India Arie - I Am Light

I am Light. 

India Arie - I Am Light

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music

Week 7

Beautiful words to share this week.

Hi,  I hope all is well for You today. I found this inspiring song and immediately saved it for our Summer of Music posts. 

I thought the words were important for us to see, hear and feel when we're frustrated, stressed worried or sad so I've shared just some of the song below so we can start to say them when you need to, like a mantra or in meditation.

The video is wonderful. 

In listening, I felt like her voice was coming from a soft cloud overhead and the added voices of the choir brought all those feelings deep inside to build up courage and strength to be able to catch that light, to open up and let go of what you need to. 

Let's open those doors, windows and let the light in.

Have a listen and see which lines you connect to.

      

As I said above, this is just a few of the lines ...

"I am not the things my family did

I am not the voices in my head

I am light

I'm not the mistakes that I have made

Or any of the things that caused me pain

I am light

I am not my age

I am not my race, my soul inside is all light 

I am light"

PS. I don't know if I had heard this song before but I checked it out when I saw the title. 

Finding a mix of music this year has been really interesting and I hope you're enjoying the selections so far.  

All previous posts are in the Archives so you can visit or save them anytime.. 

Take Care - a couple more weeks to go.

Links for sharing below.

Bye for now.

Regular posts will resume in September.

I guess I have more work to do but music is never very far away.

Source: Musixmatch                                                     

Songwriters: India Arie Simpson

I Am Light lyrics © Guitar Girl Music Publishing

It feels like a Gift from Heaven

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André Rieu - My Heart Will Go On

Spectacular performance.  

Yes, me again - I was on the hunt for things

to share with You and I found this!

I've always been a Huge fan and got to attend a live performance years

ago when his orchestra came to Vancouver. 

Amazing night! 

It's wonderful that they continue to surprise us with these beautiful mix of music and art.

I still have another concert on my bucket list. 

The video is peaceful yet energizing.

From the beginning it is all beautiful.

I got shivers for a moment and went back to the titanic movie.

The smooth beautiful performance of the skaters was very peaceful, loved it.

I loved the mix of background scenes moving from the skaters to the orchestra, to the buildings in the back which kind of had the sense of grounding.

All this and the words from the song in my head that the 

Heart Will Go On.

 

PS I'm sure this will give us some peace ... We may need a few repeats.

Please take care of yourselves so

we can meet again.

Links for sharing below help us to travel the 

world spreading wellness to others.

Weekly posts on Tuesdays.

Thanks for helping.

Jon Batiste Performing Blackbird

Hello, and thanks for your visit today.
Another week gone by already.

Dona Anderson

I can't believe I hadn't seen this before so when I saw this video I didn't want You to miss it too.

Jon Batiste Performing Blackbird - 09 FEB 2016

I get a lot of views for the music videos. 

They seem timeless for us to hear over and over again. Some are for special occasions, to sing or dance with, others hold memories, emotions and more. 

This will definitely be one of them.

I can see those little ones that love playing the piano busy starting to see how they can interpret other songs using their inspiration and musical talents.

The song written by Paul McCartney back in 1968 catches our attention as well as the music.

It's an easy song to sing along with but the meaning behind it raises different feelings as it comes from a time back in the civil rights movement years ago. 

You can google it for more information. 

If You haven't heard this version before have listen so you can hear how Jon Batiste captures our attention with his amazing piano playing. 

We hear something very familiar but it's different, and I think he must of used all the keys/notes for this beautiful arrangement.

WOW WOW WOW

PS.  I've been busy and started preparing for this years Summer of Music 2022 that starts on the first Tuesday in July.

Previous years are in the Archives for July & August starting in 2017. 

I hope you enjoyed this weeks post and visit again soon.  

Thanks for sharing with others at the links below and past posts in the archives for you to view, save or share.

Join in with the others from around the world each week. 

Bye for now and Take care!

Don't miss this - Tedx Talk Erin Gruwell

 Becoming a Catalyst for Change

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Dona Anderson

I'm very glad you're here to watch this video.

It is amazing. 

The power of one.

Shared with us in 18.34 minutes.

What an interesting Story

Life Changing.

I am very thankful I got to watch an earlier video of her start to see what became a very inspiring story that I wanted to share with You.

Life Changing for 150 kids and many others.

Think of a big trip, meeting someone very special who helped others, a book and a movie.  

Think about possible drop outs that went on to be graduates and will change their life and future.

I hope each of you have had one or more  people in your life that helped inspire you on your journey. 

Someone you remember that Helped you figure things out, showed you a different  way, or showed you that they cared and believed in You.

It could be a teacher, friend, relative, parent or even a book ...

PS. It's funny how sometimes it takes me longer 

to find one of my photo messages that fits with the post than it does to write the rest of it. 

This one took a long time ....  

I hope you enjoyed this story and can imagine how it changed many lives.  

A lot to take in.

Thanks for your visit today.

New posts every Tuesday.

Links for sharing below.

Bye for now.