One is the Magic Number

If I multiply 2 times 2 is it really, really 4 me
La [x6]
And if I add 5 to get 9 minus 8 that just leaves me
Me [x8]

Jill Scott wrote this song as part of her 2000 album, Who is Jill Scott? Word and Sounds Vol. 1.  This album was on heavy rotation in my CD player.  This song, “One Is The Magic Number” became an anthem for me.  It really spoke to the person I wanted to be, self-dependent, and helped me to understand the role I played in my future outcomes: my life outcomes were truly in my hands.

It’s been 10 years since this song.  Is one really the magic number?  If so, are people failing to see the role they play in their lives…YOU ARE THE ONE?  When I find myself in similar situations on more than a few occasions, I would ask myself, who is the common denominator in these situations, and the answer is always ME. 

So many times I define my pride
Through somebody else's eyes (La da da, la da)
Then I looked inside and found my own stride,
I found the lasting love for me

Focusing on self and loving self is the ideal thing; however, there are times you should look beyond yourself and change who you are to get a different result than the one you have been getting.  We learn the basics of math early on in education, such as if you divide a number by one (denominator) you will get that number (numerator).  Therefore, 14/1 =14; 3/1 =3; 21/1=21 and so forth.  

If I'm searching for my spirituality
Passionately I must begin with me

There's just me...
One is the magic number [x2]

We sometime use this basic mathematical problem incorrectly to determine the reason for the issues that occur in our lives, e.g. coworker issues/you = coworker issues; relationship issues/you = relationship issues; stressful situations/you = stressful situations.  Thus, we are always willing to see the numerator as the cause of the problem, and not you as the common denominator. 

If I add myself unto myself multiplied times
You and yours and you again
There's just me

Imagine what will happen if we focused on ourselves as the denominator that impact the results we get.  Maybe we decide to double or quadruple our efforts

And if I divide 8 billion, 48 trillion, 98 zillion
There is, there is just me
If I subtract one plus me to the 5th degree,
Use any theorem

One is truly the magic number; however the magic can only occur if you are willing to believe.  Believe in yourself, believe in your role in your life, believe you can change your story, and believe that you (ONE) are the magic number that can determine the results you get.

There's just me
There's just me...
One is the magic number [x2]
Me, me, me, me...