Monday, April 18, 2011

Melodrama Mondays - Que Sera Sera

Days like today remind me of one of my favorite songs: Que Sera Sera. I first heard the song when I watched Doris Day sing it in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. See I'm a pretty huge Hitchcock fan, and even though The Man Who Knew Too Much is not my favorite of his movies (even though it has my all-time favorite actor Jimmy Stewart in it), it stands out because of this song. I think it's the message behind the song that makes me love it so much. Well, that and the fact that Doris Day sings it so perfectly...there's just something fabulous about Doris Day.

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But I digress. As a champion worrier, the thought that "whatever will be, will be" is a beautiful and calming one. For real I could win a gold medal in worrying, and today something came up that would normally make me worry like crazy. But I've decided I'm not going to fall into the old pattern today. I'm going to let things happen however they are going to happen and live with it. Worrying doesn't get me anywhere. It doesn't do anything for me, except give me gray hairs and stomach ulcers. I have to have faith that things work out how they are meant to and stop the worrying insanity. Because whatever will be, will be, and as long as I know I'm living my life right and doing the best I can, I have to trust that it'll all work out in the end.

Que Sera Sera
by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.


8 comments:

  1. I, too, am a worrier, so my grandpa always use to sing this to me - replacing "sera" with "Sarah" : )

    He passed away last December, but whenever I hear this song, or read about it, or when it pops into my head, I know he is still around!

    Thank you for posting this!

    xo,

    Sarah

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  2. Oh Katie, you know I feel you on this post! I've been singing that song myself the last few days, that's for sure :)

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  3. I love that song!! I sing it to my step-daughter when I tuck her in all the time. :)

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  4. It is a great mentality to have...even when we have to keep saying it over and over in our heads, forcing it in there, lol. Hope today treats you much better!

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  5. I know how hard it is to keep the worrying away (I'm struggling with it myself right now). This was a great post - thanks for helping me keep my head on straight. Have a good day!!!

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  6. I have a really hard time accepting that "whatever will be, will be" but it's a great sentiment and something I need to do a better job of remembering! Hope you keep that worrying tuned down!

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  7. Pretty sure i have "whatever will be, will beeee" on repeat in my head. Thanks for that :P

    My husband is the champion worrier in this household. I try to gently remind him that nothing is achieved by worrying besides getting worked up, and if you can't change it or predict it then it isn't worth worrying about. It's hard but we're getting there, and you will too!

    Life is too short to worry about the what if's, my darling ♥ xx

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  8. Thank you for getting that song in my head for the day. Your a giver. *grrrrr*
    I love old Hitchcock movies as well.
    I hope that whatever you are worrying about will resolve itself soon.

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