Rays of Light by James Nihan

"Storyteller" was written at this time. It soon gained recognition nationally as a poem.

Then, in late August, I attended a workshop in New York on the book "The Four Agreements", written by don Miguel Ruiz. I learned that I alone was responsible for whether my light shines or not. For too long I had allowed resentments to cloud my vision. And so now I made the decision to let them go...to bury the old story and begin a new one.

Back in Tennessee, the process continued. Inspiration was everywhere I looked, both outside and within. As I wrote, red-tailed hawks circled and hummingbirds were ever present. Great-horned owls crossed my path at night, reminding me of transformation. At times, I did not know where the lyrics came from. All I could do was feel humbled and thank the Creator for letting me hold the pen. My friend, Roberto Paez, suggested that perhaps my purpose here is to be a messenger. Long ago, when I was eighteen, I had considered the idea but, however hopeful and altruistic I was in those younger days, I had no message. And so that dream slept for a long, long time. These songs represent an awakening. They are about healing and loving and dying and living in the moment with faith and gratitude. They are not written for accolades. They say what they say, they are what they are. You may like them or dislike them. You are welcome to feel whatever you wish. I simply take my joy in delivering them.

I wish you love, peace and light. - James

Lyric sample from "I Am An Artist":

I am an artist with a palette in my hand

All the colors of the rainbow are at my command

I stand before a canvas the color of the night

I reach out to the darkness and I only paint the light

Lyric sample from "Storyteller":

All my relations, they are standing in a row

Like stalks of corn across the fields of time to long ago

I want to see the shawl dance, I want to hear the drum

I won't know where I'm going if I don't know where I'm from

Lyric sample from "A Ray of Light":

If all six billion rays of light

Were all turned on one single night

This world would be a brighter place

The darkness would be gone

'Cause how could anybody hate

The same time they illuminate

I have to think they'd have to love

The ones they're shining on

Lyric sample from "Sister Mitote":

Sister mitote, mi niña del sol

The dreamer inside you is taking control

Shifting and lifting the veil of your mind

Changing the laws that have kept you confined

Turning your fears into feathers of flight

Quick as the burst of the first morning light

Creating the dream that is heaven on earth

Feeling the love you were given at birth

As you seek perfection, becoming aware

Sister mitote, you're already there

Lyric sample from "Sacred Hoop":

Medicine awaits you in a circle made of stone

Great Spirit's there to hear your prayer

And blessings will be shone

Rays of light are just as bright when you close your eyes

You can see eternity...nothing ever dies

(For more biographical information and to read more lyrics of these songs visit James' website)

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