raj808 3Speak Podcast

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/tgrlclmt This morning I wrote a song called *I’m Grateful that my Eyes are Clear.* The Buddhist sentiment of acceptance and gratitude runs deep through the verses of this song, however there is an element of sadness to it. > "The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness by what it chooses to compare the experience with. If it chooses to compare it to somethi...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/pqimwqcw The salt air kissed my face, the breath of the sea thrown up by the lap of the waves. The boat sailed on as I watched the horizon. Day waning, the sun burned low, the afternoon sweltered aglow. I scanned the water looking for telltale lines of white, the sign of the reef. Relief, pearly brine on port side, I swung the tiller and set my sights on that salty...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/uoootqix In the whispers of the sea sun-drenched memories play like waves on a forgotten shore, innocence captured in cadence, of musical laughter in salt spray. The beach a prairie of sand cushioning soft cat-cub feet, padding golden grains gently, like a million miniature worlds tickling toes as the earth sighed speaking without words, unnamed. The ocean a mirror...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/owqxovdm To fast forward to the performance of the song skip to 0.45 in the video. As I mentioned in the video with this week's theme - "Let's Defeat The Distance" (Derrotemos A La Distancia)" - I could only go with one artist, and that's the king of good vibes Bob Marley, and a cover of his song [One Love People Get Ready.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLE...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/igdotmrh To fast forward to the performance of the song skip to 1.56 in the video. As I explained in the video I had a bit of thinking to do with the week's Hive Open Mic theme as I am an atheist, and so the theme - "Al Dios Que Adoramos" (The God We Worship) - seemed a none starter at first. But when I thought about the central commonalities between all religions,...

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=raj808/upwfdaaw As I said in the introduction to this cover, some people might think me completely crazy to cover Hurt (originally written and performed by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails) with the theme of this week’s Hive Open Mic 153 as Tú Estás Conmigo (in English: “You Are With Me.”). There is no other time when I want my friends with me than at these times of loss,...