DELIVERANCE and Somehow the Love Comes Through

Deliverance is a wild night and a double rainbow and it turns out she doesn’t love you after all. 

Deliverance is this moment not the time years before staring at the clouds and finding a moment’s peace sprawled out on the grass when you should have been mowing the lawn.   

Deliverance is this moment and not some future gig when –there she is– and you’re staring wild eyed at the bare-foot artist glorious in her hippie dress tie dyed and dancing. 

Deliverance is the car breaking down right by the shop.

Deliverance is NOW this breath--

this action --this movement at this very moment. 

That’s where the music of life is. 

That’s the truth and it’s all you need.  

Also be sure to tip your wait staff / delivery driver.

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