#27songs

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I dreamt I was late for school with two overdue library books.   Upon waking with the dream still fresh I drew a card, the 6 of cups reversed.  This card often refers to childhood memories, nostalgia, or innocence.  Reversed often speaks to unrealistic dreams having changed as we grow older.  It reminds us to stay focused on our future and to be present in this moment not looking back to "the good old days" or dwelling on what could have been.  

Lyrics

"Though it seems it's been denied you and the sorrows of your past haunt your soul The futures gleam may surprise you but nothing comes to pass that hasn't been foretold I can see it in your eyes la da da da da When all your dreams have gone away What remains oh what remains"

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From Joseph Campbell's Pathways to Bliss -    "What is it we are questing for?  It is the fulfillment of that which is potential in each of us. Questing for it is not an ego trip it is an adventure to bring into fulfillment your gift to the world.  Which is yourself.  There's nothing you can do that's more important than being fulfilled.  You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence, in this way you will find, live, and become a realization of your own personal myth.                        

Lyrics

" What's this your quest? In fulfilling the ego is left on the shore, we discover what's best, when our heart sets sail for more"

"You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence. In this way you will find, become, and live the realization of your own personal Myth." "What lurks on the horizon, the only storm is the stirring in my soul. If you seek you will find it, embrace yourself become whole."

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Knight of swords.

I find that one of the biggest battles I have with myself is finishing.  Many a times i have begun a thing and failed to follow through.  Excuses come in many forms, and none are satisfactory.  In the book The War of Art Stephen Pressfield addresses the battle we face as creators and says “The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”  The Knight of Swords in tarot often represents clear thinking and intellectual power.  This song and this post have been waiting for about three weeks.  My own inner battle for just this has kept me from taking the time to sit down and finish the post.  More to come as I refocus and manage my time to allow for these posts, and of course more songwriting.  

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Just because.. I have a banjo and learned a tuning called "old timey" I'm pretty happy right now. How 'bout you?

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Ever the wanderer.  The second time in a week I was visited by this princess.  I'm sitting on about 7 or 8 songs I need to post.  As always has been the case procrastination has stood in my way.  The battle in the mind as an artist struggles to take the idea and make it art.  "The art is in the doing"  

The princess of cups is a celebration of our own uniqueness.  Growing into the queen that will lead, it is here where we become stable and comfortable with who we are, learning to overcome our own shortcomings.  The chorus lyrics below speak of my own coming to a place of rest, coming to where we shine(destiny) yet on the way there is much to give and receive and this is not to be taken for granted.

Lyrics

Drive me home, when the sun comes out. We'll never be alone, gotta leave this town Maybe I shoulda known, or did we figure out there's something for everyone.

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Are we so small?

The photo taken from the hubble is of the cartwheel galaxy.  The ring of stars was a ripple effect as one galaxy passed through another causing a chain reaction of stars forming.   The same energy we are a part of.. The universe itself is behind us, and like the hundreds of planets forming at this moment I choose to embrace my part in it all.  To see beyond society's circumstantial issues and to breathe in the very breath of the the entire universe.

This is the sound of my hand hitting a banjo with the resonator taken off the back and moving the body around to manipulate the resonating strings. Mixed in the background is a single frequency of 528hz.

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The Fool,

Spontaneous and rambunctious, with the open hearted energy of a child. Sometimes you just need to laugh and enjoy life.. Check that, not sometimes, all the time.  Enjoy each moment for what it is, even if it isn't what you think.

Lyrics "Hello, may we sit down this place is creeping us out Not here to hit on you just hope to make some new friends You never know what life could hold things aren't always as they seem, I'll have another round you're looking better with each drink. It's Valentine's Day no one wants to be alone, We go, back to your place n now Sky and your friend are making out on the couch, You take my hand lead me to your room kiss me on the mouth oh yeah it feels good Take off our clothes with the lights on n now i know baby it is on How do you feel? Oh I feel fine Something feels weird but it must be my mind Oh you used to be a man? but not anymore Now i'm awake n the sun's out think i'll just take my clothes n peace out No kiss goodbye please don'e ask why 4 some reason I feel sick inside. First jail, and nowwww this thank you Denver for a real weird time

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Gratitude -

 Living from a position of gratitude has been said by many to be a key to success. It's certainly true that complaining gets us nowhere, why not be thankful? The following is from http://gratitudejoy.blogspot.com/   

"An attitude of gratitude is the key to ultimate success. Why? Because the more grateful you feel for what you have, the more the universe wants you to have. An attitude of gratitude opens the floodgate for more to come into your life. Giving thanks is the same as giving anything else. Do not give for the sake of getting. When you do so, you will be giving with the vibration of lack instead of abundance. Do not give thanks in order to get something. Be thankful because you are thankful. Be thankful because you know you already have what you desire. What you want is already created in the nonphysical plane and therefore it cannot fail to come through. It is the same as giving. You do not give in order to get. You give because you love. "

Lyrics "How long til we all see everything we have so gratefully?... I'm free to be me, don't you wanna be free, In your own skin?.. When chaos comes... i find my centered place, and I am calm and I breath easy"