A year ago, I read an account of an Indian poet saint named Akka Mahadevi who, in her short life, published 300 songs that are still sung in India today. This deeply touched me.
Writing songs and singing has been the mainstay in my life. Do you have something like this in your life? For so many, it is the beautiful blessing of having children, or living in a good community. For others, it is our art, our creative fire. For some it is the opportunity to evolve, to become enlightened or self-realized. Or some combination. Just to simply live with fresh, clean air and water and good food is such a privilege.
Since I have gone through my rebirth passage, I am feeling fully devoted to my purpose in a new way. My current life goal is to catalogue 300 original songs. (Don’t worry, I have Akka Mahadevi whispering in my ear and backing me). It feels energizing because I literally have hundreds of songs to finish.
I am cataloguing these songs on a Soundcloud account. You can go here to hear them all.
This song, I Am Walking is a simple peaceful mantra that I created for Women’s HeartSong in Port Moody in 2015. It is a really fun song to sing with a group and a fun song to sing in a stretch-the-timing way. I recorded it without a click track. 🙂
When I went to add some piano and keyboard to it, it was an interesting experience trying to find the beat…I added some ocean waves to blend this all together and create the effect of walking along the shore.
I hope this song fills you with peace!
Much love and another song soon,
Zoey
I am walking
I am breathing
I am knowing who I am.
I am feeling
I am seeing
I am loving who I am.