February 2, 2019 · 7:16 pm

Healing: A Tribute

Touching wisdom from Elisabeth Sophia Lee. Honored to be her friend.
“I always wondered how she was able to give so much when she had so little to offer. But, as I have grown, I have come to understand that her selflessness was liberating. It was as positive for her as it was for those she was serving. It gave her complete freedom to find goodness in all people, and in every circumstance. I try everyday to follow suit in this practice. In alleviating myself of the “self,” I have lifted off a lot of the fear I once possessed, and in turn I have become a kinder, more compassionate person.’

gracejisunkim's avatarGrace Ji-Sun Kim

Read and share this beautiful story, “Healing: A Tribute” written by my daughter Elisabeth Sophia Lee. 

Not a day goes by without me thinking about my mother……

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February 1, 2019 · 3:01 pm

31 January 2019

Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Strething.

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around – Sweet Honey in the Rock
The Long Way Around – Dixie Chicks
Everywhere I Go – Jackson Browne
As Long as the Grass Shall Grow – Johnny Cash
Duncan Johnston – Clann An Drumma
Sitting on the Dock of Bay – Otis Redding
You’ve Got to Show – Indigo Girls
Raincheck – Van Morrison
Whirlpool – Seal
Pulse (The City Beautiful) – Zen Fuse Box
Get Out – Macy Gray
Living without You – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
An Pac Ar Buile – Cherish the Ladies
Sweet Little Rock & Roller

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January 30, 2019 · 10:53 pm

30 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens

Mother of Nations – Joanne Shenandoah
Fresh Water Salmon – Awkwafina
Stand – Sly & The Family Stone
Tie the Bonnet – Lunasa
The Teelin March – The Boys of the Lough
March Up Fifth – Eileen Ivers
Things to Come – Dizzy Gillespie
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning – Oklahoma
That’ll Be the Day – Linda Ronstadt
In the Water – Run River North
Radio Nowhere – Bruce Springsteen
Gethsemane – Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Great Gig in the Sky – Luna
Jericho – John McCutcheon
Spirit Voices – Paul Simon
The Minsral Boy – Paul Robeson
You Ain’t Gotta Lie – Kendrick Lamar

 

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January 30, 2019 · 6:24 pm

I was young once …

… and bald.

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I’m in the process of digitizing some old photos. Right now I am working through a group that my aunt (Hi, Aunt Pat!) gave to me.

Not sure how old I am in this one – I am at my grandparents’ home in Grove City.

This was, and is, my happy face.

See you along the Trail.

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January 29, 2019 · 10:56 pm

29 January 2019

Gym at the Shire. Treadmill.
Morningside Gardens. Walking.

Song of the Plains – Paul Robeson
Willie Taylor – Mary Dillon
Letter to the Free – Common
Banguela – Miriam Maria
I’ve Been Working – Van Morrison
Open All Night – Bruce Springsteen
The Long Black Veil – Mick Jagger & The Chieftains
Releasing Buffalo Spirits – My Western Music
All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead
The Gathering – John Munro
If I Could Build My Whole World Aroung You – Marvin Gaye
#9 Dream – R.E.M.
Thirty Days – Chuck Berry
Home – Karla Bonoff
Stand Up! – John McCutcheon

Due to events of yesterday and today, I added:
Freedom – Jussie Smollett
I Know My Name – Jussie Smollett
Just Once – James Ingram
One Hundred Ways – James Ingram

 

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January 28, 2019 · 9:59 pm

28 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens.

Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
Babalao – Angelique Kidjo
Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel
Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Christian Island – Gordon Lightfoot
California Dreamin’ – Queen Latifah
Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly
Yellowbird – The Carnival Steel Drum Band
Colonel Bogey March – Coldstream Guards
Back to You – Luna
Cut It Out – Indigo Girls
Fire and Raine – Blood, Sweat & Tears
Billy Don’t Fall – Terence Trent D’Arby
House at Pooh Corner – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Curious – Hayley Kiyoko

This playlist is based on one originally created by my sister. Some of the artists differ as do some of the songs. But it is basically hers. Thanks!

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January 28, 2019 · 5:54 pm

Remembering

I often post a photo of a toast to my father on this day, the anniversary of his death in 1974. This year, I have been digitizing some old family photos. It seems appropriate to post a photo of my father. We were younger then.

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Thanks, Dad. Miss you.

See you along the Trail.

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January 27, 2019 · 10:22 pm

27 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens.

The Peat-Bog Soldiers – performed by Paul Robeson
Liberation VII, Free at Last – by Carl Davis, performed by Czech National Symphony
Duo for Violin & Viola in the Quarter-Tone System: I. Andante
Duo for Violin & Viola in the Quarter-Tone System: II. Tempo di Marcia
Duo for Violin & Viola in the Quarter-Tone System: III. Maestoso
Duo for Violin & Viola in the Quarter-Tone System: IV. Allegro
NOTE: the above four written by Gideon Klein and performed by Teng Li & Benjamin Bowman
Symphony No. 13 in B Flat Minor, Op. 113, “Babi Yar” II. Yumor – written by Shostakovich; performed by Russian State Symphony and others
Piano Sonata I: Allegro con fuoco
Piano Sonata II: Adagiao
Piano Sonata III: Allegro vivace
NOTE: the above three written by Gideon Klein and performed by Jaromir Klepec
Trio I: Allegro
Trio II: Lento – Variations on a Moravian folk song
Trio III: Molto vivace
NOTE: the above three written by Gideo Klein and perfomed by Czech String Trio
Dance – written by Hans Krasa and performed by Czech String Trio
Four Songs on Chinese Poetry: I. In the Bamboo Grove. Animato
Four Songs on Chinese Poetery: II. Sleepless Night. Con moto e poco rubato
NOTE: The above two written by Pavel Haas and performed by Karel Prusa & Jiri Pokorny

 

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January 26, 2019 · 8:00 pm

26 January 2019

Gym at the Shire. Treadmill. Flexibity. Mobility. Strength. With NK Body Philosphy. Stretching.

Glory of Love – Otis Redding
When I Grow Up – John McCutcheon
All Night – Beyonce
Doctor John Hart – The Chieftains
Marry Me – Nina Simone
49 Bye-Byes – Crosby, Stills & Nash
The L Word – Earth, Wind & Fire
Tip Toe Home / Paddy Kelly’s – Cherish the Ladies
Whiskey Trail – Los Lobos
Open Arms – Tracy Chapman
Good Day Sunshine – The Beatles
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
Behind the Mask – Fleedwood Mac
Canzone Dall Fine del Mondo – Modena City Ramblers
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Ball of Confusion – The Temptations

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January 25, 2019 · 10:34 pm

25 January 2019

Walking. Morningside Gardens.
You’re Missing – Bruce Springsteen
Fishing in the Morning – Dar Williams
Up Against the Bauchalawns – The Chieftains
The Four Insurgent Generals – Paul Robeson
The Holy Ground – Mary Black
Ni Chicha Ni Limona – Victor Jara
Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zeppelin
In without Knockin’ – Jack Gladstone
Weekend Song – Billy Joel
Superstar – Sheryl Crow
#9 Dream – John Lennon
Back to the Middle – India.Arie
When I Paint My Masterpiece – The Band
Can You See Me – Jimi Hendrix
Care for the Land – Eric Bogle
A Aong of Peace – David LaMotte

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