Shed a Little Light

My dear friends, for those of you who know me well, you know I've been compiling inspirational music playlists for 20 years. For many years I compiled playlists and shared them as gifts. Now we have Spotify (and I've become lazy!). I offer this to you as a gift if you'd like to 'follow'.

New Year Inspiration, by Beth

I know, it's a long list. 6 Hours! But every morning I play at least one song to remind me, to inspire me. No 'news'. Just music...I hope some of these will bring you hope, joy, and a reminder of what's possible.

And these profoundly true lyrics by James Taylor .....from my heart to yours....shed alot of light!

With Love and Blessings, Beth

 SHED A LITTLE LIGHT, JAMES TAYLOR, 1991(!)

 Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King
 And recognize that there are ties between us
 All men and women living on the Earth
 Ties of hope and love, sister- and brotherhood
 
 That we are bound together
 In our desire to see the world become
 A place in which our children
 Can grow free and strong
 
 We are bound together
 By the task that stands before us
 And the road that lies ahead
 We are bound and we are bound
 
 There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
 There is a hunger in the center of the chest
 There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
 And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest
 
 Shed a little light, oh Lord (shed a little light, oh Lord)
 So that we can see (oh now)
 Just a little light, oh Lord (shed a little light, oh Lord)
 I want to stand it on up (stand it on up, oh Lord)
 Stand it on up, oh Lord (yeah now)
 I want to walk it on down (oh shed a little light)
 Shed a little light, oh Lord
 
 Can't get no light from the dollar bill
 Don't give me no light from a TV screen (no, no, no, no)
 When I open my eyes
 I wanna drink my fill
 From the well on the hill (I know ya know what I mean)
 
 Shed a little light, oh Lord (shed a little light, oh Lord)
 So that we can see (ah ah yeah)
 Just a little light, oh Lord (shed a little light, oh Lord, oh now)
 I want to stand it on up (stand it on up)
 Stand it on up, oh Lord (yeah now)
 I want to walk it on down (oh shed a little light)
 Shed a little light, oh Lord
 .