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Best Relationship Advice from "My Girl" The Temptations, 1964
For those that want to experience powerful joy!
LaDena Kailing Garr
August 07, 2024
Fun fact, find the answer at the bottom of this email.
What unique accolades has this song earned?
Feel-Good Relationship Advice from the Greatest Love Songs!
I’ve got so much honey, the bees envy me
I’v got a sweeter song, than the birds in the trees
For those who want to experience powerful joy!
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Read time: 5 minutes
Lyrics
I've got sunshine, on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May (ooh)
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl, my girl
This song never gets old.
That beautiful feel-good intro leads into these sweet lyrics perfectly. “My Girl” is the epitome of gratitude and expressions of love.
Love is not constant. It waxes and wanes like the moon.
Holding back is a means of self-protection, and sometimes that’s understandable. I know it’s scary to love like you’re not going to get hurt, but it’s the only way to get the goodies from the most wonderful of emotions.
Lyrics
I’ve got so much honey, the bees envy me
I’v got a sweeter song, than the birds in the trees
‘The birds and the bees envy me’, that is a generous sentiment!
Love is supposed to be a sweet experience! Let that joy wash over you, make your smile bigger, put a little bounce in your step. Quite often we feel this at the beginning of the relationship, but we let life get in the way of this simple magic.
Love is not mundane.
Love is not ordinary.
Love is powerful joy!
Joy: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
Lyrics
I don’t need no money, fortune, or fame
I’ve got all the riches, baby, one man can claim
We choose to see our lives a certain way. One person could look out the window and say, “look at that beautiful snow”, while another person says “look at that awful snow”. What does that tell us spiritually? Truth can be subjective. Do you have the power to change your perspective? Can you see beauty in all things? If you choose to, you could. That is an important spiritual principle.
In life, no matter your situation, if you look closely you can see beauty in it.
Think about this…
What thoughts and feelings does this song evoke in you?
Can you remember a specific moment when the love you feel filled you up completely?
Will you share that memory with your loved one?
Key Take Aways
Love is not constant. It waxes and wanes like the moon.
Love is not mundane. Love is powerful joy!
Change your perspective, change your life.
In life, no matter your situation, if you look closely you can see beauty in it.
Fun Fact Trivia:
What unique accolades has this song earned?
Answer:
Over time, "My Girl", with its signature introduction and unrestrained expression of joy, became one of Motown's best-known and most successful singles. "My Girl" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
In 2021, “My Girl” was ranked 43 in Rolling Stone’s list of 500 Greatest Songs of all Time.
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~LaDena
Certified Life Coach