Tendering The first song in the CD Woman Songs Peace Songs is “Tendering” and I still identify with the very personal focus that spurred the original writing. Now there seems a whole new level on top of that personal one. It’s the level that speaks to the whirlwind...
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June 17, 2019 Ann
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I Want to Choose You know some men are changing. Some men aren’t. I’m not in favor of abortions and at the same time I am in favor of a woman’s right to choose what happens to her own body. I don’t give that over to men to...
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June 11, 2019 Ann
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I’ve Got a Gun Songs of peace are a significant part of the CD “Womansongs / Peacesongs” and I’ve got a gun sounds like children arguing but also amazingly like nations threatening. I’ve got a gun —— well I’ve got a tank —— well I’ve got a sub...
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June 6, 2019 Ann
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The quote for the day—This nation’s character has never been defined by the power we give the already strong – but by the strength we give the weak. —Joe Kennedy III
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May 19, 2019 Ann
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Today I came across this quote from Thurgood Marshall and think it still rings true today: “We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that has buried...
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April 7, 2019 Ann
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Here’s a quote I like a lot: “I love the concept of unity and diversity…most decisions are based on a tiny difference. People say this was right and that wrong–the difference was a feather…I keep scales wherever I am to remind me of that…They’re a symbol of my...
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April 2, 2019 Ann
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Step Close This song was written out of my experience years ago, when it seemed I felt like I wanted to be close to someone, and then when it happened, I wanted to be alone again. Ever feel that way? Like close is one thing—but a person can...
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March 23, 2019 Ann
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Rev. Susan Sparks in her book Laugh Your Way to Grace writes: Desserts is stressed spelled backwards.
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March 3, 2019 Ann
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Here’s a humorous quote: Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.——Jack Handey, American humorist
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March 2, 2019 Ann
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Read the quote today. Then think about it in its broadest application–much more than being about food. “‘Lagom’ is a Swedish expression used when passing food or drink around the table, meaning: Take just enough so that there is enough for everyone.” —William Ury in the book “Getting...
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March 1, 2019 Ann
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