By Kathleen Guthrie Woods
When I need a pick-me-up, I frequently turn to jazz singer Lizz Wright. Her “Walk With Me, Lord” lifts my spirits every time. Here’s a sampling from the title track of her 2003 album, Salt:
How can you lose your song
When you’ve sung it so long
How can you forget your dance
When that dance is all you’ve ever had
It must be true
You can’t separate the two
It’s impossible to do
Just like the salt in the stew
It’s all a part of you
One thing that life can’t do
Is can’t take your song from you.
As I listen to the mellow notes, as I let her lyrics sink into me, I’m reminded that even though my dreams didn’t work out quite as I planned, the essence of me is still intact. The loving, generous, creative, hopeful, compassionate, spiritual, happy, true Kath is still here, and she will figure it out. Because despite all that challenges life has dealt me, one thing that life cannot do is take my song from me. So says Saint Lizz. I am worth my salt, and you are too.
Check out what Ms. Wright is up to, listen to a recent track, and check out upcoming concert dates at http://www.lizzwright.net/.
Kathleen Guthrie Woods is a Northern California–based freelance writer. She is wrapping up her memoir about being a temporary single mommy and how it helped her come to terms with being childfree.
Damn right!
This is a beautiful post and I love Lizz Wright and that song! I actually think that in time, I will come out an even better person through all this. I’m starting to feel that many of the personal ‘issues’ that I had before are being put into perspective in the fallout of this much bigger more important phase of my life. I think perhaps I am finding ‘my song’.
It’s time to go and listen to ‘Walk with me’!
Love and light
xxx
PS. I love the qualities that you listed about yourself. Beautiful!