99. Turning Wheel

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Song: Turning Wheel
Music: Lisa G. Littlebird

Lyrics

Part 1: There’s a wheel that is turning, calling me in to my power
There’s a wheel that is turning, calling me in to my voice

Part 2: It’s turning, we’re learning to stand inside our hearts
It’s turning, we’re learning to stand in love
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Part 3 & 4: I will not be silent

Notes: A helpful therapist once said to me that feelings can help me understand how I perceive the world – I feel sadness when I experience loss; fear lets me know that I'm seeing a threat, anger flags where I see unfairness or injustice. What I love about this song is the way it lets the feelings roll into a grounding of power -- one's own voice and ability to stand in love -- and not be silent. Lisa wrote it in the aftermath of the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in August of 2017. I invite us to recognize where we see wrong, and let this song help find our powerful voices in response, aligned in heart and love.

​Songwriter Info: Lisa G. Littlebird facilitates group singing as a transformational personal practice, healing art, and to foster healthy communities. She is the creator of Littlebird Flight School, a community song leader training program with more than 400 graduates worldwide. She also founded the 160-member Wholehearted Chorus in Big Sur & Monterey, CA and has been on the faculty at Esalen Institute for 15 years. 

Sharing Info: Yes -- The song is free to share in oral tradition groups, but please contact Lisa for recording and/or performing permission

Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start time of teaching: 00:04:21
Start time of reprise: 00:14:15​

Links: 
Lisa's Website: https://thebirdsings.com/
Lisa's Patreon: patreon.com/thebirdsings
Lisa's song library: https://thebirdsings.com/song-library/
Turning Wheel in Lisa's library: https://thebirdsings.com/turning-wheel/

Nuts & Bolts: ​​4:4, minor, 4-layer song

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