Patience
In this episode:
Alanis Morissette ‘Smiling’, Inner Resilience, Letting Go, Mercy Bell ‘Always’.
As the Covid 19 pandemic seems to have reached its peak in Australia, I think we are atĀ theĀ most challenging time. Weāre allĀ dying to get outĀ and businesses areĀ dying to restartĀ to stop the personal, social, emotional and economic bleeding. TheĀ stressĀ in the home, the financial stresses, the inequalities and the livelihood of our children, who may notĀ understandĀ why they have to be cooped up at home all day long with parents – parents whoād probably give an arm and a leg to have a good nightās sleep.
But we are being asked for just a bit moreĀ patience. ToĀ resistĀ the tantalising temptation.
The brutally honestĀ Alanis MorissetteĀ has just released a couple of new songs. We begin the program with one of them, āSmilingā. Taken together, her three new songs are a stunning personal revelation.
I have chosen āSmilingā because itāsĀ what I do, even though, like the illusory smooth gliding of the duck on the lake surface, underneath, the feet are going flat out.
To develop our own personal resilience, I suggest we have to get down below the smile to what our āduckās feetā are doing. Thatās really the point of The World Service. Inspiration ā YES! But resilience to maintain it, as well.
I have asked a good friend of mine to share three steps she takes to grow her inner resilience.Ā Ā Then I have included a āLet Goā, chant to continue this mood of inner contemplation. I hope you find this helpful.
Finally, I have dug up a song by some dear friends of mine, who had a band calledĀ Eat the MenuĀ in the 1990ās. But with a new recording contract, they changed their name toĀ The Mercy BellĀ in 1996. This song, āAlwaysāĀ was their first new single under the new label.
Iām sure they would all beĀ horrifiedĀ if they knew I hadĀ dug this upĀ from a recording of one of those Saturday morning TV shows ā that one hosted by the crazy Dylan – if you go back that far! But even though we donāt getĀ the benefit of the beautiful lush stringsĀ on the CD and the official video, I think those who remember Mercy Bellās stunning live performances will appreciate this live version. I think the message comes through. āItās all going to be OKā.Ā
But first, as is our custom in Australia, I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which I live. I pay my respect to elders of the Kaurna people, past, present and emerging.Ā
May we walk together in harmony.