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Released Jan 2007
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:33 Introduction BUY MP3 01:33 Introduction "GIFT MP3" 01:33 Introduction
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:20 Cast Off BUY MP3 00:20 Cast Off "GIFT MP3" 00:20 Cast Off
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:24 I Come Back BUY MP3 00:24 I Come Back "GIFT MP3" 00:24 I Come Back
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:30 Breathing BUY MP3 00:30 Breathing "GIFT MP3" 00:30 Breathing
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:01 Please Do Heal BUY MP3 01:01 Please Do Heal "GIFT MP3" 01:01 Please Do Heal
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:18 Idle BUY MP3 00:18 Idle "GIFT MP3" 00:18 Idle
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:22 If I Do Enough BUY MP3 01:22 If I Do Enough "GIFT MP3" 01:22 If I Do Enough
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:49 Why BUY MP3 00:49 Why "GIFT MP3" 00:49 Why
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:16 Should We BUY MP3 00:16 Should We "GIFT MP3" 00:16 Should We
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:04 I Know That (Song) BUY MP3 01:04 I Know That (Song) "GIFT MP3" 01:04 I Know That (Song)
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:31 Bird Poop BUY MP3 00:31 Bird Poop "GIFT MP3" 00:31 Bird Poop
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:07 No Matter BUY MP3 00:07 No Matter "GIFT MP3" 00:07 No Matter
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:12 Wisdom of the Grandmothers BUY MP3 01:12 Wisdom of the Grandmothers "GIFT MP3" 01:12 Wisdom of the Grandmothers
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:40 As You Wish BUY MP3 00:40 As You Wish "GIFT MP3" 00:40 As You Wish
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:54 Some Seeds Need BUY MP3 00:54 Some Seeds Need "GIFT MP3" 00:54 Some Seeds Need
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:40 Floating Between the Deeps BUY MP3 00:40 Floating Between the Deeps "GIFT MP3" 00:40 Floating Between the Deeps
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:45 We Are Not All Like Corn BUY MP3 00:45 We Are Not All Like Corn "GIFT MP3" 00:45 We Are Not All Like Corn
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:16 Individuals BUY MP3 00:16 Individuals "GIFT MP3" 00:16 Individuals
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:38 Christmas Cricket BUY MP3 00:38 Christmas Cricket "GIFT MP3" 00:38 Christmas Cricket
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:12 My Hair Is Coming In BUY MP3 00:12 My Hair Is Coming In "GIFT MP3" 00:12 My Hair Is Coming In
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:49 To Suspend Disbelief BUY MP3 00:49 To Suspend Disbelief "GIFT MP3" 00:49 To Suspend Disbelief
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:09 Winter Morning: Looking East BUY MP3 01:09 Winter Morning: Looking East "GIFT MP3" 01:09 Winter Morning: Looking East
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:06 How Do I Choose BUY MP3 01:06 How Do I Choose "GIFT MP3" 01:06 How Do I Choose
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:42 To Dance Is to Be BUY MP3 00:42 To Dance Is to Be "GIFT MP3" 00:42 To Dance Is to Be
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:51 This Is the Moment I Have BUY MP3 00:51 This Is the Moment I Have "GIFT MP3" 00:51 This Is the Moment I Have
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:25 Oh the Webs BUY MP3 00:25 Oh the Webs "GIFT MP3" 00:25 Oh the Webs
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:35 Sweetness BUY MP3 00:35 Sweetness "GIFT MP3" 00:35 Sweetness
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:30 Reason BUY MP3 00:30 Reason "GIFT MP3" 00:30 Reason
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:42 Promise BUY MP3 00:42 Promise "GIFT MP3" 00:42 Promise
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:40 Let the Body Speak BUY MP3 01:40 Let the Body Speak "GIFT MP3" 01:40 Let the Body Speak
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:29 As Easy as Breathing BUY MP3 01:29 As Easy as Breathing "GIFT MP3" 01:29 As Easy as Breathing
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:58 Response to I Don't Know if… BUY MP3 00:58 Response to I Don't Know if… "GIFT MP3" 00:58 Response to I Don't Know if…
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:19 Better and Better BUY MP3 00:19 Better and Better "GIFT MP3" 00:19 Better and Better
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:39 Risk BUY MP3 00:39 Risk "GIFT MP3" 00:39 Risk
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:33 After Lisel Mueller BUY MP3 00:33 After Lisel Mueller "GIFT MP3" 00:33 After Lisel Mueller
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:46 The Same Side BUY MP3 00:46 The Same Side "GIFT MP3" 00:46 The Same Side
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:23 Getting Ready to Leave BUY MP3 01:23 Getting Ready to Leave "GIFT MP3" 01:23 Getting Ready to Leave
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:41 Aftermath (10/3/01) BUY MP3 00:41 Aftermath (10/3/01) "GIFT MP3" 00:41 Aftermath (10/3/01)
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:16 Remember How to Levitate BUY MP3 00:16 Remember How to Levitate "GIFT MP3" 00:16 Remember How to Levitate
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:00 Darkness So Absolute BUY MP3 01:00 Darkness So Absolute "GIFT MP3" 01:00 Darkness So Absolute
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:35 Gone BUY MP3 01:35 Gone "GIFT MP3" 01:35 Gone
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:08 Upon Returning Home BUY MP3 01:08 Upon Returning Home "GIFT MP3" 01:08 Upon Returning Home
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:13 Let In BUY MP3 00:13 Let In "GIFT MP3" 00:13 Let In
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:28 The Poet BUY MP3 01:28 The Poet "GIFT MP3" 01:28 The Poet
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 No Accident BUY MP3 03:21 No Accident "GIFT MP3" 03:21 No Accident
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:56 I Let Go of Fear… (Chant) BUY MP3 00:56 I Let Go of Fear… (Chant) "GIFT MP3" 00:56 I Let Go of Fear… (Chant)
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:09 Flipping Channels BUY MP3 01:09 Flipping Channels "GIFT MP3" 01:09 Flipping Channels
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:15 The Fierceness of Loving BUY MP3 01:15 The Fierceness of Loving "GIFT MP3" 01:15 The Fierceness of Loving
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:00 An Innocent Question BUY MP3 01:00 An Innocent Question "GIFT MP3" 01:00 An Innocent Question
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:57 College On the Moon BUY MP3 00:57 College On the Moon "GIFT MP3" 00:57 College On the Moon
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:32 Thinking of the Conference BUY MP3 00:32 Thinking of the Conference "GIFT MP3" 00:32 Thinking of the Conference
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:51 Absolution BUY MP3 00:51 Absolution "GIFT MP3" 00:51 Absolution
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:37 Delivery BUY MP3 01:37 Delivery "GIFT MP3" 01:37 Delivery
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:56 Invite Fear to Tea BUY MP3 00:56 Invite Fear to Tea "GIFT MP3" 00:56 Invite Fear to Tea
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:38 Upon Serious Consideration BUY MP3 00:38 Upon Serious Consideration "GIFT MP3" 00:38 Upon Serious Consideration
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:11 Bittersweet Summer BUY MP3 01:11 Bittersweet Summer "GIFT MP3" 01:11 Bittersweet Summer
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:07 Sheepdog in Transition BUY MP3 01:07 Sheepdog in Transition "GIFT MP3" 01:07 Sheepdog in Transition
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:15 The Purpose of Visiting Champaign BUY MP3 01:15 The Purpose of Visiting Champaign "GIFT MP3" 01:15 The Purpose of Visiting Champaign
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 Prayer of Lovingkindness (Song) BUY MP3 02:20 Prayer of Lovingkindness (Song) "GIFT MP3" 02:20 Prayer of Lovingkindness (Song)
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:04 Seasoned Woman BUY MP3 01:04 Seasoned Woman "GIFT MP3" 01:04 Seasoned Woman
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Does life keep on getting better and better...? Choose yes. Inspiring poetry about the fullness of life read in a rich chocolate voice. Healing, moving, funny, encouraging, and hopeful.
Bio / Background
I am a poet, singer, photographer, healer, and story teller. My life life profoundly changed when I healed from multiple sclerosis in 1995 and breast cancer a year later. Poems bubbled up inside me as if they had been waiting my whole life for me to take notice. For this CD, I selected fifty-six poems from ten years of my poetic journal, and three of my songs, including the powerful new version of "Prayer of Lovingkindness" (adapted from the Buddhist Metta meditation). Total running time is 55:09.
About the poems in this CD:
Eleven years ago I began a poetic journal, writing down my life as it unfolded. This was totally surprising! My Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Chicago had prepared me for a career in molecular genetics research and teaching. Healing from serious illnesses profoundly transformed my life in ways I could not have imagined then.
↓ more ↓My science background was not wasted, it became the foundation for how I saw the world, for my confidence in myself, and ultimately, for my poetry and photography. Although the details of my story are unique, I believe we all have untapped potential. It is this hidden resource I want to release in all of us. For more info, visit FullBlooming.com.
Tracks 2-38, 46, and 59 are from my first book, "As Easy as Breathing: Reclaiming Power for Healing and Transformation." Tracks 37, 42-44, 48, 50, 53, 56-58, and 60 are from my second book, "Letting Go and New Beginnings: Poems and Photographs," mixed with a few unpublished poems. "I Come Back," "Individuals," "Cast Off," "Oh the Webs," "To Dance Is To Be," "Idle," "We Are Not All Like Corn," "Bird Poop," and "Why" are also in my Life Support Cards(TM).
About the three songs in this CD:
"I Know That" was written during chemotherapy, when I was afraid of losing my hair, symbolic of losing myself. When my aunt died of breast cancer, I realized that she belonged in the song too. This is a song of empowerment, life purpose, and conscious choice.
I wrote the line "I Let Go of Fear (and love remains)" in a poem in 1996 (found in my book, "As Easy as Breathing"). A few years ago was another fearful time for me. I remembered this phrase and began repeating it as an affirmation. Music came to me, and as I sang it I felt calmer, more peaceful and optimistic. It is a chant I have sung with audiences in a call and response form and the melodies come out a bit different every time.
When I first read the Buddhist Metta or lovingkindness meditation in "Pocketful of Miracles" by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., I heard music in my head. I picked out the notes on the piano and wrote them down, adapting the lyrics. In 1996, I sang this song with my surgical team before breast cancer surgery -- a very empowering experience! Since then, I've sung it many times at healing services, funerals, workshops, talks, and poetry readings. This year, I was asked by Rev. Susi Roos, RN, to sing the words in present tense. This powerful, combined version of "Prayer of Lovingkindness" is much needed at this time of great tumult and also great opportunity in our world. Peace, tolerance, awareness, healing, and love starts with each of us, everyday rippling outward.
Acknowledgments:
Thanks to: Terry Breen for his encouragement, Keith Dickens for coming to the rescue, Kip Snyder, superb voice teacher and honest friend, Stephen Mikus, my generous husband of 32 years, who listened and envisioned all this time, and Blake and Alex, who continue to inspire me. I am grateful to all who were moved by my poems over the years, encouraging me to keep on.
Peace rose (from Chicago Botanic Garden): photograph and CD graphics by Margaret Dubay Mikus. Author photos by Stephen Mikus. Recorded at The Big Beige Studio of Terry Breen, engineer. Re-mastered by Keith Dickens.
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