I don't know about you, but I tend to get really, really quiet this time of year. And even though I live in Southern California where winter is hardly a brutal affair, I still feel the tug to stay home, do some thinking and feeling and being, maybe even tackle few annual household chores like cleaning the closets or the Everything Drawer. Journal. Noodle. Nest.

I do my best to honor winter in whatever ways I can, knowing that every season has a reason for being, and deep winter is no exception. Just like we can't see what's happening under the surface outside, every spring, like clockwork, we are treated once again to the grand display of all of the growth that took place in the dark months of winter. Underground. Out of view. (Of course, if you look closely even now, you'll see the signs of what's to come in the swollen buds on winter branches.)

For me, it’s the perfect reminder each year to release any outdated thoughts and beliefs...as well as clothes that I haven't worn or books I finally admit I’ll never read. It’s the time of year to take a closer look at who I’ve been and who I want to be, taking some time to turn the camera around and pointing it on the inside. Taking time to breathe and be, settle in to the short days and long nights to discover even more about my own path.

As above, so below. Inner space is as vast as outer space. Inner work is as important as outer work. Finding the warm embrace of deep winter is one of the most precious gifts of the year.

Look inside…
Look inside
To find the you you're meant to be
Look inside, look inside
To find the key to set you free

Take a breath
Take some time
Let the holding go…

Look Inside

LOOK INSIDE
Words by Sandi Kimmel
Music by Thomas Barquee

Look inside, look inside
To find the you you're meant to be
Look inside, look inside
To find the key to set you free

Take a breath, take some time
Let the holding go

The outside world is beckoning
To keep you in the race
There's only one solution
That can help you find your place

Look inside, look inside
To find the key to set you free
Look inside to know
Look inside to grow

The world is full of busy-ness
As we spin our way through space
Our minds are full of chatter on
The pressure and the pace

Take a breath, take some time
Let the holding go
Look inside to know
Look inside to grow


I let it go…
I let it go…
I let it go…
I let it go…

© 2016 T. Barquee & S. Kimmel

Please visit my website to learn more about my music, and my collaboration with Thomas here.  Look Inside is on Thomas's newest album, Moments of Grace. It's available here.

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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.