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Song Share”Angel”/ Did You Know?

I SO LOVE THIS SONG! HOPE YOU WILL TOO!

Angel, by Sara Mclachlin

Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it okay
There’s always some reason to feel not good enough
And it’s hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless
And maybe I’ll find some peace tonight

In the arms of an angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of an angel, may you find some comfort here

So tired of the straight line and everywhere you turn
There’s vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack

It don’t make no difference, escape one last time
It’s easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh, this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees

In the arms of an angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of an angel, may you find some comfort here
You’re in the arms of an angel, may you find some comfort here

Here is what I found out this song was suppose to mean…

McLachlan wrote this about a drug-addict’s struggles with the world. The “angel” symbolizes the drugs the addict gives in to repeatedly. >>

Suggestion credit:
Holly – Pensacola, FL
As McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers, this song is about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996. McLachlan didn’t know him and was never a heavy drug user herself, but when she read about his death in Rolling Stone, she felt a connection, as she had just come off two years on the road where “there’s nothing constant but everything becomes the same.”
On the same Storytellers show, McLachlan said that this song only took a few hours to write, stating it was a “very easy labor.” >>

Suggestion credit:
Stacy – Sunbury, Australia, for above 2
This is the song McLachlan’s fans ask her about the most, and the one many seem to relate to. “I have the same real, visceral attachment to it that that they do,” she told the Charlotte Observer. “It was one of those beautiful songs, for me, that came out quickly and easily. I felt like more of a conduit. There wasn’t all that blood, sweat and tears attached to it. It just kind of happened. Those are blissful moments that seldom happen for me as a songwriter.”
This was used in the 1998 movie City of Angels during a pivotal scene. McLachlan said this was the best use of any of her songs in a TV series or movie. >>

Suggestion credit:
Jamie – Alameda, CA
The song has had enduring popularity and has been used in a number of different ways, with some uses (such as in a child memorial) misconstruing the lyrics. McLachan said during a Reddit AMA that she doesn’t mind that it gets used in so many different ways. “I think once an artist puts a song out there, it becomes open to interpretation, and I purposefully leave a certain amount of ambiguity in songs so that people can relate the songs to themselves and to their stories,” she said.

“And it’s for me, it’s a great validation as an artist to know that something I’ve created has gone out there in the world and helped people to heal, or to feel something, in a profound way like that.”
This is the song at soundtracks those ubiquitous ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) commercials that have been running since 2007. The spots are a serious downer, showing frightened and abused animals in slow motion interspersed with messages like “they suffer alone and terrified.” They often come on late at night when TV stations donate unsold advertising time to charity, so you could be enjoying an old movie in the wee hours when suddenly you’re looking at a caged kitty that seems to be crying for help. Many change the channel.

A bane of insomniacs, the spots nonetheless proved incredibly effective, generating over $30 million dollars in donations. They also inextricably linked McLachlan, who appears in some of the spots, with abused dogs and cats.

When she made the commercial, she didn’t think it would be a very big deal; she simply donated a few hours of her time and use of her song. And while she supports the cause, she isn’t as passionate about it as many believe. “I love animals as much as the next person, but if I really wanted to attach myself to something, it would be kids and education,” she told the Charlotte Observer in 2015. She also admits that she can’t watch the spots.

Excerpt from my book, “Heart Stones”

Hello,

https://www.amazon.com/HeartStones-Mws-R/dp/1387356887

This is one of my poems from my book of poems, entitled, “Heart Stones”. You can purchase it from Amazon.com or Lulu.com. One thing to remind of oyuo is that my name, the author’s name is put like this….Mws R. It is broke into with the “R” being the last name. I have had people tell me it is hard to search for my books because the way they were entering my name.

This poem I wrote because someone I love was going down a path of self-destruction. They were making wrong choices and their life was spinning out of control. Instead of planning for their own future, they were living in the moment, the not so good moments that they had chosen for themselves.

If you know of someone struggling and you have prayed for them, cared for them, and you have done all you can, this is a poem for you and possibly them.

Please Try…by MwsR

The pit of my stomach wants to give you more chances

Despite all the critical onlooker’s glances.

They think there is no hope for you

Heart Stones

Yet they don’t love or hope for you like I do.

I am so scared to let you lie to me again

I am afraid my forgiveness will fail here towards the end.

I hurt for you

All those plans and things might not come true,

Th telling you I love you is simple

But trusting you is hard and cumbersome, like water with a ripple,

it would appear to be in control

But really is struggling, you know.

Inside each of person we need to decide whether importance is given to unimportant things

And if along the road it will be worth all the pains.

Sometimes in a brief second, I catch glances of times past.

In my heart what I want is for good times to last.

Sadly, it is not in my hands.

I have given you all my demands.

Yet you shrugged and then walked away

Seems tears are all that came from that day

I fall to my kneel and constantly pray.

Maybe one more day, maybe one more start.

Or maybe it will stay heavy on my heart.

Please try!

You know why.

There are more poems in my book that I hope you will find you can relate to.

Please get yourself a book , possibly give as a gift to someone who may need encouragement or simply to feel that they are not alone.

Thanks for reading!

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Recipe / share

Chocolate pops

GREAT GO TO TREAT

Ingredients:
2 Ripe Avocados, pitted & peeled
1 Ripe Banana, medium-large
2 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of Cocoa Powder
1.5 Tablespoons of honey
¾ Cup of Milk (or Non-Dairy Substitute)
½ teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:
Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender.
Mix until smooth. Scrape sides and mix again if need be.
Pour mixture into popsicle molds & freeze until solid.

Recipes/ Share

GARLIC CHICKEN PARMESAN

3/4 C. butter
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 c. crushed gluten free crackers
1/2 c grated parmesan cheese
8 oz bag shredded mozzarello cheese
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp salt
4 boneless ,skinless chicken breast into 1/3 pieces

preheat oven to 350*
Melt butter in small saucepan and saute garlic cloves until tender
In medium bowl combine the crackers, both cheeses, parsley, oregano , salt and pepper mix well.
Dip each piece of chicken into the garlic butter making sure to completely cover.
Dip each piece of chicken into the dry mixture . be sure to press the mixture into the chicken.
Place dipped chicken into a baking sheet that is lined with aluminum foil (easy cleanup).
Drizzle any butter and crumb mixture over chicken.

Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

Forgiveness

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I write a lot of stuff that may seem to be in a hostile way.

See everything is not all bright and gay.

There is power though in things we can choose

Like loving another despite the fact they do no good.

Or teaching someone something to try to make their day better

Perhaps just letting someone pass in line, if you have the time.

All these things go farther than you and me

They take on a purpose and they start acting like a stream

That stream will flow through to another, then another one

I know I have done it, and I am not done.

Forgiveness is necessary as well,

Probably one of the most important to tell.

If you can’t get past all the animosity and pain

How do you expect to float to a higher plain?

It is true what they say about “coming back to you”

I have seen it for real, it is true.

So let’s learn to forgive, even when they sure as heck do not deserve it.

Let us remember they are still human, you can see that.

We can change their life as well as ours

If we forgive them, we release that burden, the one that towers

We can finally let things go

We can make new what we had destroyed by holding on without forgiving

This life is for those that give while they’re living.

Forgiveness…

Teaching…

Giving…

We have to teach our generations to forgive and give, or else we are destroying ourselves from the inside out.

MwsR

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