Release!
Breathing in I smile Breathing out I release Smile, Release! April 22nd, Earth Day, 2013 From the shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan In my experience the creative process does not usually follow a direct line. I am not ever certain what the outcome will be when I begin to write a song, when I perform, or when I start working on a new album. What I have learned from engaging in this...
Read MoreDisguised As Our Lives
“God comes to us disguised as our life.” ~Paula D’Arcy Puffy snowflakes float like pieces of clouds falling lazily towards the Michigan land, reminding me that we are now in a sacred season of slowing down. Winter draws me back to an eternal flame of light deep within my spirit, and a to connection with all life on this Mother Earth, even as it seems to pause in stillness and...
Read MoreThe Room in Your Heart
“The room in your heart is infinite. There’s no limit to what can fit in it. If love is what you give love is what you get. It’s a balance between mind-body-spirit.” ~Infinite Hearts, from Planting Gardens What if we lived in a society whose economy was based on helping one another and taking care of the earth rather that exploiting people and natural resources for maximized...
Read MoreFrom a Place of Compassion
“Compassion is a verb.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Sometimes I wake up afraid. Overwhelmed by fear, anxiety, worry. About the fate of our world, our earth. Paralyzed by fear. Feeling helpless. My heart is breaking for the world, for the state of our earth, our changing climate, and the fate of the poor and disenfranchised in our society and around the world. I want social and...
Read MoreFolk-Rock-O-Rama for Barack Obama 10-12-12
“A politics based only on anger, one based on dividing the world between us and them not only sets back international cooperation, it ultimately undermines those who tolerate it….It is time to leave the call of violence and the politics of division behind. On so many issues, we face a choice between the promise of the future or the prisons of the past, and we cannot afford to get it...
Read MoreThe Great Giveaway
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Amen I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’” ~Matthew 19:23-24 “Decisions that have been made for the last couple of centuries have decisions made...
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