INSIGHTS TO “DOWN THAT ROAD”

Down That Road – Your dying loved one desires to know that you will somehow be all right in their absence. Wanting to ease their suffering, you make a promise, without knowing how you can ever fulfill it. Now they are gone, and you must go on. Remembering them, loving them and thanking them for the beauty they have shared with you and the world is a starting place, down this new road. Listen Lyrics

Home… Work is so satisfying right? Yes, until you start to see your spouse floating away in a sea of errands, to do lists, late nights at work, endless household chores… it starts to feel like you don’t know each other. Home is a reminder to stop and look and breath and pay attention to the needs of the heart. Listen Lyrics

Marrying You - a moving song about the emotional upheaval in the weeks before “the big day.” The wedding is unconventional, but the sentiments the song is built upon are exhilarating and universal. Listen Lyrics

Cottonwood- The young artist is visited by the muse, develops a taste for, and then craves her, not knowing where she has gone. Using the metaphor of a tree as the artist and the river at its feet as the muse, this song beautifully describes the awakening of the artist soul; I do not have to go anywhere, the muse is always within me. Listen Lyrics

Lift My Head – A woman’s body is accosted first by the cancer, then by the invasive treatment that holds empty promises. Now her spirit for life is a distant memory. Her child holds on, holds her spirit to this earth and lifts her up with abundant love, beckoning her to remember love, and to be strong. Listen Lyrics

Lavender Bowers – Once upon a time, harmony existed between humans and the land, but it is more complex now. If we all moved to the wilderness to reconnect, things would be worse. Perhaps if we build gardens in every corner of available city space as an invitation, the nature spirits of the wild will return to guide and live in harmony with us. Listen Lyrics

Ronnie – Usually when we’d hear the gunshots or craziness outside our home, we’d be the first one on the phone calling the police. This night was different. The shots were right outside our window, and we couldn’t move…we were petrified with fear. The real pain came the next morning, when we learned the ID of the victim. Listen Lyrics

When We Cry – As children, we intuitively knew; crying heals. But later, culture had its way and taught many of us not to express our feelings. By giving ourselves the time and space now to experience our feelings and really cry, we can remove the wall of held in emotion that blinds us to the needs of ourselves, our homes and our planet. Listen Lyrics

Not So Thick- What keeps us going in a relationship when it gets hard? When what was once flowing and sweet is buried beneath the resurfacing of old pain and fear? It all makes you want to run away from anything which triggers that pain…Choosing to stay in the relationship and be healers for one another can actually transform those old pains. Listen Lyrics

Naivete- We speak our minds to express who we are… unfortunately criticism can follow. Ironically, taking a stand of peace can lead to a struggle to stay peaceful in the attack that ensues. If we can put aside our opinions and remember that there is a natural love that exists between us all, we can tend that love and avoid more war. Listen Lyrics