Dear family, friends, and fellow travelers,
The tune this cycle is I'm a Chicken, a song I wrote a number of years ago when visiting our oldest grandchild (now 9) and her family on their farm. She loved the chickens and this song developed while we were feeding them. I finally got around to recording it today...
On the wall in the kitchen, above the sink, Pammy pasted a quote, many years ago now, from Howard Thurman:
“Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
It's such a part of every day chores that many days I fail to notice it...but then I do. In the song this cycle, the chicken is living that life. It's up to us now.
Love and Courage,
Brian
I recently started putting some songs up on Spotify (and most other music streaming platforms) - all of them already published here. There's several now, organized as "albums" - Just a Little Rain, Late July and Look at Me I'm a Crow. Take a listen there and add me to your playlist, if you so desire!
I'm sending you a monthly offering from original music I've been writing over many years. I've been so bold as to add your email to my newsletter list. You can unsubscribe at any time (link at the bottom of the email).
Play your favorites!
I've also added a Favorites feature so that, as the playlists grow, you can mark those songs you particularly like and just listen to those, again from using the drop down filter at the top of the playlist. Right now it's a two-step process. You have to click on the song you want to mark on the playlist and then go to the side bar (bottom on phone) and click the gray heart so select; click again to deselect.
On the technical side, the favorites function relies on you not clearing your cookies, often the default setting. Favorites will be lost if cookies are cleared. I hope to add a login feature that would allow you to keep your selections without cookies.
Finally, realizing that many people no longer have a CD player, Leonore and I made our three albums available for free here on the site in playlists. There's a tab, Albums, on the top menu. Select the album you want to hear from the dropdown and enjoy. Songs are free to download as well. We will make some CDs for those who may want that medium - if that is your desire, feel free to contact me.
