The Singer (for Kathleen) ...
"You can cage the Singer, but not the Song."
Harry Belafonte.
“When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact...that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance;
We've learned to fly the air like birds, we've learned to swim the seas like fish,
and yet we haven't learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters...”
Martin Luther King Jr.
For the second day of our advent challenge, here's an inspiring, encouraging classic for you.
A Cover of Bob Marley's "One Love".
And what a Cover!
It's from an award-winning documentary: "Playing For Change: Peace through Music".
Let's get together and feel all right!
Yesss....
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Here's to you, my dear friends and followers. Another song for change. Hope it inspires you and makes you feel - real good. ;D (Here's a raw translation of the verses in português brasileiro. Is there anybody out there wo can help me with the chorus? It's an Indian mantra that evokes the living God, asking protection and freedom from all sorrow and suffering.
Gotta polish up my sanskrit. Promise... ;) Ask God that mankind may find their lost steps and dreams awake those sleeping eyes. May love overflow and may we live in peace; When the days end with tired arms and luck just wanted to be on your side... May the pain not haunt me or cause me despair, Ask God... may he send us much wisdom from heaven. A true love, so no one goes hungry. A brotherly hug and may we live in peace when wars and poverty end:
Find joy amidst so much sadness. May light illuminate lost souls and (lead) a better future.
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“Regale your body to make your spirit want to live in it.”
— Teresa of Ávila
For it is in giving that we receive.
Francis of Assisi
It’s the sore Loser who can’t get enough...
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To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
John Burroughs (via palatinewolfsblog)
A source of inner strength we need, especially in times of trouble… ;)
Regale your body to make your spirit want to live in it.
Teresa of Ávila
No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
Jesse Jackson
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Our many different cultures notwithstanding, there's something about the holidays that makes the planet communal. Even nations that do not celebrate Christmas can't help but be caught up in the collective spirit of their neighbors, as twinkling lights dot the landscape and carols fill the air. It's an inspiring time of the year.
Marlo Thomas
Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
E.O. Wilson
The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
Leo Buscaglia