"Sing for the forest, sing for the sky, sing for the moments that are passing you by."

Your Friday photo…

This photo, by former resident caretaker Buzz Glasky, captures the view from Meher Mount of the 2,600-foot Topa Topa Bluffs beneath clouds illuminated by the setting sun. 

"Sing and Surrender" is written as a prayer by singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad. 

“It is a wish,” she said, “that when more of us express ourselves, the world becomes a more healed place for everyone to live. It is an invitation to lift your heart up to the sun, the moon, and sing your song.”

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“Sing for the forest
Sing for the sky
Sing for the moments that are passing you by”

— Adrienne Shamszad, Singer-Songwriter, "Sing and Surrender"

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“Sing and Surrender”
By Adrienne Shamszad

Sing for the forest
Sing for the sky
Sing for the moments that are passing you by

Sing for the animals
Sing for your friends
Sing for the beginning and sing for the end

All of our days
Are endlessly numbered
while the clock runs, time stands still
Tomorrow’s never promised
To anyone
And the empty stage of life is yours to fill
So sing

Sing and then surrender
Sing and then let go
Sing for your happiness and for your sorrow

Sing because you can
Sing because it’s good
Sing for all the people in the world who wish they could

All of our days
Are endlessly numbered
while the clock runs, time stands still
Tomorrow is never promised
To anyone
And the empty stage of life is yours to fill
So sing

Sing for your healing
Sing because it’s right
Sing your warmth into the cold dark night

Sing for your homeland
Sing for your soul
Sing for your brokenness, sing until you’re whole

All of our days
Are endlessly numbered
while the clock runs, time stands still
Tomorrow is never promised
To anyone
And the empty stage of life is yours to fill
So sing

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Singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad performs her original song “Sing and Surrender.”

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