a long-time fan of leonard cohen, i was beyond moved to find that his son is releasing an album of brilliant honesty and tenderness in october. if what other guy is representative of the entire cd, i’m going to fall madly in love with this man and his music.

xoxo

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i know that if we give this a little time,

it’ll only bring us closer to the love we want to find.

it’s never felt so real, it’s never felt so right.

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is it the face of a child

is it the thrill of danger

is it the kindness we see in the eyes of a stranger?

is it more than faith, is it more than hope

is it waiting for us at the end of our rope?

is it the one you call home

is it the holy land

is it standing right here holding your hand?

is it just like the movies

is it rice and white lace

is it the feeling i get when i wake to your face?

is it the first summer storm

is it the colors of fall

is it having so little, and yet having it all?

is it one in a million

is it a chance to belong

is it standing right here singing this song?

i say it’s love.

this song gives me chills every time.

quote by osho

if i had to sum it all up in one word, i’d choose liberating. there were moments i felt freer than i have in a long time, with the windows rolled down, wind blowing in my face, no phone service, miles upon miles of wide, open space (just one reason i moved back to texas) and not a soul in sight.

this aloneness is worth more than a thousand lives. this freedom is worth more than all the lands on earth. to be one with the truth for just a moment, is worth more than the world and life itself.

~ rumi

 my reflective excursion was spent drifting between a meditative silence and a private party in my car as i transformed into a rock star, belting out some of my favorite tunes, thanks to an old cd collection that i came across while packing and gina‘s mad cd-burning skills.

here are just a few of the songs that kept me company as i trekked along the highway of life.

1. get what you give – new radicals
2. let’s get it on – marvin gaye
3. make you feel my love – bob dylan
4. sleep while i drive – melissa etheridge
5. faith - george michael
6. more than a memory - garth brooks
7. little red corvette – prince
8. hurt so good – john cougar mellencamp
9. here i go again – whitesnake
10. fast car – tracy chapman

The biggest lie you ever told


Your deepest fear about growing old 


The loneliest night you ever spent 


The angriest letter you never sent 


The girl you swore you’d never leave 


The one you kissed on New Year’s Eve 


The sweetest dream you had last night 


Your darkest hour, your hardest fight 


The saddest song you ever heard 


The most you said with just one word 


The loneliest prayer you ever prayed 


The truest vow you ever made 


What makes you laugh, what makes you cry 


What makes you mad, what gets you by 


Your highest high, your lowest low  

~lyrics from ‘Inside Out’ by Trisha Yearwood and Don Henley

the following video reminds us how difficult it is to let love in. we build walls around our hearts; we shield ourselves with armor assuming it will protect us from harm when in reality we are only depriving ourselves of the powerful force we call love. we push it away because we are afraid of becoming vulnerable, fearing that we will be seen as weak. it is only through vulnerability and openness that we find our true power. loving another takes strength and absolute courage. we forget how beautiful life can be with those who see through us, who take the time to understand us, who offer us a piece of their heart.  

“we think that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. the greatest poverty is being rejected, unwanted, unloved, uncared for, having forgotten what is human love, what is human touch.” ~ mother teresa