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  • Scared of Heights, Espen Lind

    ‘Scared of Heights’ performed by Espen Lind

    Happy, fun song… listening to it makes me smile. I love the line, ‘You lift me up into the sky, Felt like I could fly, never gonna die’. We help each other remember… for a moment…  We fly together, let go and soar. Brain programming kicks in, we say to ourselves ‘I can’t…’ and suddenly we’re afraid.  We limit ourselves, stop ourselves from fully experiencing all we desire simply because we think, ‘I can’t’. This song is a great reminder of our unlimited potential. Thanks for the smile and wonderful song Espen!

    Espen Lind, Song: Scared of Heights, album: Army of One (2008),  Label: Universal Music AS. Scared of Heights is also released as a single. Myspace: Espen Lind 

    ‘Scared of Heights’ lyrics:

    I have always been the type to think before I speak
    I have always been the type to look before I leap
    And like a bolt out of the blue I was struck and there was you
    For a moment I believed that I could let go
    You lift me up into the sky
    Felt like I could fly
    never gonna die
    n’ I almost made it but not quite
    Now you’re flying out of sight
    and you know I can’t come with you
    I’ll always be scared of heights
    always be scared of heights
    I didn’t think I’d meet someone who’d make me change my ways
    Never thought I’d find someone who’d brighten up my days
    Someone who made me forget
    my hands were tied
    my wings were clipped
    Someone who made me believe that I could let go
    You lift me up into the sky
    I felt like I could fly
    I was never gonna die
    n’ I almost made it but not quite
    you’re flying out of sight
    and you know I can’t come with you
    ’cause I’ll always be scared of heights
    scared of heights
    Wish I never knew how great it feels up in the air
    Wish I never got to feel the wind blow through my hair
    Well, in my dreams you’ll always be flying high along with me
    and in my dreams I’ll always feel that I can let go
    You lift me up into the sky
    I feel like I can fly
    I’m never gonna die
    N’ I almost made it but not quite
    now you’re flying out of sight
    and now I can’t come with you
    ’cause I’ll always be scared of heights

    Espen Lind, born May 13, 1971 is a singer/songwriter, producer and instrumentalist from Tromsø, Norway.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • I Surrender – Celine Dion, live

    ‘I Surrender’ performed live in Las Vegas by Céline Dion

    This still takes my breath away every time I hear it I tear up and shiver. First heard it when I was surrendering, letting go, giving all to Creator… learning to totally Trust. Celine’s performance of this song touched my heart and Soul to a degree words can’t describe. Love poured through me, arms wrapped around my body.. I knew without a doubt I was deeply loved, protected, always taken care of and nurtured. All that was required of me was to surrender to Creator, Be and Love all that is… so easy, yet… so difficult. Every time I listen to it I have the same intense and incredible experience. Thanks Céline for such an inspiring performance… WOW!

    Céline Dion, Song: I Surrender, album: A New Day Has Come (2002), Label: Sony. Official website www.celinedion.com.

     

    celinedion Céline Marie Claudette Dion born March 30, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada is a singer/songwriter/actress. She is the youngest of 14 children of a highly musical family. She began singing at age 5 and regularly preformed with her siblings at a nightclub her parents owned. Céline began to receive recognition for her talent in 1982, winning the Gold Medal at the Yamaha World Song Festival in Tokyo, along with the coveted Musician’s Award for Top Performer. In 1983, she became the first Canadian ever to receive a Gold Record in France. In 2004, after becoming the best selling female artist of all time, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • The Music of Ink Painting: Breath

    ‘The Music of Ink Painting: Breath’ by Chang Jing

    Stunning! Takes you away to some far off place that says… Quiet… Breathe… just Be. Lovely video, very interesting sound combinations. I love it!

    Chang Jing, Song: Breath (音樂山水畫：呼吸), album: Open Music Li Xian 离弦 (2005)  Performed and co-composed by Chang Jing. Learn more and download the album.

    The Chinese zither or guzheng is a traditional musical instrument with a unique ancient sound.

    Chang Jing was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, at the age of 8 she began studying the guzheng. She attended Sichuan Conservatory of Music a middle school affiliated with the guzheng. From 1991-1995 she attended China Conservatory of Music and graduated first in her class, then joined China Song and Dance Troupe. I couldn’t find an official webpage or additional information.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • It Beats For You – My Morning Jacket, live

    ‘It Beats for You’ – My Morning Jacket, live

    Haunting, pretty song… about consciousness, love and belief. I love the line ‘Just Believe and You can Do’… so true. This live performance is different from others the band has done.

    My Morning Jacket, Song: It Beats for You, Album: Z (2005), Label:  ATO/RCA, Website: My Morning Jacket

    It Beats for You lyrics:

    Who Could See And Not Believe?

    The Heart That Beats The Wavelength.

    And Who Could Say But Never Do.

    Things They’ve Said To Someone Who

    Thru All That’s Been And All Will Be –

    So In Line So Thoughtfully(Lessly)

    In Tune With You. So In Time For Me.

    New Thoughts Arrive.

    So In Time For Me.

    Who Can Count The Time I’m Beatin… With My Hands?

    Who Can Stop The Smoke From Breathin… In My Head?

    Words Will Come And Words Will Go.

    Make Believe And Overthrow.

    Just Believe And You Can Do.

    You Know My Heart – It Beats For You.

    It Beats4u – So In Time We Beat.

    Your Thoughts Align – So In Time With Me.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • Opalescent Sky

    Lee Wave Iridescence by Harold Leinbach

    ‘Opalescent Sky’ photo by Harold Leinbach

    ‘Opalescent Sky’ is my name for this exquisite photograph. Again Creator treats us to beautiful displays reminding us that everything is sacred and that we progress. What colors and patterns! Again we are shown colors that aren’t ‘normally’ seen in a rainbow spectrum… pastels… turquoise, pink, lavender, golden pink. And is that an eight or infinity? Perhaps a message of our infinite nature… everything is possible… endless possibilities. Our visualizations of Divine Nature made manifest. This sky is magnificent! Thank you, thank you for this gift, again… thank you Beloved Creator. You continue to awe and amaze with beauty and majesty.

    Photo was taken in Boulder, Colorado January 2, 2009 by Harold Leinbach. He says of the sky,

    “The pastel colors were lovely and the billowing cloud shapes were quite fascinating.”

     

    Atmospheric optics expert Les Cowley explains: “For brightly-colored iridescence you need cloud droplets of all the same size. You get that if all the droplets have formed at the same time and experienced the same history. Dynamic conditions inside a lee cloud are just what the doctor ordered. The clouds look stationary but inside there is a ‘factory conveyor’ with uniform droplets formed at one end and evaporated at the other. Voila – iridescence.”

    Lee waves may be found downwind of all mountains–not just the Rockies. If you live in the lee, keep an eye out for pastels in the sky.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan