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Two Minutes: Step Aside with Me

Steve · May 20, 2021 · 2 Comments

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Welcome to the next episode of “Two Minutes.” This week’s reflection features a short visit to a “branch” creek in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina just outside of Asheville, a short spoken-word prayer written by me, and new music created just this week in the studio with my friends and collaborators John Caravelli and Phil Cooper.  

Step aside with me, I heard a still, small voice say
leave your busy-ness there by the side of the stream 
and it will still be there, waiting, when you return. 
In the meantime,
steady your beating heart  
breathe slowly out into the world
look closely and find me there in water and rocks and yellow flowers
waiting for you. 

Scroll down to see the video…for some reason WordPress in inserting too much space here. Working on getting that fixed!

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  1. brad says

    May 22, 2021 at 3:49 am

    your beautiful music and lyrics calms my mind thank you!

  2. Steve says

    May 22, 2021 at 5:45 am

    Thanks very much, Brad. Glad the video found its way to you today.

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