Since it's St. Valentine's Day, startin' with a love song (sort of) and in Southern California...where it all began...
SoCal Roots...
DEFYING GRAVITY...It ain't got a hold on me no more...
As we saw in Part 1 in Xavier Rudd's "Stoney Creek"...this fun's not just for guys...
In flight over the Valley...
Meanwhile, in South Carolina...
I first saw Trevor Hall live at Mulcahy's in Wantagh, NY and as I've followed his evolution, I continue to benefit from his musical and personal energy...
...His INK gives evidence...
When I think about all the other ways I could have played,
All the other simple moves I could have made,
All the other cards that I could have dealt,
All the books I didn't read upon my shelf,
All of the other ways I could have sung my songs,
Realized that none of it went wrong,
And it was all played.
How could it be any other way [x2]
Now that the chains are off I'm free to roam,
Everywhere I go, I feel like I'm home,
Nothing hides, everything is shown.
On his version of a go kart...SELF-Propelled...
And the "Coffee Bean" helps us motor thru life's ups and downs...
Keepin' it simple...Keepin' the child within us ALIVE...
In this next chapter, Trevor talks about his changing relationship to time and how ever so gradually, he's learning to see it through fresh perspectives. This insight was helped when his aging grandmother once said to him,
"Isn't time such a wonderful gift."
In the first 5 minutes of this video, he shares some powerful stories of HOW this is happening...
...Listen in to this musical philosopher...
Later...
Starting in England, this next musician's pilgrimage led him further...within and without...
This next image is very important in that Sam reminds us all that the way we can love one another directly depends on HOW we are loving ourselves...
All true spiritual movements have this at their core...
Here's a guy living in Paradise...in Hawaii...
First met Nahko a few years ago in NYC's Central Park at a Summerstage event. Lotsa fun!
Video shows us Trevor Hall B4 he had to cut his hair (see "You Can't Rush Your Healing" story and song above in the section dedicated to Trevor).
"Budding Trees"
In the moon of the budding trees
I was gifted new eyes to see
All of the shifting shape and ways you can be
Wake the dreams into realities
Wake the dreams into realities
Sunset diamonds trickle down our cheeks
The language of no words is how we speak
Pacha Mama spinning firelight
And a Little Bear singing by the fireside
Out of this city with the wind on our neck
That's us whistling upon your neck
Moonlit diamonds sparkle into my mouth
Feels like hunger and it tastes like salt
Feels like hunger and it tastes like salt
So, tap me out and tap me into you
Heal my brain and my body too
Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells
Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
A little bit of cinnamon pours as we snoot
All up on my shit in the morning commute
Coastal quiver on a quest through the dunes
Sandy toes and bottomless curves of the moon
Heavy lifting for Pele's children
Hand of the goddess soaking cliffs keep building
Plate is full but appetite has dwindled
I feel a little sick so I keep the fire kindled
You the pillar steadfast light of bravery
And I the dimly burning candle still shaking
Riddled fear quiver my bones so easy!
Well, you're the guru now so visualize healing
Yeah, you're the guru now so visualize leaving
Let her go for she can no longer feed you
And many children need that mana creature
Just barely missed you I was finally ready!
But you are a long gone too much heavy history
Yeah you are a long gone too much heavy history
Let go of blame that shit will never serve me!
Bless other men investigate your mystery
So, tap me out and tap me into you
Heal my brain and my body too
Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells
Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
Little spider weaves a wispy web
And stumbling through the woods it catches to my head
She crawls behind my ear and whispers secrets
Dragonfly wiz by and sings now teach it
Yeah, dragonfly wiz by and sings now teach it
Form on the trail I watch you head up mauka
I turn makai and whisper, "thank you sister"
Edge of the west where water touches land
You are the east with folded maps in hand
Time to increase my frequency!
Hands of light and bodies talking
Gimme some of that wild fox medicine!
But, keep me here in this wild present tense
Fully supported on new lovers chest
Dawning adventures sparkle get some rest!
Dawning adventures sparkle get some rest!
So, tap me out and tap me into you
Heal my brain and my body too
Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells
Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
Sporting the Medicine Tribe's colors:
"Time to increase my frequency..."
So, tap me out and tap me into you
Heal my brain and my body too
Balance my chemistry hydrate these cells
Cuz the body talks and the meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
The body talks and meditation helps
Describing how this song came 2B...
"So, it went like from DREAM WORLD...to DRAWING...to WRITING...to...LIFE!!!"
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Next vibe's from JAH Maker...West Indies
TODAY features a cosmic collision/collusion of loving energy as St. Valentine's Day is happening on the same day as the opening of the new documentary on this life and love of this man:
Bob's children are continuing his message of love...
TODAY Feb. 14...St. Valentine's Day...new documentary starts...
Somewhere in Jerusalem...
Finally, back home on Long Island...
2023 Half Step show at the Jones Beach Amphitheater. They are LI's premier Grateful Dead cover band.
B4 Show
Dead after dark...
GRATE-full Valentines Day...EVERY DAY...
As we head out each day...Let's try to move our efforts to love ourselves...and then others...
From the description: "The Wheel" from Jerry Garcia's debut solo album 'Garcia'. Written by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia. Video directed & created by Justin Kreutzmann (Drummer Bill Kreutzmann's son). http://www.JerryGarcia.com
The Wheel
Lyrics By: Robert Hunter Music By: Bill Kreutzmann
The wheel is turning and you can't slow down
You can't let go and you can't hold on
You can't go back and you can't stand still
If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
Round, round, Robin run around
Gotta get back where you belong
Little bit harder, just a little bit more
Little bit further than you gone before
Small wheel turning by the fire and rod
Big wheel turning by the grace of God
Every time that wheel turn round
Bound to cover just a little more ground
For FURTHUR musings...
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