Tomorrow morning, I am the Table Topics Master of the day. The theme (which Ty the Toastmaster is responsible for, not me) is "Puff...Puff...Pass! Livin' Hiiiiiigh on Life! What's Your Internal Peace Pipe That Keeps You High?" When Ty told me the theme, I immediately heard Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder playing in my mind. So, I decided to look up the lyrics. They are awesome (read below). I am going to use snippets of the lyrics as a springboard for table topics. Should be inspiring. By the way, in case you're wondering how I ever got into Stevie Wonder, he was very popular in the '70s when I was a kid and I admired his spirit back then. I currently have an episode of Soul Train saved in my Tivo featuring young Stevie Wonder as the guest. He writes a song on the spot just for the Soul Train audience and is amazingly shy. Don Cornelius asks him, "When did you figure out you had so much talent" and Stevie bashfully replies, "I haven't." I love this music and the spirit behind it. Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder Lyrics People keep on learnin' Soldiers keep on warrin' World keep on turnin' Cause it won't be too long Powers keep on lyin' While your people keep on dyin' World keep on turnin' Cause it won't be too long I'm so darn glad he let me try it again Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin' Till I reach the highest ground Teachers keep on teachin' Preachers keep on preachin' World keep on turnin' Cause it won't be too long Oh no Lovers keep on lovin' Believers keep on believin' Sleepers just stop sleepin' Cause it won't be too long Oh no I'm so glad that he let me try it again Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin' Till I reach my highest ground...Whew! Till I reach my highest ground No one's gonna bring me down Oh no Till I reach my highest ground Don't you let nobody bring you down (they'll sho 'nuff try) God is gonna show you higher ground He's the only friend you have around Buy music by Stevie Wonder on iTunes What you listen to makes you who you are. Create the Life You Want with a free hypnosis MP3 at icreatehabits.com