Lyrics to Present Moment

 


Buddha Smile

Non-Physical intention

 

I breathe it in, I let it go

The breath is deep, release is slow

I feel the calm, I start with ease

A Buddha smile, a great release

 

I’m breathing in and letting go

Awareness spins, I’m in the flow

My heart is sure, I am at peace

The Buddha smile, the great release

 

Dream it into Life

Intention into action

 

Open wide, deep inside

Spark new light, dream it into life

From within, start again

Spark new light, dream it into life

Life becoming love creating worlds

Dream about it

 

Riding the Light

The exhilaration of incarnation

 

Heyeah! Riding the light!

Oh yes… it’s quite the flight…

 

A new beginning is here, step in time, I’m on the road again

I know there is nothing to fear, and I feel exhilaration

 

The game is on, I move along

I’m on my way, make my day

No turning back, stay on the track

Or blaze a trail… hey!

 

I hear the melody call and I love to sing along

The rhythm showing the way, invitation to the song

 

I breathe it in, exhale it out

I’m having fun, twist and shout!

Awareness spins, I’m in the flow

Reach for the sky and make it so

 

Heyeah! Riding the light!

 

Learning Curve

The necessity of discernment

 

Out here on my own, I can feel alone

The moment’s got a lot of nerve

Waiting for the pitch, don’t wanna swing and miss

But life can throw a learning curve

 

Making contact – put the ball into play

Make it real – bringing the dream into being

 

Up to bat again, a fast one at my chin

Make me want to run and hide

I pick myself up, time to get tough

I’m gonna take ya for a ride

 

Making contact – see the ball off the wall

Make it real – bringing the dream into being

 

Reflections

The experience of loss

 

A moment, a time gone by

A story, a wonder why

Reflections that mirror insight

 

A journey, a stepping stone

A learning, a lonely zone

A silent prayer, an empty stare

A time is gone, a moving on

 

A story with high and low

The blessings still overflow

A grateful prayer, I am aware

The gift unfurls, a string of life with pearls

 

A moment, eternity, a story, a mystery

Reflections, a mirror, a grateful prayer, I am aware

The gift unfurls… a string of life with pearls

 

Nightmare – Dawn

In the wake of loss can be emotional nightmare.

Still, in time, the dark night gives way

to the light of new day.

 

I can have a bad dream like anybody else can

Running in the darkness, running from myself

 

Wake up baby, snap out of it!

Wake up baby, shake it off

Get up baby, snap out of it!

Wake up baby, right now

It’s a nightmare… dawn is coming…

 

Sneaking up behind me, making funny noises

Nothing really there, but still I hear the voices

 

It’s a nightmare… I’ve been dreaming….

Dawn is here… Look! The sun.

 

 

Magic

With deliberate caution and new awareness,

we step back into the life flow.

 

Out on the trail and looking around

Head in the sky and feet on the ground

Paying attention to this new day

Walking the talk and making my way

 

Spring in the air and spring in my feet

Feel the tempo, the rhythm is sweet

Paying attention to all I hear

Reading the signs and my vision is clear

 

Make a magnet with a circle of love

Make the magic magnetic

Be a magnet in the circle of love

Be the magic magnetic

Be the one that you’ve been dreaming of

You’re the one that you’ve been dreaming of

Make the magic in a circle of love

 

I’ve got the love of the family and a lot of good friends

It’s the loving that feeds me and the love that I send

Keeping it with me wherever I go

It’s the faith that I feel and the love that I know

 

The Love

The thrill of incarnation is renewed,

with deepened appreciation

 

I see the world go by, as I’m driving down the road

There’s something coming alive… in my heart, it’s what I know

Heyeah! Riding the light!

 

I hear voices of fear – I feel the love that is everywhere

I see pictures of pain – I feel the love in everything

I’ve known days of despair – I feel the love that is everywhere

I still trust in my heart… I have from the start

We’re never apart… the love that you are…

The love that’s coming from you… you know who you are…

The love behind the infinite endless myriad animation

 

Moonlight

A pause of appreciation,

in the timeless magic of the moonlight

 

Moonlight, the meadow shining so bright

Shimmering and dancing a magical dream

A vision so enchanting

reminding that the darkness is more than it seems

 

Moonlight, shine upon a dark night

Illuminate the shadows around every turn

You’re coming and you’re going…

There’s comfort in the knowing you’ll always return

So shine…

 

Moonlight, rise on the horizon

Opening my eyes to a new way of seeing

Shine across a big sky

Opening my heart to a new way of being

Feeling… compassionate loving…

Reaching… hoping… knowing

 

Patience

When life is a grind, patience is the shortest road

 

To reach for the vision sometimes is a grind

Looking for a change one step at a time

 

It takes patience, it takes faith in the path that’s shown

 

Gotta stay with it with nothing to show

I wanna leave, with nowhere to go

 

It takes patience, it takes peace in the great unknown

It takes patience, it takes faith in the path that’s shown

 

I’m just fine – time is on my side

 

Lift that sail, the wind is gonna blow

Quietly I smile inside, ‘cause I know

 

Patience is the shortest road

 

Life Knows

The discovery of faith is the recognition that somehow,

life always knows what it’s doing

 

Wishing for a halo to wrap around the world

I feel the confusion and pain

Dreaming of an answer to make it all OK, and then…

I remember what I know, Life always knows the way

 

Myriad expressions, we will come and go

We flicker in and out of this field

It can be overwhelming to take the story in, but then…

A deeper truth reveals the heart that we conceal

 

Dreams in the night, haunting my faith

Reaching beyond… still, I pray…

Life will show the way

 

I wonder ‘bout a savior, I wonder ‘bout a saving grace

The suffering is breaking my heart

I feel the compassion that wraps around the world

And I say, as I’m standing here today,

“Life always finds a way.”

 

Life knows the way.

 

 

Brotherly Love

Birthdays… life markers for all of us in many ways.

Here’s a song to celebrate my brother Charlie’s birthday.

 

A birthday is upon you, another time around

Gaze into reflections for diamonds to be found

Your wealth is your discernment, your gift is what you share

Your light is your becoming, the world is your mirror

 

Release into your power, yours is a heart of gold

The love that is your essence is the story being told

You’re my beloved brother, you are the eagle scout

You come into your center, the heart beyond your doubt

 

Relax into your guidance, become your inner light

Then follow inspiration to horizons of insight

Release into your power, yours is a heart of gold

The love that is your essence is the story being told

… is the journey that unfolds… take a ride now

 

My beloved brother, we celebrate your love

Raise your glass and drink a toast

Rock on! Live long! Happy birthday

 

 

The Rapture

Even the most ordinary moments can be doorways to extraordinary awareness.

 

Now, heading into town, step into the hustle and the bustle all around

Flitter here and there, weaving in and out of other people

and their fantasy myopia… sounds like me…

 

Move – moving with the beat

Flowing with the motion emotion within and around me

 

Yes, it’s just a game… still, I love to play it just the same

We are co-creating a moment abundant with energy

 

Then the rapture comes, and I am amazed

My eyes are open, my heart ablaze

Everything is the same, and everything has changed

In the spark of a moment, I awake again

 

It’s all a movement of awareness

It’s an expansion of awareness

 

Yeah – well all that’s well and good

But still I got a list of all the things I gotta do

Time is moving fast…

Don’t know where I’m going,

don’t know how long this will last

 

Then the rapture comes….

 

Sunset

Another pause to appreciate

the amazing beauty of this life experience

Gazing at the sunset, another day gone by

Smiles of remembrance paint across the sky

A gratitude within me for all that comes my way

And I say, “thank you for this day.”

 

The clouds are changing colors, a grand finale fade

A quiet is upon me, as light gives way to shade

A deep appreciation with Spirit is conveyed

And I say, “thank you for this day.”

 

Turn Around

The richness of life, with myriad experience,

still is but a blink…

 

Take a turn here and a season goes by

Take a spin there and a year is behind

See a life pass in a blink of an eye, yeah but

Life is longer than time

 

Turn around, ride with a kid on a slide

Turn again, rock in a city of light

Now a rainbow in a garden delight

There is no ending in sight

Life is brighter than light

 

The world is passing me by, as I’m passing by the world

I’m still doing just fine with my kitties and my girl

 

I breathe it in, exhale it out

I’m having fun, twist and shout!

Awareness spins, I’m in the flow

Reach for the sky and make it so!

 

Heyeah! Riding the light!

 

The Center

Reflections on a light well lived,

and appreciation for moments still to come

 

What a life it has been, what a dream we’ve become

Looking back and I smile… and we’re still not done!

When the call comes in, and it’s time to move on

Going back to The Center, where I’ve been all along

 

Life becoming love creating worlds

 

What a ride it has been… hey… you wanna ride again?

Let’s ride!

 

Another Buddha Smile

The ending is the beginning…

 

I breathe it in, I let it go

The breath is deep, release is slow

I feel the calm, I am at peace

The Buddha smile, the great release