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    238. Got It Goin' On

    15:8 Abundance Celebrate Determination Empower Enough Scale: Minor Song Form: Round

    Song: Got It Goin' On

    Music by: Patricia Norton


    Song Learning Time Stamps:


    Start of teaching: 00:03:14

    Start of reprise: 00:13:59



    Lyrics:


    I got it, you got it, we got it

    goin' on!


    I got it, you got it, we got it

    goin' on!


    I got it, you got it, we got it

    goin' on;

    

    a next right thing; finding a

    next right thing, finding a

    next right thing, finding, oh...

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    Notes: Thanks to Liz Rog, I'm sharing this relatively new song (she requested it after hearing me sing it briefly on the road trip when we were exchanging songs.) I wrote it for my fabulous song leaders in training as we were tackling sometimes intimidating skills and breaking them apart into what we could actually try next. Singing it this week has been encouraging to me as I grapple with elevated pain levels, trying different next things to see what can help my body find more ease. I sing it, I get out of breath, I start laughing, I have to dig in a bit to keep it rolling -- by the time I was done recording, I was grinning and felt energized and like it was worth trying another thing! I hope it's a lift for you, too...

     

    Songwriter Info: You can find out more about me in general here: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/about-patricia.html

    Or the whole team that puts this podcast out here: https://www.abreathofsong.com/about.html

     

    Sharing Info: Feel free to sing this song yourself and with your friends and family as often as you please! If you are using this song in a way that is making money for you, please contribute to the A Breath of Song gratitude jar at https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar, and/or send me a note letting me know how the song is helping you, so the song brings us into relationship. Thank you!

     

    Links:

    Flow Singing: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/flow-singing.html

    All of what I'm up to: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/

    Kindred Voices Retreat: https://kindredvoicesretreat.com

     

    Nuts & Bolts: 15:8, minor, 6-part round

     

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    237. Ribbon 18: New Beginnings

    Ribbon

    The Sunday after this episode is released, June 21st, 2026, at 4 p.m. Eastern time, there will be an online gathering of folk who use song to help navigate life -- and we'll sing through this Ribbon of Songs with live-looping! To learn more, click here, or sign up right now to join us!

    Lyrics ​& Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ribbon.

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    169. We Are the Door

    by Lyndsey Scott

    (second half inspired by Rainier Maria Rilke)


    ​We are the door that's blowing wide open

    We are the path that's winding down

    We don't know where…


    Enter me!

    Embody me.

    Give me your hand --

    Make big shadows I can move in



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    133. There Is Only Now

    by Steph Drouin


    1. There is only now,

    there is only this.

    Don’t you look behind

    or you will miss it!


    There is only now,

    there is only this.

    Don’t you look ahead

    or you will miss it!


    2. There’s only now.

    There’s only this.

    Blink, and you

    will miss it.


    3. Land

    with your feet firmly planted

    right here, right now

    is all there is!


    4. Bring your full self

    into this moment.

    One breath

    is all it takes.

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    51. I Release Control

    by Alexa Sunshine Rose


    I release control

    and surrender to the flow

    of love, that will heal me.





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    7. Spiral

    by Patricia Norton


    1. I’m letting myself move in a spiral,

    I’m flexing and I’m swaying

    and I’m bending with the wind.


    2. I’m coming down

    to where I need to be.


    3. Gonna let it go,

    gonna let me go;

    you know,

    I’ve got to grow.

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    83. Creature Teacher

    by Hannah Jeffery


    Am I tired, am I hungry?

    Do I need to take a break now

    And rest?

    Am I tired, am I hungry?

    ​Do I need to take a breath?


    We are responsible for tending these creatures

    Let the growls and the howls and the cries and the whines

    ​Be our teachers.

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    196. I Am Blessed

    by Desirée Dawson


    I am blessed, yeah, I am blessed

    Even when I′m here feeling like a mess

    This life has shown me all kinds of stress

    And also opened up my heart like the greatest treasure chest


    I have grown

    Yes, I have grown

    And I'm finding my way home

    Yes, I have grown

    And I′m finding my way home

    

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    236. Road Trip: Earth and Sky with singer Judi Vinar

    4:4 Ancient Change Motion Nature Scale: Ionian (Major) Song Form: Round

    Song: Earth and Sky

    Music by: Patricia Norton


    Song Learning Time Stamps:


    Start of teaching: 00:03:34

    Start of reprise: 00:27:12



    Lyrics:


    Earth and sky, wind and tide, dark and light --

    All is shifting.

    Sun and rain, stone and sand, hand in hand --

    It's a gift when


    All of us are changing,

    releasing, re-engaging,

    We're constant, courageous,

    We're ancient beings.

    (2x)

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    Notes: Singing a song of my own with my long-time mentor and vocal coach was a huge honor... and brought out some vulnerable moments around my own history of working with my voice. I also made some mistakes, which is funny, since I chose these words and notes myself... but can't always come up with them in the moment!!! But Judi and I have fun settling into this song about constant change -- hope you do, too!

     

    Songwriter Info:

    You can find out more about me in general here: https://www.juneberrymusic.com/about-patricia.html

    Or the whole team that puts this podcast out here: https://www.abreathofsong.com/about.html

     

    Sharing Info: Feel free to sing this song yourself and with your friends and family as often as you please! If you are using this song in a way that is making money for you, please contribute to the A Breath of Song gratitude jar at https://www.abreathofsong.com/gratitude-jar, and/or send me a note letting me know how the song is helping you, so the song brings us into relationship. Thank you!

     

    Links:

    Judi Vinar –

    Email for newsletter: judivinar@gmail.com

    Website: https://www.judivinar.com/


    ABS episode: https://www.abreathofsong.com/p/53-wish-for-we


    Video of I Can See Clearly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXeY696gZW4


    Heather Houston: https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/

    (Heather on A Breath of Song: https://www.abreathofsong.com/p/75-easy-does-it-with-guest-heather-houston)


    Visual of Bryce Canyon from Rt 66: https://www.relaxednomad.com/grand-canyon-zion-bryce-canyon-route-66/


    Unity churches in Minneapolis area: https://www.unityminneapolis.org/


    Bobby McFerrin and Gimme 5/Voicestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX4UWy7X4SY

     

    Nuts & Bolts: 4:4, major, 2-part round

     

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