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TWO STEP SOLUTION - Like A Beacon

Two_steps

These are not ordinary days. Every one of us is processing strong emotions stirred up by the election, ranging from anger to despondency to glee...and everything in between. With that in mind, I share my perspective thoughtfully and respectfully, understanding that it is only my opinion of what is true for me in my own experience, in this moment.

Emotions have energy and power, and goes where attention flows. When I looked at how and where I put my attention, I realized I was adding my own energy to fuel more of the things I don't want. If life were a multi-plex cinema, I needed to change theaters.

In other words, I needed to take some time to dis-engage. Dis-engage from the fear. Dis-engage from the rhetoric. Dis-engage from the propaganda. Dis-engage from the fear-mongering to hear my heart's guidance and trust it to lead me. It is a better navigator than my head.

My heart leads me to engage, by writing these thoughts and sharing some music. My heart leads me to engage by doing the things I most love to do, sharing possibility and potential, nourished by faith and surrender. My calling is being called.

Come. Feast in peace. My offerings are from the heart and are intended to speak to yours. It is the only work I seem to be able to do these days...

And I will continue to add my voice to the chorus of love. Love will prevail. It always has, always will.

Love is the only thing that matters
We are all connected through the heart
A candle can always light another
And now is the time to do your part...

My musical contribution today is Like A Beacon. I wrote the lyrics and Thomas Barquee composed the music, sang all the vocals,  played the instruments and produced the song, Like A Beacon shines a light on the way out of the darkness.

Like a beacon on a stormy sea
Like a lantern's reassuring glow
Like a vision, you come to me
To remind me of everything I know...

Please visit my website to learn more about my music, and my collaboration with Thomas here.  You can listen to Like A Beacon and lots of other songs anytime on SoundCloud. Thank you for listening and especially for sharing!

About My Blog:
Soul Feathers - wisps of wisdom and tickles of truth, observations and offerings from my heart and music for the soul. We each have a part to play in this great movie, and mine is gently but consistently toss pebbles into the lake of humanity, and watch the ripples make waves.

Soul Feathers is also the name of the album I recorded with producer Thomas Barquee. He artfully elevated the music to a high vibration of love and healing, truly music for these times. Music has the power to move and motivate, soothe and uplift, and these songs and chants support the journey as the music reflects my own journey.

By sharing my perspective, practical spirituality and positive music, it is my intention to release soul-nourishing pebbles in the sea of our emerging consciousness. By sharing this work with other like-minded and like-hearted friends, you become part of the wave.

Like A Beacon


LIKE A BEACON
Lyrics by Sandi Kimmel
Music by Thomas Barquee

Like a beacon on a stormy sea
Like a lantern’s reassuring glow
Like a vision you come to me
To remind me of everything I know

Love is the only thing that matters
And we’re all connected through the heart
A candle can always light another
And that now is the time to do my part

Like a beacon on a stormy sea
Like a lantern’s reassuring glow
Like a vision you come to me
To remind me of everything I know

Rain comes right before a rainbow
And day will always follow night
A kindness will never be forgotten
And guidance is never out of sight

    Faith keeps me going and
    Courage quiets fear
    Memories get made every day
    I look toward the light through the darkness
    And find comfort, joy and ease along the way

Like a beacon on a stormy sea
Like a lantern’s reassuring glow
Like a vision you come to me
To remind me of everything I know

Love is the only thing that matters
And we’re all connected through the heart
A candle can always light another
And now is the time to do my part
Now is the time to do my part…

© 2015 T. Barquee & S. Kimmel

 

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