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New Songs (Just me and guitar)
People Are Like Dogs
Dear dog lovers, would you ever look at your dog and say, “You know, I don’t like the breed of dog that you are and I’d like for you to change?” Most of us would never think of saying that to our dog because we understand that dogs are genetically the way they are as a result of their breed. Yet, when it comes to ourselves and others, we’re forever demanding that someone change. Think of how often we say or think things like: “I should be more outgoing, I should be prettier, I wish I wasn’t so sensitive and sad all the time.” This album is dedicated to our attempts to accept ourselves (and others) as the “breed” of dog that we were born to be. Woof!!
Fly Free
The most difficult part about self-evolution is accepting that there are going to be cocoon phases: times when we’re forced to go inside ourselves so that we can heal. I’ve very little patience for these “down” times as I’m not only impatient but I’m fearful that life is going to be passing me by while I’m waiting to heal. But cocoon phases are essential to our growth and we have no choice but to endure them. Of course, it’s important to keep in mind that, when we’re finally ready to emerge from our cocoon, we’re going to need to be gentle with ourselves as this is the most vulnerable stage of our evolution: when we’re completely weak from having been contained inside our cocoon for so long. We’ll need to be extraordinarily loving and forgiving towards ourselves as we’re bound to be a bit clumsy and uncoordinated at this time. After all, we’re transitioning from a caterpillar to a butterfly! When, at long last, we’re finally ready to stretch our wings and experience the miracle of flight, we’ll want to make sure that we’re not burdened by any emotional weight: that we try to be as free from guilt as possible despite the fact that we’re temporarily soaring while so many others are either encased in their cocoons or being devoured by hungry birds. We only get so many opportunities to fly in life and we must try to cherish them because, as with all things, flying and the feeling that all is right with the world is always transitory. Inevitably, our wings will fail and, once again, we’ll be earth bound. If we’re lucky, the cycle simply starts all over again: cocoon, emergence, flight, cocoon, emergence, flight. Once we’ve experienced it, our hearts will be constantly obsessed with flying since that’s the only time when we’re truly happy, the only time we’re at peace with ourselves and the world. So, be thankful for the flying while it lasts!
Takes A Lot of Tears
There’s no escaping the fact that all of us are fated to suffer at some point in our lives. I used to believe that some people were just incredibly lucky because, from the outside at least, they appear to be living such wonderfully happy lives. First off, looks can be very deceiving and I’ve discovered that many people who seem to have their lives all together, in reality, do not have their lives together at all. It is true that, in the bell shaped curve of happiness, there are indeed people who have lucked out and do have happier lives than the rest of us. Yet, there’s absolutely no one who gets through life completely unscathed. All of us suffer and that’s what this album is all about.
The Heart Needs a Home
This album is dedicated to all the lonely people in the world who don’t have someone to love: “What’s to be done about the way our hearts simply refuse to give us any rest? How we’re constantly clinging to the hope that one day the right person is going to magically walk into our lives?” We understand that love can’t be rushed but here we wait lonely and impatient! As we continue to wait and hope for love, life is passing us by. All the while, there’s a constant ache inside of us that has us constantly checking out any and all potential mates that cross our paths. This never-ending searching is absolutely exhausting and it unavoidably causes us to feel desperate and pathetic. Yet, we can’t allow ourselves to feel overly guilty for wanting to be in love because that’s what the heart wants, that’s what it needs! Our hearts want a home and, for those lucky ducks who’ve had the good fortune of finding a soul mate, this album is a celebration of that love.