So of course what is on my mind and on my heart today is the ongoing devastation and increasing threats of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. It is on the other side of the country from me, but it is still my country. And while I haven’t spent that much time in California, my mother was from the LA area. So we do have a family connection with that location, although her family was outside the burning zone, at least so far.

I considered a number of music videos for this post, but in the end, I went with this one. She is singing songs we all know rather than songs particularly about the LA fires. However, she talks about the value of singing on the brain, and encourages us to sing along. So I thought sending our prayers through singing aloud was most appropriate for this occasion (since I have already been sending prayers silently through my spiritual practices). I absolutely sang these songs aloud with her, but also with tears running down my face. It just felt right to me. If it feels right to you, I hope you will sing aloud as well.

Watch and sing along at:https://youtu.be/07w3IqoiSB0?si=-rS3rg0ILSw_Tj4F