Out There

Thinking of the web world written 2/27/11...

Exposure, uncover
Who you are; it's all out there
Revealing, true feelings
shared on the internet well

Some of it informing
With resourceful news
Some of it bullshish
Lies disguised as truth

Out there
Its all out there
For the world to see
Embedded coding
Out there
We're out there
All I'm asking
Is that we pause and think out there

So thankful for knowledge
A global library
But remember, what you say
Can be felt instantly

Marketing a company
Networking with friends
Videos of rising stars
And voices for a cause

Out there
Its all out there
For the world to see
Embedded coding
Out there
We're out there
All I'm asking
Is that we pause and think out there

Where privacy is lost
And innocence exploited
Dark Addictions fed
And character is tested
Out there
Its all out there
Tracking cookies
Searching, spidering
Out there
We are out there
All I'm asking
Is that we pause and think out there
Its all out there
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At a Loss

Lives are being torn apart
While I go through normal life
Wish there was a way that I
could help you today

Balling up this energy
Separate the heavy weight
How can something so far away
Affect me like this?

Every soul, we are connected
To this lifeforce energy
I don't know you but I feel you
Sending prayers and love your way
I am sorry for your loss
So sorry...

Knowing just how short life is
Changes how we all should live
Have to find a way to give
And reach to meet this need

Every moment counts each day
Nothing in material things
When a love is ripped away
We face priority

Every soul, we are connected
To this lifeforce energy
I don't know you, but I feel you
Sending prayers and love your way
I am sorry for your loss
So sorry

Healing in each grain of sand
The wake of tragedy
Giving, giving what I can
Sending light your way
I am sorry for your loss
So sorry, at a loss
I am sorry for your loss
So sorry
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Collective, by Shawna Ray 3/11/11

When what we sow is what we reap
The energy will feed and seed
The whole, I am collective

We turn the darkness by receiving light
In understanding another's viewpoint
Asking why and listening
Talking less with heartfelt giving
What we sow is what we reap
The energy will feed and seed
The whole, I am collective

We break the cycle sharing ourselves
Staying connected to the Spiritual realm
Loving each other when we are in Love
Lifting our voices, laughing out loud
When what we sow is what we reap
The energy will feed and seed
The whole, I am collective

As we heal
As we grow
As we feel
And let it go

When what we sow is what we reap
The energy will feed and seed
The whole, we are collective
In peace
Collectively
In love
Collectively
We are one 
This energy will feed and seed
The whole, I am, collective

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The Essence of Life

Not that I have it all figured out, but this song came to me today and I just like sharing in real time now that I've figured out the quick copyright for lyrics and don't fear so much anyway...

THE ESSENCE OF LIFE

You smile and now I'm smiling
You bring the best out of me
Suddenly captivated by a need
Wrapping me up in warm blankets of love...

The essence of life, I finally get it
And feel so alive; completely exhausted
Love multiplies; the sum is the total
I find the essence of life

You laugh and get me laughing
You cry and reach inside of
My soul; it blows my mind when
I look into your eyes
Wrapping me up in warm blankets of love...

The essence of life, I finally get it
And feel so alive, completely exhausted
Love multiplies; the sum is the total
I find the essence of life

Flash forward through your life
You're catching me in height
Asking hard questions
I have to make right
Moments in time
A balancing axis
So please understand
It's imperfectly perfect

The essence of life, I finally get it
And feel so alive, completely exhausted
Love multiplies; the sum is the total
I find the essence of life
Giving me up in the lessons of love...
Wrapping us up in warm blankets.

(I was thinking of my children when they were tiny babies and completely captivated me in love. I still don't understand how some people, including my kids' father- miss that! But then this song broadened and I can also picture any caregiver, lover and life traveler who reaches beyond self to discover the essence of life, even for just a moment) hmmmm 3/7/11 shawna ray
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