to remain in Portland. I took an apartment in Benjamin’s building. Benjamin’s apartment was on the eighth floor, and my new apartment was on the fifth. I could finally relax, settle into my space, and take it easy.
I looked forward to spending my summer in Portland because summers there were amazing.
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ISAAC
[Hebrew:]
Im ninalu daltey Nedivim
daltey Nedivim
Daltey Marom
[English translation:
[If doors of generous men are locked,
Doors of heaven]
Staring up into the heavens
In this hell that binds your hands
Will you sacrifice your comfort
Make your way in a foreign land
Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same
[Chorus]
Mmmm mmm mmm
Im Nin’alu, Im Nin’alu
Mmmm mmm mmm
Im Nin’alu, Im Nin’alu
[English translation: “If they are locked”]
Remember, remember
Never forget
All of your life has all been a test
You will find the gate that’s open
Ever though your spirit’s broken
Open up my heart
Cause my lips to speak
Bring the heavens and the stars
Down to earth for me
Wrestle with your darkness
Angels call your name
Can you hear what they are saying
Will you ever be the same