I can think of no one whose work has touched so many people. Pete never wavered from his commitment to workers, the oppressed, the hurt & to peace….. His songs will continue to be sung as long as songs are sung by people of heart & conscience. Gotta admit, this is the saddest of days.…
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by…
I wrote you a sermon, I did, about the pitfalls of takin’ yaself too seriously. Then I dumped it, in favour of sharin’ this little vid. Does it better, dint ya think? Love, Brother Ian PS> Practicin’ writin’ with a Welsh accent…na goin’ sa well….
One of our favourite poets, singers, and life-livers – Joni, in a video from 1967 or so…. Now comes the morning Wet with the kiss of midnight Shadows stayed sulking in the way Sunshine for dreaming Blackest magic to believe in Spectrums and rainbows and days I never saw a sky so free Never so…
My suggestion: Listen to this one twice. At least one time, close your eyes & see what comes to your quieter mind….
If you’re already in a good mood & smiling about how cool the day after the full moon feels & how neat it is that Solstice is upon us (days get longer from here on out – wahoo!) and you got a chance to hug somebody today (or are looking forward to him hugging you…
Musicians Nimo Patel and Daniel Nahmod brought together dozens of people from around the world to create this beautiful, heart-opening melody. Inspired by the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge, the song is a celebration of our spirit and all that is a blessing in life. For the 21 Days, over 11,000 participants from 118 countries learned that…
Someday our souls will be one and our union will be forever. I know that everything I give you comes back to me. So I give you my life , hoping that you will come back to me. Rumi
Monks love stuff like this. The Barenaked Ladies & Chris Hadfield (with the Wexford Gleeks) sang a song about a year ago with Chris singing from the International Space Station, hooked up to the studio in Toronto. Put them together and what do you get? The first space-to-earth musical collaboration. The song, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)…
Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg‘s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.) Learn more about Louie and Moving Art at www.movingart.com. Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer,…
Seems to me there are a couple of ways you can write a poem – take a photo that is memorable & beautiful & colourful & makes ya say, “Wow!”…or write a poem & set it to music, like Peter,Paul & Mary did in the song below, which has been part of my set over…
Here’s a song I wrote years ago & sang with my friend Mary when we recorded this version – click here to listen & let me know what you think! (And you’re right, the lead part in the middle of the song is played on a bass….wahoo!) Until It’s Time To Go, by Brother…
Do you get this song going when you look around the apartment you call your mansion? Yeah, me, too…singalong, now (then look at the next post down):
One of my favourite songs by The King, with gospel overtones & a refreshing belief in the power of dreams: There must be lights burning brighter, somewhere Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue If I can dream of a better land Where all my brothers walk hand in hand Tell…
I know you’ve heard this song by Nanci, but have you heard it with Julie, who wrote it? Check it out….
Turn off the other stuff & give this a listen, you’ll be glad you did. When Jackson sings this song from the mid-1970s (recorded here in 2010 at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival), it echoes the hopes & fears we struggle with today, as he sings in the third verse: Some of them were angry At…
