Dear Friends,
What's keeping you going these days? Gathering hope for these emails helps bolster me, and I love hearing that many of you find them meaningful too. Thanks so much for your feedback. Onward together!
As I pondered the lasting effects of the distance between people during Covid, “Let Us Not Close Our Hearts" came to me. And now we face the challenge of a deep political divide. It’s a workout for my heart and my mind.
Let us not close our hearts to each other
As we stand so far apart
Roads ahead uncertain
Time both masked and marked
My blog from that time: blog link
“Human Nature is a deeply felt inquiry into our rapidly changing Earth. In each chapter, Marvel uses a different emotion to explore the science and stories behind climate change. As expected, there is anger, fear, and grief—but also wonder, hope, and love. With her singular voice, Marvel takes us on a soaring journey, one filled with mythology, physics, witchcraft, bad movies, volcanoes, Roman emperors, sequoia groves, and the many small miracles of nature we usually take for granted.
Hopeful, heartbreaking, and surprisingly funny, Human Nature is a vital, wondrous exploration of how it feels to live in a changing world. Human Nature is a biography of the Earth in nine emotions: Wonder, Anger, Guilt, Fear, Grief, Surprise, Pride, Hope, Love.”
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Believe it or not, trees can warn us when volcanoes are about to erupt!
“Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt. In a new collaboration between NASA and the Smithsonian Institution, scientists now believe they can detect these changes from space.”
Conan O’Brien writes Chicago blues songs with school kids.
Let’s keep our hearts open to each other,
Joy
P.S. Check my calendar for upcoming gigs in Michigan, Oregon and Kansas City.
Joy Zimmerman is a folk and acoustic roots singer-songwriter who creates community through music. Her latest album, Where the Light Lives, debuted at #6 on the Folk Alliance International Chart, adding to a growing list of accolades and awards. A multi-instrumentalist with a rich, clear voice, Joy blends insightful songwriting, fiddle tunes, and storytelling into performances that leave a lasting impact. Dani Goodband of Lakeside Music calls her “a show any host would line up to present.”