Sometimes, Just Beginning Is Enough
Started a song, after many years of quiet
On May 7th, I received delivery of my new Yamaha baby grand piano. (We moved into our new home in Langley, WA—Whidbey Island—on May 6th, only ten minutes away from where we lived before.)
I’ve been a musician for 65 years now. But the last 20 or so years, I’ve worked on an upright piano, and then eventually, an electric keyboard. It’s been ages since I could swim in the sound of a gorgeous baby grand.
When the piano movers got it set up, I walked into the room and burst into tears. I knew I wanted the piano, but I didn’t know how much world would open up to me from that turning of that key. I’ll have great pics of the piano later. Right now, we’re still digging our way out of boxes.
But I did start completing a song that’s been in the back of my mind for years. It’s not done yet, but I will share part of the lyrics here. This is how much joy is going on here. When I have the whole song, I’ll post a recording. For now…
Let There Be Light
Let the heavy have its way down to the bottom.
Let the darkness do its thing into the night.
And while the wounded make their way
in chairs and cruches toward the day,
in my heart, deep in my heart, let there be light.
Let your parents disappear and disappoint you.
Let belonging and betrayal take their bite.
And if you feel yourself adrift
and everything you’ve known has shifted
let it go, just let it flow into the light.
Let there be light, light as a feather.
On feathered wings, let me take flight.
Oh let me fly into the weather,
and rain or shine, let there be light.
Blessing to everyone today, everyone everywhere.
Wisdom from Anam Thubten
“Whatever is done by one person has a ripple effect on the collective consciousness. Even though we cannot measure this with data, intuitive wisdom and experience speak this truth. We are part of the world. And the world is part of us.” Anam Thubten, from “Into the Haunted Ground: a Guide to Cutting the Root of Suffering”
And this: Proof of Civilized Life on Whidbey Island
This is something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime. But here it is, right in Fort Casey, Whidbey Island. A drinking fountain for Ruby.