I’ve always loved language. And over the last decade or so I’ve come to love language even more because language is at the heart of songwriting. More than blogging or journaling. Certainly more than emailing, texting, or tweeting. And in some ways even more than speaking, listening, and reading, songwriting has helped me grow closer […]
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everything is the same
everything is the same nothing is the same everything: same heart, mind, and soul same body, face, and eyes same family, job, and home same sun, moon, and stars nothing is the same: not heart, mind, or soul body, face, or eyes family, job, or home sun, moon, or stars similar, […]
Today, if only we could hear
Of all the songs I’ve written I think this is one of the most beautiful and meaningful. It’s based on two passages from Psalm 95. The first, “v’anachnu am marito v’tzon yado,” means something like, “we, your people, are like a flock that you shepherd with your hand.” The second, “hayom im b’kolo tishmau,” means, […]
Understand
Understand that behind you is You that is Me that is Us that is the Empty
Knowing and Unknowing
So this is an actual conversation that took place with a bunch of 5th graders this week in the context of a class I teach called Menschology… What if each of us actually knew a lot more about a lot of really important things than we actually give ourselves credit for. What if each of […]
#BlogElul 2017 Day 5– Accept
(don’t) accept mediocrity boredom banality whether of good or evil apathy insincerity punditry vapidity sloth fatigue without fight not to mention all rest of it just don’t (accept)