Don't Leave Me Alone

Relationships are elastic, changing entities. Most of us fear change, and long for the familiar. But every period of growth is preceded by a period of disequilibrium. The I ching says: “Man is part of the universe and cannot be separated from the universal process of change.” So it is with partnerships – they must evolve and we must embrace the change in order to survive.

Love Pain And The Whole Damn Thing

When two people exchange marriage vows, they say in sickness and in health, for better or for worse. But when the hard stuff emerges, as it does in every relationship, instead of seeing it as a part of the process, our instinct is to run. We feel betrayed, like ours is the only relationship that has ever hit hard times, that it is now somehow tainted. Some of us fantasize about trading in our used relationship for a shiny new one. Every relationship, however, has road blocks, that are actually the doors to another level. It is a rite of passage, to go through those tests of will, and we need to embrace the struggle, for it is the triumph over that struggle leads to greater intimacy.” There must be chaos in one’s heart to be able to give birth to a dancing star” (F. Nietzsche)

If My Heart Had Wings

"Ordinary love is selfish, darkly rooted in desires and satisfactions. Divine love is without condition, without boundary, without change. The flux of the human heart is gone forever at the transfixing touch of pure love." – Paramhansa Yogananda

Til You Love Somebody

When two people meet, sometimes one person knows before the other that there is a connection. Though we have fantasies of love sweeping us mutually off our feet, in reality love can dawn on two people in the same relationship in different ways and on different schedules. Sometimes Prince Charming sweeps us off our feet, and sometimes, we have to be Prince Charming ourselves.

I Will Take Care Of You

When my first child, my daughter Zoe, was born on my birthday, September 24th, it seemed to me to be an amazing metaphor for becoming a mother. While I didn’t know which end of a diaper was up, my husband Marc and I felt an immense connection and desire to protect and nurture our baby. I was aware that the reason it felt so easy to access that unconditional love, that must have been the kind of love I myself had received from my parents. Zoe was the first grandchild of my generation, and was born in the year that my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. His health declined rapidly. When I perform this song, sometimes it seems the whole audience cries along with me. To my surprise, I have learned that they are grateful for the chance to revisit their own losses.

Far from making sorrow worse, every time you shed tears you actually accept your grief a little more. Our wounds need the dignity of our attention, in order to heal.

Music has tiny fingers, and can reach places in the heart that words alone cannot. So when you hear my song, or any song, and it makes you want to cry - I hope you open your heart to the healing that tears can bring.

Heaven (Opened Up It's Doors)

The greatest pleasures and joy in life are rarely connected to something material. When we love a person with compassion, forgiveness, creativity, and without ego or needs, we love them as God loves us. That experience is transcendental, and it feels like we imagine Heaven must be. “We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present” (Marianne Williamson)

Ordinary Miracles

As any parent will tell you, children are our greatest teachers. Perhaps their most valuable lesson to us is how watching their potentials unfold can elevate the humble to the extraordinary. Anyone who has felt the wonder and gratitude of hearing their child’s first word, or seeing their first step, knows that the meaning and mystery of life shines through in those moments. Since Zoe had inspired a song on my first CD, this one was inspired by my son Ezra, and his teddy bear.

I Believe In Us

With the divorce rate hovering at a discouraging fifty percent, I take heart when couples write to me and tell me that they fought through their difficulties. They are so grateful to have made it through the storm together, and I love hearing that this song has helped them along the way.

Do You Dance

“People say what we are all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we are really seeking. I think what we are really seeking….is the rapture of being alive.” Joseph Campbell

We can’t always control the events in our lives, but we can control our attitudes. Too often we get caught up in the rituals of everyday existence, and forget that we always have a choice in going forward - we can go through the motions, or we can dance.

Wicked Game

Anyone who has fallen into an infatuation knows that, it is at once seductive and terrifying. You are open and vulnerable, often against your will. For all its power and irresistibility, it ends up badly as often as not. Maybe part of the irresistibility, is knowing that unconsciously our dark side has been summoned.

A Walk On The Moon

To some people, the idea of soulmates means there is someone predestined for you to meet, who will compliment and complete you. Whether or not you believe in destiny, it is humbling and moving to experience a connection with another human being that is so powerful you feel somehow it is a gift you are given, not something you have created.

When the heart recognizes a like spirit, it leads you with a powerful force. As clever as a mind can be, there are no words that can equal or negotiate with the hearts desire.

Touch

“Everyone needs a hug. It changes your metabolism”. Leo Buscaglia.

More Than Life Itself

Any parent can tell you that the love you feel for your children is a unique emotion. For many, it may be the first time in their life they experience such a non-negotiable connection. I wanted to try and capture the profound nature of that connection in words, and was searching for a way to explain it. One day on television I saw a woman describing what it meant for her to have given birth after years of struggling with infertility. She looked down at the infant in her arms and simply said: I love this child more than life itself.

Angel In The Wings

Elizabeth Kubler Ross in her Book "Death and Dying", points out that people go through five basic stages when dealing with loss. These stages are denial, anger, bargaining, despair and acceptance. Everyone comes to terms with loss in their own way. But it is helpful for many people to remember that while death ends the person, it does not end the relationship. We are forever changed by those we love, and whether or not you believe in angels, we always carry their energy of those we have lost with us in our hearts and minds.

Phenomenal Woman

I carried this incredible poem around in my purse for months, while trying to contact Dr. Maya Angelou to get her permission to put it to music. One day she showed up – serendipitously - at a taping of the Dini Petty show that I was also on. When I told her I wanted to set the poem to music, she said she had always wanted it to be a song, and gave me permission on the spot. Not only was I thrilled to be able to sing out her inspiring words of self- affirmation night after night, I learned a very valuable lesson about intention. I passionately believed the poem should be a song, and the universe heard me and responded. I encourage anyone who has a dream, no matter how out of reach it seems, to keep it in your purse - keep it close to your heart. Travellers who undertake a journey for the right reasons, are always helped by invisible hands.

Everything Love Is

In his letter to the Apostles, 1 Corinthians 13, Paul talks about the qualities of true love. My favorite line is “Love keeps no record of wrongs”. This song was inspired by his words.