Hills and Valleys… down by the river..

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” ~Helen Keller

Joy, Blues & Trouble: Invisible religion

“All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

Changes…

Left and right are directions. Liberal and Conservative are adjectives.
War is the problem, peace is the cure and isms isn’t the issue…

Politics, Religion and joy…

Life is political. https://youtu.be/hMgTzW0Pif4?list=RDhMgTzW0Pif4Political Blues · World Saxophone Quartet “Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.Spirituality … More

Death Blues…

“People living deeply have no fear of death.” ― Anaïs Nin
https://youtu.be/vHfHFG94xdM

Cheating and Lying Blues… ~OO~

All fooling around is cheating in person.

Consuming Blues…

With courage, commitment and joy… we give peace a chance…

Stir it up! ~OO~

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.”
― Bob Marley, – Legend
https://youtu.be/S3UqvWk8-uw?list=RDS3UqvWk8-uw
Bob Marley – Stir it up

James Baldwin

“The intangible dreams of people can have a tangible effect on the world…. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always now.” the rest the essay: http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/JamesBaldwin

Animal dreams…

Humans cannot be the only animals on this planet who dream. But we know less about animal dreams of dogs, … More

Everybody knows this is nowhere…

To take the White House, all the Green Party must do is tell hard truths.

Vote GREEN for PEACE!

The International Green Party swept Europe and is growing in leaps and bounds. By November 2024 the Green Party in America can win and determine the course of this nation and planet.

Endure, survive and prevail: We got this.

“At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved.”

~Nina Simone

Pandemic Healing Blues…

https://youtu.be/0aFKgi5D6eU?list=RD0aFKgi5D6eU
John Lee Hooker & Carlos Augusto Alves Santana – The Healer

“Hmm, have mercy
The blues , the blues is a healer
Blues, blues, is a healing healer
It healed, healed, healed
Heal!
Heal, heal, heal!
All over the world, all over the world
It’s a healer”

Love works ~OO~

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. “

―Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Into a thousand whirling dreams ~OO~

“Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ― Arundhati Roy, War Talk