Gratitude

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Bluegrass Meets Hebrew-Formed Sound!

I get a bit excited when I discover a new musical group to incorporate into my Spotify and its various playlists. Since I am not a radio listener, the mechanism for my new discoveries come by way of YouTube suggestions. While there is a tremendous amount of online-bad in having our preferences, interests and other internet explorations monitored, the usage of my algorhythm to introduce me to music I like is actually welcomed. (It should be noted that YouTube in...

Sacred Spaces

I made this video yesterday afternoon, toward dark. Just thought I’d share it, along with copying the text I put with it on my YouTube. I have found recently uploading to YouTube is the best way to embed video for use on my blog. Yesterday I was listening to some George Winston, a song I find quite meditative, on loop, while also wanting to move a wheelbarrow full of dirt elsewhere to at least plant one row of snow peas....

Fa La La La La and Other Sacred Mayhem

I sometimes find myself thinking about what is sacred and what is profane. Whether it is someone’s tears that might be considered as sacred or something else that might be considered in some way as profane…I like to think about sacred spaces between people and small, sacred acts. Christmas is the celebration of the sacred. The word sacred typically means something along these lines, to many people:“Sacred is a word that pertains to things godly to differentiate them from things...

You Are Blessed on Your Way…

I’m captivated by ideas about life being a journey.  I contemplate references in writings to mothers.  I gravitate toward recognition of commonality of human thoughts and experiences with the Creator. __________ In recent readings I was reminded of a hymn, “Now Thank We All Our God.” It has been ages since I’ve thought of this one, having learned it at one point in high school choir. As I found a good version to listen again, I contemplated one of the...