Walking With Kirtan

I”m just back from a walk with the music from this week’s set. It’s a cold, nasty windy rainy day . . . and I expected the kirtan to do its usual magic. It did, but it took me awhile to get there as it was cold and rainy and I was all woe is me. Eventually my pouty, whining mind shut off, and I was left with the stark beauty of the bare trees and the potential of new life everywhere. I was peaceful. And now I’m glad to be back with a cup of tea. Here’s a different view of walking with kirtan as a backdrop, one I wrote in September on a sparkling, beautiful day. I’m trying to be true to a committment I made to exercise, but I need motivation to get out the door . . . especially on a day like today. If I walk to kirtan I know it will “change my mind” for the rest of the day. That gets me outside most of the time, and that’s half the battle.

Enjoy spring, enjoy the set, enjoy life. Namaste.

THIS WEEK’S SET
SONG	ARTIST	CD	SONGBOOK
Om	Mercury Max	The Eternal Om	–
Om Namo Bhagavate Invocation	Shantala/Krishna Das	Sri	–
Om Namo Bhagavate/Because the One I Love	Shantala	Sri	P. 7
Govinda Jaya Jaya	Donna De Lory	The Lover and The Beloved	P. 15 (Dave Stringer’s version)
Rama Rama	Ragani	Best of Both Worlds	–
Rama Bolo	David Newman	Into the Bliss: A Kirtan Experience	P. 15