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

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

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.

51. I Release Control

by Alexa Sunshine Rose

I release control

and surrender to the flow

of love, that will heal me.

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.

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.

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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