February 25th – On our anniversary

It’s February 25th, 2024; We’ve got a country ballad for you in this original song. The touching and heartfelt lyrics in this song give the female space to tell her tale. It makes us glad our parents stayed with each other–through the ups and downs. Fun for us to sit and reminisce. Today’s our 19th wedding anniversary and both, Richard and I are simply happy to walk to breakfast and enjoy a light meal. No cards. No flowers. No gifts. We’ve peeled it all back to just enjoying our time together. Simple living. Of course, our breakfast out is a treat, so there’s that. Wink!

Wiping the sleep from her eyes

Here’s the fifty-sixth new music post for 2024, as I consistently share one of our original songs each day. This is an older Richard Murrey original song (written prior to me) that portrays a scene of a woman’s man leaving her with a little one, whether for the night or longer. He packed his guitar and toothbrush. The child asked, “Mama, is Daddy still your man?”

I love the different tones of the guitars in this song. For me, that’s the hook. And as I listen, memories flood in.

Gagged on her coffee

She spits out her Jimmy Dean (breakfast sausage). She never thought he’d leave. And now, she’s got a kid in tow. Thanks. Thanks a lot! Been there; lived that. And it’s not an easy life. Oh, the questions left for a child after a parent’s split. UGH

The bridge of this song always makes me smile. Something about those tones. And the space needed to process. By the end of the song, we hear that the guy has found some success. The reference to the truck driver brought a smile to my face.

Happy to have had the good times

My dad, grandfather, and uncle were truck drivers. So, I found this old picture of my daddy holding me up to a mirror. Here’s my ‘hats off’ to the dads that stay. Dad used to take some long truck runs but decided pretty early on to drive a city truck so he could be home more with us–though he was a ramblin’ man too.

Always loved this picture of my daddy holding me

May we all feel freer and soar in ’24! And here’s to keeping the beat in our lives by integrating processes that bring us more calm, ease, and JOY!

Yours in expanding, smiling, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

My playlists

Listen to my list of Sheila’s Favorite Movie Theme and Soundtrack Songs I also offer my all-time favorite songs (by a variety of artists). My YouTube playlists are at: https://www.youtube.com/@SpiralSister/playlists

Stream or download our original songs

Lots of our original songs are on CDBaby and TuneCore. Apple Music, Spotify, and other music streaming sites/apps. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3

Content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, vloggers/YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such. I share this post on Tumblr (automatic feed from WordPress), Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Truth Social, Alignable, and Rumble. Links to all of these are at the end of this post.
All of our original songs are available at: Listen4Music.com

Sharing is caring! If any of our song videos (or posts) strike a chord with you, please share the post or the music video. We thank ye kindly. (Nod to my Dad who used to say this).

About us

My husband of 19 years, Richard Murrey, is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (having penned over 400 original songs). You can view his artwork and hear original songs at: http://listen4music.com

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

About me, your Spiral Sister

Spiritually speaking

As a Minister and Spiritual Advisor, it is my pleasure to help you find a way to Connect with spirit. Our ever-living God Omniscience knows ALL. The invitation is open to you.

I speak and offer advice by invitation only. If you would love me to speak at your office, bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture/chiropractor office, natural health foods store, art fair, music, or yoga festival–comment on this post or reach out to me via my social channels.

My books on Amazon

I have four books on Amazon. The two most recent are: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

February 24th – One more second

It’s February 24th, 2024; We’ve got a fusion of country and rock music for you today in this original song. The smart lyrics in this song help the female empower herself as she moves on (from a relationship). It makes us think about Time and how we spend it.

Tick Tock

Here’s the fifty-fifth new music post for 2024, as I consistently provide you with a new original song each day. It’s an older Richard Murrey original song (written prior to me) that tells the love lost story from the female point of view. Julie Manners sings this from Steven Cooper’s music studio in Nashville, TN. I love the uptempo beat of this song!

Running through the memories of good times together, recalling sweet kisses, and times that will never happen again, are the main ideas in this upbeat song. I do find the balancing going on here, and call that good. It’s mature when we can look back and find the good, isn’t it? I’ll choose to focus on the empowerment in these words.

The beat goes on

So much of what goes on within a country rock song, besides the guitars, is the beat. I’ve heard so many people say they love (or only listen to) the beat of a song–often totally ignoring the lyrics! I know until I met Richard, I had no idea how songs were put together. And I had been a singer since childhood!

By the time I was a teenager and had learned how to write sheet music (from a great high school music teacher), I only wrote down what the time signature (such as 4/4 time) was for a song, but never played it, as I was much more concerned with establishing and writing down the melody. The time was important of course, to know how long to hold a quarter, half, or whole note while singing. I remember enjoying dreaming up melodies and writing them down, but only for my singing–I didn’t even play an instrument! I did visualize myself conducting an orchestra many times though.

While growing up, I listened to a lot of music–early on falling in love with classical music from having studied ballet. I also loved groups who incorporated vocal harmonies. And by the time I was a young teen, I’d found Queen and Styx and loved both bands! Of course, I grew up on The Beatles, and great groups like The Mamas & the Papas. But it was Mom who taught me how to harmonize when we sang together in church. Oh, and my maternal grandmother and mom’s sister, sang with us in church too!

I tried the guitar but never had the finger strength, reach, or dexterity to master it. Maybe I gave up too soon, But, even living with Richard for more than 20 years, I still am not interested in learning guitar. I sure have loved being around him while he played though, as I have always loved music. Come to think of it, my Mom and Dad loved music too! A stereo was their first major purchase when they got married! And like me, Mom was a singer, but never a musician–nor was Dad.

Speaking of parents, Richard’s Dad played the guitar a bit (but never sang) and his twin brothers both play guitar–though I’ve never heard them sing either. Richard’s sister sings though and has a good vocal tone as I recall. I guess Kentucky does produce a lot of artists! Nod to fellow blogger, Gray Summers, and our recent comment conversation regarding Johnny Depp and that Kentucky genetics must produce good artists.

Let me be brief

What did you think of Richard’s music ad in yesterday’s post? Let me leave it in today’s article as well (in case you missed it):

Richard’s ad for all of his original music albums (he did all the artwork too!)

May we all feel freer and soar in ’24! And here’s to keeping the beat in our lives by integrating processes that bring us more calm, ease, and JOY!

Yours in expanding, considering timing, and frolicking in spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

My playlists

Listen to my list of Sheila’s Favorite Movie Theme and Soundtrack Songs I also offer my all-time favorite songs (by a variety of artists). My YouTube playlists are at: https://www.youtube.com/@SpiralSister/playlists

Stream or download our original songs

Lots of our original songs are on CDBaby and TuneCore. Apple Music, Spotify, and other music streaming sites/apps. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3

Content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, vloggers/YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such. I share this post on Tumblr (automatic feed from WordPress), Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Truth Social, Alignable, and Rumble. Links to all of these are at the end of this post.
All of our original songs are available at: Listen4Music.com

Sharing is caring! If any of our song videos (or posts) strike a chord with you, please share the post or the music video. We thank ye kindly. (Nod to my Dad who used to say this).

About us

My husband of 19 years, Richard Murrey, is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (having penned over 400 original songs). You can view his artwork and hear original songs at: http://listen4music.com

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

About me, your Spiral Sister

Spiritually speaking

As a Minister and Spiritual Advisor, it is my pleasure to help you find a way to Connect with spirit. Our ever-living God Omniscience knows ALL. The invitation is open to you.

I speak and offer advice by invitation only. If you would love me to speak at your office, bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture/chiropractor office, natural health foods store, art fair, music, or yoga festival–comment on this post or reach out to me via my social channels.

My books on Amazon

I have four books on Amazon. The two most recent are: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

February 23rd – Having fun growing older

It’s February 23rd, 2024; Here’s an original song in the rock and blues music genre. The lyrics are tongue-in-cheek about aging. It talks about some of the ways in which we reach for items to help us feel better as we begin to feel the effects of aging. It’s a fun romp and hope you enjoy it.

The more fun we can have, the better!

Here’s the fifty-fourth new music post for 2024, as I consistently provide you with a new original song each day. This is one of my favorite Richard Murrey original songs because of the rock and blues influence, beat, and lyrics that help us think lighter and feel better about growing old. Maybe I enjoy this because I still feel relatively good at 62. Of course, I just did a blog post (and video on Facebook) about my stiff joints (fingers and knees) and how I resolved those issues. But nonetheless, compared to some other folks around my age, I feel I’m doing pretty good!

Guitar riffs

What do you think about the guitar riffs in this song? To your ear, is it more rock than blues? Music is subjective and we know each of you will enjoy this song (or not) for different reasons. But we’d love to hear what you think of it. Does it help you not feel so ‘over the hill’?

As well, we’d love to hear how you buy and consume music these days. We’ve been giving out some CDs and folks have told us they prefer plugging in a USB thumb drive (or flash drive) into their TV or computer to play music. So, Richard put together an ad for his songs. As a graphics artist, he designed this ad and all of the CD covers shown in it (and you also see these on the YouTube videos I’m sharing each day). But we don’t know if the ad lands well, as few have emailed Richard. Perhaps we need a ‘buy now’ button? What do you think?

Richard’s ad for our original music

May we all feel freer and soar in ’24! And here’s to improving our mental and physical health by integrating processes that bring us more calm, ease, and JOY!

Yours in expanding, rocking’, aging, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

My playlists

Listen to my list of Sheila’s Favorite Movie Theme and Soundtrack Songs

And I also offer my all-time favorite songs (by a variety of artists).

Find all of my YouTube playlists here:

https://www.youtube.com/@SpiralSister/playlists

Where to find all our original songs

Lots of our original songs are on CDBaby and TuneCore. Apple Music, Spotify, and other music streaming sites/apps. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3

Content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, vloggers/YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such. I share this post on Tumblr (automatic feed from WordPress), Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Truth Social, Alignable, and Rumble. Links to all of these are at the end of this post.
All of our original songs are available at: Listen4Music.com

Sharing is caring! If any of our song videos (or posts) strike a chord with you, please share the post or the music video. We’re always grateful when you do.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

About me, your Spiral Sister

Spiritual advice

As a Spiritual Advisor, it is my pleasure to help you find a way to Connect with spirit. Our ever-living God Omniscience knows ALL. The invitation is open to you.

I speak by invitation only. If you would love me to speak at your office, bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture/chiropractor office, natural health foods store, art fair, music, or yoga festival–comment on this post or send me an email.

I invite you to explore my books on Amazon

My holistic health book (2nd edition): Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally

My metaphysical book–Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection. There are two versions (Kindle and paperback) on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WV68KF

My first two co-authored books: “Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice” and “Energy of Receiving” are available there also.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

Connect with us

To learn more about our original music, my books, or my Integrating the Spirals process, feel free to reach out. Here’s my new email address: info@sheilamurrey.net

February 22nd – Pain loves company

It’s February 22nd, 2024; Here’s an original song, yes, a ‘cry-in-your-beer’ song, written by my husband, Richard Murrey, and sung by a male professional singer in a Nashville, TN music production studio. This is a traditional country song with a steel guitar to boot!

Broken heart finds a honky tonk bar

Here’s the fifty-third new music post for 2024, as I consistently offer one of our original songs each day. This song asks if sitting at a honky tonk bar can help or hurt him–if he can find a new love or if a honky tonk angel will break his heart too (as apparently, the last love did). He asks why his broken heart always finds a honky tonk.

Steel guitar

Many years ago my Mom told me that her parents (my grandparents) used to play steel guitar. I remember that even as a child, I had wished they had recorded their songs. I would ponder how often they played steel guitar. Did they only play the steel guitars at church? Did they ever record any original songs? And I think because I always wondered about this (Mom said her Mom and Dad had quit playing steel guitars before they had children) and didn’t even speak of it often, that’s what has propelled me to write blog articles and books–and record original songs with Richard. Find the link in the About Us section near the end of this article if you want to see us performing a song.

To this day, I think steel guitar is one of the main reasons I can listen and enjoy Country Music! Though I love the spoons too, so there’s that.

Consider your options

This original country song might propel you to go to a bar and drink your sorrows away, though I don’t recommend it. Consider your options. There’s so much more to life than drinking alcohol.

During The Year of the Dragon, I offer you the following 12 reminders (picked up from a friend on Facebook) that offer you some options for pulling yourself together (rather than visiting your local honky tonk):

12 reminders for you from Michelle Price of Healing World Facebook group

May we all feel freer and soar in ’24! And here’s to improving our mental and physical health by integrating processes that bring us more calm, ease, and JOY!

Yours in expanding, revolving, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

I invite you to hear my playlists

Listen to my list of Sheila’s Favorite Movie Theme and Soundtrack Songs

And I also offer my all-time favorite songs (by a variety of artists).

Find all of my YouTube playlists here:

https://www.youtube.com/@SpiralSister/playlists

Where to find all our original songs

Lots of our original songs are on CDBaby and TuneCore. Apple Music, Spotify, and other music streaming sites/apps. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3

Content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, vloggers/YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such. I share this post on Tumblr (automatic feed from WordPress), Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Truth Social, Alignable, and Rumble. Links to all of these are at the end of this post.
All of our original songs are available at: Listen4Music.com

Sharing is caring! If any of our song videos (or posts) strike a chord with you, please share the post or the music video. We’re always grateful when you do.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to all of his songs at: http://listen4music.com

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

About me, your Spiral Sister

Spiritual advice

As a Spiritual Advisor, it is my pleasure to help you find a way to Connect with spirit. Our ever-living God Omniscience knows ALL. The invitation is open to you.

I speak by invitation only. If you would love me to speak at your office, bookstore, crystal shop, acupuncture/chiropractor office, natural health foods store, art fair, music, or yoga festival–comment on this post or send me an email.

I invite you to explore my books on Amazon

My holistic health book (2nd edition): Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally

My metaphysical book–Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection. There are two versions (Kindle and paperback) on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WV68KF

My first two co-authored books: “Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice” and “Energy of Receiving” are available there also.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

Connect with us

To learn more about our original music, my books, or my Integrating the Spirals process, feel free to reach out. Here’s my new email address: info@sheilamurrey.net