Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld,
MarkingsIn the point of rest at the center or our being. we encounter a world where all things are at rest in the same way, Then a tree becomes a mystery, a cloud a revelation, each man a cosmos of whose riches we can only catch glimpses. The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.
Joy, Defined
Iconic Linda Ronstadt is featured a few days ago in the L. A. Times. The news is she has been stricken with Parkinson's Disease. I am stricken by the final three paras in this article:
Ronstadt's heart has always been with the big ballads of love, heartache and remorse that she learned to love as a child. Not surprisingly, it's the liberating spirit within those songs that guides her today.
"Mexican music opened the doors to everything: classical music, jazz and passion," Ronstadt said. "From that I learned how to sing in a joyous way about terrible sorrow. It taught me what joy is."'
"Joy is a transcendent state, and I learned that from Mexican music. Joy isn't happiness, it's transcending the horrific."
Joy isn't happiness, it's transcending the horrific? Clearly, I will be eventually called upon to stretch myself.
Iconic Linda Ronstadt is featured a few days ago in the L. A. Times. The news is she has been stricken with Parkinson's Disease. I am stricken by the final three paras in this article:
Dan Rather is doing a Big Interview with her soon: http://www.axs.tv/blogs/the-big-interview-linda-ronstadt-and-darryl-hannah-october-7-2013/
ReplyDeleteBeautiful voice. I'm very sorry to hear of this diagnosis.
I missed this until now. :(
ReplyDeleteI've always loved her amazing voice.
May she continue to sing joyfully, in whatever way she can.