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Lyrics ​& Links to the original episodes for the songs in this ribbon.

84. May I Be Open by Heather Pierson

May I be open to things as they are right now, because this is how things are right now.

Remember the breath, remember the body, ​remember the goodness that you carry.

55. Everything Is Changing by Kaitie Ty Warren

Everything is changing. Life keeps rearranging; and sometimes it feels awkward, but we cannot go backward. We cannot go backward.

34. Possibility by Lisa Forkish

An end is not the end, it can be the beginning.

Like a river, I flow.

I am open to all the possibility.

148. Oh the Rain by Patricia Norton

1. Oh the rain, the rain it comes down, and it carries a world in its sound. Oh the rain, oh the rain, it comes down.

2. Some times I feel blue; I’m gonna take a breath or two and soften, let my heart be tender.

3. Softly, gently, let it fall as it will. Softly, gently tender, tender.

139. Bend & Rebound by Heidi Wilson

Bend and rebound, bend and rebound ​Gentle strength of the willow is found

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