The Bards of Balance perform humanitarian music, either of protest over systemic problems or positivity about human nature.
If you subscribed to the blog after August, you should have received a confirmation email that would have then allowed you to download the song Humility, Faith, Courage. By confirming you also started receiving notifications of the posts I have … Continue reading →
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I cycled family slides on the television monitor. I could cycle our hiking slides, but Cindy sees enough of those when I practice the first four movements of the American Discovery symphony. This is the time of day when I … Continue reading →
I am kicking off a Calm the Mind campaign for Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. The purpose of the campaign is to help you manage stress and to raise funds for an accessible walk-in shower for Cindy. The following video … Continue reading →
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At the the end of Cindy’s first 20 mile day we met Chef and Uncle Jerry, who seek to provide a service to the thru-hikers they are calling Pop-Up Trail Angels. You might call this an internship for Chef as … Continue reading →
Autonomy enables a community to do what’s best for itself, often with greater success than with outside help.
I often speak of community alliance, though I now am leaning towards the concept of community networks.
My favorite quote from the American Discovery Trail journey, one I share at virtually every talk, came from Leadville, Colorado. The goal of their community meals program was to “confuse who is giving and who is receiving.” I had another … Continue reading →
During the walk across the country one of the original songs I often performed was Empathy, originally done by The Bards of Balance. You can listen to Empathy on Jango. Here are the lyrics to Empathy. Lyrics and Chords for … Continue reading →
I spent virutally the whole day today at a sound studio working with our sound engineer to mix and master the CD that I will bring along on the journey for sale, featuring some of the songs I’ll play along … Continue reading →
