Aftermath

Aftermath

Music in the Making by Shawna Ray, today 5/7/14

You might have liked the young and pretty me

So full of armor, light and energy

Choices were made and now I’m living

Consequences of a worn down dream  

There’s a new growing grass

Flowers bloom again

All is well, no regrets

What remains intact?

Unbroken, unharmed, unscathed, complete

Untouched, uncut, undefiled, indiscrete

Is a good, good heart

With a love to laugh

There’s a free bird soul

With an olive branch

Coming back from the aftermath

I'm coming back from the aftermath

Some lessons we must learn the hard way

So we can help another someday

Divided we can fall and ruminate

Still love that penetrates is worth the wait

There’s a new growing grass

Flowers bloom again

All is well, no regrets

What remains intact?

Unbroken, unharmed, unscathed, complete

Untouched, uncut, undefiled, indiscrete

Is a good, good heart

With a love to laugh

There’s a free bird soul

With an olive branch

Coming back from the aftermath

I'm coming back from the aftermath

There's some things beyond our control
I'm ready to finally let go

With a good, good heart

And a love to laugh

There’s a free bird soul

With an olive branch

Coming back from the aftermath

I'm coming back from the aftermath

Catalyst

Why does there have to be only one way to be right???

Reinvention isn't for the
Ones who avoid intervention
Things that worked then had their reason
Outgrown systems need attention

Now is a new day
Change is upon us
Open your mind wide
Life is a catalyst

Time awaiting steps we're taking
Foresight, insight, rearranging
Moving in collaboration
Listening and re-engaging

Now is a new day
Change is upon us
Open your mind wide
Life is a catalyst

For dissipating greed and angry
Pockets holding change resisting
Anything remotely close to
Fears so deeply rooted in the
Programming that ran the thing back then..
Well this is Now- feel a new day
Hope is within us
Open your mind wide
Life is a catalyst

Old dogs learn new tricks
Good is the new rich
Learning to teach with
Hands on assertive
Creative compassion 
That flexes and forges
The way to a new day
Change is upon us
Open your heart wide
Life is a catalyst

By shawna ray, today 2/20/13
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Whole- Inspired by Geoffrey Canada at OSU

WHOLE
By Shawna Ray today, 2/13/13
Idea for Whole Health Outreach Learning & Engagement/Empowerment
Inspired by Geoffrey Canada's books and speaking at the Ohio State University about "cradle to college" community change and this past year of new awareness and lessons learned through the changes and challenges working in Weinland Park and also in the poverty of office systems. Also messages from Pastor Matt Rice at Life Church about Spirit-receiving, Soul, mind processing emotions, and body thats moving...

(vs 1)
Pieces and parts
Where does it start?
Conceive to college
Learning in birth

Feeling it all
Positive thoughts
Leading to purpose
Lifting our worth

(chorus)
Spirit Body and Soul
Human and Whole; Learning and Health
Mental and Physical
Stable the Core; Hopeful in love
Wholeness is Wellness
Wellness is Whole
Whole, Whole

(vs 2)
Recovery
Root of money
Meant to be traded
Meeting a need

Reprogramming
Research showing
Increment changes
Community

(chorus)
(chorus)
Spirit Body and Soul
Human and Whole; Learning and Health
Mental and Physical
Stable the Core; Hopeful in love
Wholeness is Wellness
Wellness is Whole
Whole, Whole

(bridge)
Feed the Hungry
Teaching, Learning
Jobs and Housing
Tide is Turning
Shift Incentives
Changing Thinking
Helping, Healing
and Sustaining

(chorus)
Spirit Body and Soul
Human and Whole; Learning and Health
Mental and Physical
Stable the Core; Hopeful in love
Wholeness is Wellness
Wellness is Whole
Whole
Whole


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Dig In

"If I step on your toes, maybe it's just because you refuse to dance." - Shawna Ray

This heavy load has been thrown in my lap
And a part of me laughs
Should've seen this coming
I still don't know what I should do next?
Throw my hands what the heck?
Well I'm not the one to give up like that!

Dig in, dig in
Do what I can
Dig in dig in
Look for the good
Dig in, dig in
Keep on moving
The road won't end
As long as you can turn
And wake up to see the sun rise again

With all this crap, there's a pony somewhere
I will find it I swear
Diamonds come from coal -right?
It might be rough but I'm finding my way
At the end of the day
I can hold my head up high and say I tried

Dig in, dig in
Do what I can
Dig in dig in
Look for the good
Dig in, dig in
Keep on moving
The road won't end
As long as you can turn
And wake up to see the lesson you learned

Lighten up
Lighten up
Lift it up and let the excess fall away
What you need will stay

Dig in, dig in
Do what you can
Dig in dig in
Look for the good
Dig in, dig in
Keep on moving
The road won't end
As long as you can turn
And wake up to see the sun rise again
See this mess start making sense
When the dust finally clears
And you get there it will be worth it

Dig in, dig in
Do what you can
Dig in dig in
Look for the good
Dig in, dig in
Keep on movin
Keep on living
Keep on laughing
Keep on looking for the Sun...

shawna ray, today 8/3/12
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