I guess if you read this post sometime in the future, it might be helpful to check what was happening in the news over the past few days. I choose love, and I believe in my beautiful world, even when it is shattered by horrific events beyond both my control and my imagination.

This amazing song was given to me yesterday by a dear, loving friend. She took this picture as we strolled through the woods with our drums. We smiled, laughed, sang, made music together – and we cried together as well. It was divine. I decided to title the photos “Windows and Doors to our Collective Souls”. I know she will be pleased. Love is like that.

Today I choose to transcend the hate, offering this dear song up to anyone who might be able to gain even a speck of joy or hope from it.

Give someone a hug. Touch their hand and hold on just a bit longer than you might usually do.

Look someone in the eye and say “I love you”.

Seize your day and make it better in some small way – and trust it matters in ways you can never know or measure.

Be silent as you realize how deeply you care.

Sing and dance and pray. We can do it, we have to. Love wins.

Have a listen to this song, and dream of some way to understand. Listen over again and again, sometimes with your eyes closed, sometimes with your eyes wide open seeing something more.