by Sharani | Sep 22, 2008 | favorite musicians, happiness, hope
Hope is a dress that my mother once wore A fiddle tune I heard that has no words Hope is the one thing we have never lost… -Susan McKeown River (song lyrics excerpt). River by Irish-born Celtic musician Susan McKeown is a real favorite in my music library. While...
by Sharani | Jan 25, 2008 | favorite musicians, meditation, psalm 139, spiritual music, Sri Chinmoy
Spiritual Teacher Sri Chinmoy composed and performed thousands upon thousands of devotional and meditative songs during his life. He wrote several books on the subject of music as well. God the Supreme Musician The Height of Silence and the Might of Sound The Source...
by Sharani | Nov 5, 2007 | Bill Staines, favorite musicians, folksingers, Nature, praying mantis, Sri Chinmoy
I am particularly fond of the song by folksinger Bill Staines called All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir. The lyrics are: All God’s critters got a place in the choir Some sing low, some sing higher Some sing out loud on the telephone wire And some...
by Sharani | Sep 21, 2007 | East Bay Bike Path in RI, favorite musicians, folksingers, learning styles, Loreena McKennitt, Nature, Photography, Rhode Island, Sound
With the Fall Equinox only 2 days away, I shouldn’t be surprised that my habit of taking a daily constitutional (a.k.a walk) at around 7 pm would mean that the sun sets and darkness rises before I finish. Today’s warm summer-like day inspired me to journey...
by Sharani | Sep 4, 2007 | favorite musicians, folksingers, songwriters, Sri Chinmoy
I have given this blog the tagline “girl on a road” and thought a slight word of explanation might be timely while the blog is new. As is true with many of us, you could say that I have been traveling on a road figuratively and literally for some time now....