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Compulsions 3 – I Like You
“If there’s more life after death I bet I’ll like that too.” There are a lot of things in life that are painful or unfair. Most people are too caught up in the web of their own pain or injustice to help you with yours. So, when you find someone who is kind, who wants Read more
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Compulsions 2 – Let The River Flow
“When you were a lake in the clouds I dove right in” Taoist philosophy encourages harmony with nature, illuminating a path that exists in the universe and flows through each of us. Lao Tsu, the founder of Taoism, said, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” The path isn’t just a direction, it is Read more
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Compulsions 1 – The Crack of Dawn
All of the songs on my new album were written during some strange days. First, a global pandemic took the lives of 6 million people (and counting) with a disproportionate number coming from my own country. About one year into the pandemic, in March of 2020, the vaccine started to get into the arms of Read more
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Compulsions
There are things we do because we want to do them Others because we feel an obligation And then there are things we do without knowing why we do them, because we feel compelled. There is an article of faith in schools of philosophy and spirituality that says the path to freedom and enlightenment comes Read more
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Again (last night)
I dreamed of you again last night I kind of wish I didn’t now I kind of wish I didn’t know That kind of wish I think about you too much still And wonder if I always will I wonder if something can kill That kind of thought A hole keeps growing in my heart Read more
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Vote!
As we come down to the wire this election day, our country desperately needs its young people to vote. People in their 50s, 60s, and 70s WILL be voting and they will be voting for the world they grew up in, a world that doesn’t exist anymore. It is dangerous and irresponsible to let their Read more
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