waka waka

Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira

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"pick yourself up and dust yourself off,
get back in the saddle."
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"listen to your God,
this is our motto.
your time to shine,
don't wait in line
y vamos por todo."
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this was the official song for the FIFA world cup in 2010. at first i just thought it was really catchy, until i listened to the words. it's an extremely inspirational song, as well as fun to dance to. what i like the most though, is the fact that it's empowering. it gives you that sense of "i can do anything" and sometimes that's all we really need. especially in times of need, hurt and just confusion. that feeling that you're able to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back to life. nothing can keep you down for too long.

it's easy to forget how strong we can be until being strong is our only choice. fight for what you want. if you don't you will never know what may or may not have happened because of it.