It’s July 8th, 2024; We have an original traditional country music song about finding someone who’s more than a friend. How many of you have wanted to find true love? You’re not alone–I think most people want to be in love with their true love or soul mate. This is a traditional country mix with a singer who reminds me of Dwight Yoakam. And again, this is a pro demo from Steven Cooper’s music studio in Nashville, TN.
To start off our week
Here’s the one-hundred-ninetieth new music post for 2024, as I continue to trek along on putting out one new original song for you, each day this year–and feel good about being consistent!
I know I’m putting this out a bit later in the day than usual, but I slept in and then went outside to sit with my daughter and the twins (while the twins played in their kiddie pools). I love the dry air here in New England. Heck, I just love saying New England! Ha!
My daughter usually works on Mondays, so I have enjoyed her being home last Monday and then again, today! We’ll go out to the store in a bit too, which will be refreshing. We are making up for lost time (if one can ever really do that).
Give Time, time
Speaking of making up for lost time, I found this old Facebook post of mine from 2017; It gives you an idea of what my mindset was back then. I have always desired to be closer to my daughter and granddaughters, since she had the first baby, and now, yes, it feels like a dream come true to be here, even though the reason was to be able to help us as we age (and after Richard experienced a stroke in Oct. 2022). So, here we are, and I feel so settled.
My comment: To help ease my mind… when I had been looking for a monthly AirBnB rental (an example of my desire to be able to visit my daughter and granddaughters more, never thinking we’d actually move to New England but happy that we did). — Sheila Murrey (2017)
Yes, Everything Happens for a Reason and Everything Resolves to Gratitude. Knowing that each of us (as fractals) uplifts my mind and allows me to view life as a lively kaleidoscope grand design that moves about in an ever-expanding, revolving, melodious, consciousness. My children have always been my heart, but thankfully, even after two failed marriages, I had more room in my heart to love my soul mate, Richard.
Enjoy (IN Joy) everything and love! Be Everything All the Time. May we all soar in ’24!
Yours in expanding, always open to love, spiraling consciousness,
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
About us
We’re songwriters seeking placement of our original songs in TV, film, games, etc. We’re songwriters seeking bands to play our songs. Video 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. Everything is available at: Listen4Music.com
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
My meme: Do you know why the grass is greener over there? It rains a lot more! –Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
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.
It’s June 30th, 2024; We have an original country song for you this fine Sunday. This song always puts me in a travel mood. The radio-ready original country song is super smooth. A lovely production by Steven Cooper in Nashville, TN.
Title track from the Sierra Wind album
Here’s the one-hundred-eighty-second new music post for 2024, as I consistently present a new original unique song every day. This is the title track of the Sierra Wind album, that includes the song, Promises, I wrote of previously.
Sierra Wind album by Richard Murrey
This song always makes me ponder a true love relationship that ended for some reason, but one that the singer wants to get back–one way or another. I love the poetry and depth of the lyrics.
Speaking of the wind, the weather didn’t cooperate with us yesterday so we’ve put off going to the lake until tomorrow. I often ponder the wind and the various ways it influences us, and the way it influences other things. Like the tree that fell in our backyard last week. And the waves on the water.
My meme: Why does the ocean let magnetism pull it, and wind push it? –Sheila Murrey
Most people allow the externalities of the world to pull or push them through life. I prefer to work on myself, to keep myself calm, and to detach as best I can from external forces. That is the Buddhist way. And I love that. Conversely, I may choose to respond bluntly with force to exert some sort of control over a situation. But usually, that does no good. People, even children, will always do what they want to do. Of course, continued actions exerted on another (as in child rearing) might condition them to behave better for a time, but they may later resent it–or worse, rebel.
We each respond differently because we interpret external stimuli differently
Meme: “As with playing music, the C note sound differs when played on the piano, guitar, or other instrument. Our body interprets sounds differently and responds uniquely; not everyone interprets a C note the same way.” –Sheila Murrey
Be kind and love finding harmony and giving grace
Yes, Everything Happens for a Reason and Everything Resolves to Gratitude. Knowing that each of us (as fractals) uplifts my mind and allows me to view life as a lively kaleidoscope grand design that moves about in an ever-expanding, revolving, melodious, consciousness. To live a kind of heaven on earth, be kind and love finding harmony and giving grace to ALL.
Enjoy (IN Joy) everything and love! Be Everything All the Time. May we all soar in ’24!
Yours in expanding, graceful, spiraling consciousness,
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
About us
We’re songwriters seeking placement of our original songs in TV, film, games, etc. We’re songwriters seeking bands to play our songs. Video 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. Everything is available at: Listen4Music.com
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
My meme: What I’ve learned about (traveling in the US / travelling everywhere else) an ever recurring spiral to improve and stop making the same mistakes. –Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
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.
It’s March 28th, 2024; Here’s an original modern country song about one who sings, “Now, that you’ve come into my life, I don’t need to dream anymore. Now, I sleep holding you so tight, I don’t need to chase my dream anymore.” He’s found his destiny in her.
Holding you so tight
Here’s the eighty-seventh new music post for 2024, as I consistently trek along showering you with our original music each day. And in this song, we’ve got a wonderful love story! While I believe Richard wrote this before he met me (maybe long before), I claim it now “for me”! Ha! I know he went through a long time span between marriages, so I know he dreamed of finding his true love. And now, for nearly twenty years, we’ve held onto each other as we were destined to be together.
We don’t even just complete each other’s sentences, but we say, “Huh” or “Hmm” at the same time while watching movies or series on TV, or watching YouTube videos! Ha!
Always clarifying
Speaking of completing each other’s sentences, or simply sounds, we have always been clarifying for each other, like butter. We continually purify our needs, wants, and desires. And we noticed it yesterday while packing. We’re clarifying what we want to see and do when we get up north, though I realize I want to thoroughly enjoy the journey! I may not always love driving a moving truck, especially for long road trips, I do enjoy traveling. I enjoy all the surprising sites along the way.
I’ve loved every day Richard and I have been together, and since his stroke (Oct. 2022), I take nothing for granted. We love being tied together at the hip! LOL
Meme: One of my Facebook friends, Sheryl Jager posted this meme from Alexander James that I thought was fitting. While we’ve never had an argument we don’t always agree, and asking each other questions such as the one offered here, is always a great way to continue clarifying wants, needs, and desires, to keep a couple ‘on the same wavelength.’
Do you let memes inform you? I do! I will take information IN any way to continue to improve myself.
Enjoy (IN Joy) and have fun! Be Everything All the Time.
May we all soar in ’24! Here’s to loving ourselves–in ALL ways, expanding our consciousness, see each person as if they were a kaleidoscope, and living FREE!
Yours in expanding, turning, continually-improving, spiraling consciousness,
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
Brain waves dance with the curiosity of original music
Video 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. Everything is available at: Listen4Music.com
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
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.
It’s February 2nd, 2024; Here’s another ‘rekindle a love’ and as I listen to this song I wonder, does true love ever fade? I’ve written before that the feelings of love run deep. And love is a sort of phenomenon that ‘Science’ has yet to prove how it happens, though I guess we know why–to propagate life on the planet.
Does true love fade?
Here’s the thirty-third new music post for 2024, as I consistently offer you one of our original songs. Similar to You’ll Come Running, which I wrote about on https://sheilamurrey.net/2024/01/30/january-30th-a-rock-song-of-returning-love/, this is a song with a story about a man waiting on his love to return. She’s late, and he’s wondering if she’s changed her mind, got tied up in traffic, or whatnot.
Love is hard to figure out
This song takes another look at people who used to be in love or in a relationship and why they want to rekindle that love and rebuild their relationship. Or do you get something else from this? I am curious if I am too close to the subject matter. I know several people who have returned to a former love–I did.
Sometimes people return to the “comfortable past,” as Dr. Joe Dispenza talks about because, well, it’s comfortable! It’s known. It’s familiar. And the unknown is often more scary than the past–even if the past was hurtful or chaotic. Most of us prefer our “predictable future” based on our comfortable past.
My meme: “Sometimes it takes years to see the screw get turned the other way. I, for one, am glad to see it happen.” — Sheila Murrey
In my meme, I said I am glad to see it–when karma comes back around to bite someone on the rear. The flip side of that coin is that sometimes I wish I didn’t see it. I wish I wasn’t right. I’d almost rather be wrong than to tell someone, “I told you so.” Weird, huh?
After sitting with my words from the other day, about that couple we met at the restaurant whose date ended badly, I may have been too harsh. Yes, I can admit when I am wrong. I only judged that situation (and that superficial couple) because the woman had pulled me into the situation a bit (by asking me to walk her to her car). Richard didn’t think I should have walked her to her car, by the way, citing safety issues. He knew I’d gotten up and walked out but hadn’t realized why or what she’d told me–until we discussed it the next day. You see? I’m still learning–even at my age.
And when that list opens, click on Sheila’s All-Time Favorite Songs playlist. Let me know which of these songs are your favorites too! I’ve got 110 songs on that list now. Haha!
Yes, I love a LOT of different kinds of music. This is not even all the songs I like, but most of the songs that pop back into my mind depending upon my mood. Or songs representative of a whole album I used to listen to. I’d like to put these in order from when I first heard them or to represent periods of my life, but I don’t know if I’ll ever get around to that. They are not necessarily in the order of preference.
I listened to the whole Rush 2112 album over and over when I was a teen, for example. I also used to listen to Aerosmith, Steppenwolf, The Moody Blues, The Guess Who, Styx, and Supertramp albums over and over. Eventually, when I was married to my second husband, I bought ALL of the Aerosmith CDs. So, don’t think because I only placed two of their songs on my list that meant I didn’t like them as much because I love Aerosmith. But I nearly loved Styx and Queen as much. And The Steve Miller Band, Molly Hatchet, and so many others.
A few albums I loved I have forgotten who they were. They had been bargain basement albums and they influenced my singing but since they never hit the big time, now, over 50 years later, I’ve simply forgotten their names. And Richard can testify to the fact that I have looked for them. Old music shops. Google. You name it. I’ve looked. One was a black soul singer, similar to Billie Holiday, but though I loved her too, I couldn’t find the singer who influenced me. When I first heard Tina Turner she reminded me of her and so Tina took her place as a voice I wanted to emulate. Later, I felt the same about Tracy Chapman and thus, I sang several of her songs when I would go out and sing karaoke. Both of my kids remember that. I would take them out with me on occasion and they loved it–though I didn’t like taking them to bars they were older teenagers and my friends all thought it was fine. After all, we lived in a beach party town. But that’s another story too.
I also have a shorter playlist there too called, My Dance Break playlist and it is a list of my favorite Adam Cunningham songs of ours–yes, our originals that we hired Adam to sing for us from Beaird Studios in Nashville, TN.
Radio-ready songs
The songs I’m sharing are radio-ready, sung by pro singers, and recorded by top music studios in Nashville, TN. We are songwriters currently based in Ocala, Florida. Scroll down for the Vimeo link in the About Us section of this post to see us perform one of our original songs.
May we all soar in ’24!
Find our songs on Spotify
It’s funny. Many of our original songs have been on CDBaby and TuneCore for years. Some of our songs are on Spotify at different locations. The key when you’re searching is to look for ‘Richard Murrey’ as the artist, OR ‘Chevy Ford Band.’ Let me know if that’s helpful. Here are a couple Spotify links if this helps:
Songs from the R.V. by Richard Murrey on Spotify
AND
Chevy Ford Band tracks on Spotify
Filmmakers, podcasters, deejays and so on 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.
Find our original songs on Apple Music, Spotify, and other sites where you stream music. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3
Yours in expanding, rockin’, revolving, spiraling consciousness,
To our better health, ease, and sustaining lives of JOY!
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
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.
As an empath I seek to help ease suffering and raise our vibration to offer hope. I strive to uplift others and expand our collective consciousness. I teach breath work and meditation so we appreciate the value of Detachment. We till our inner soil with our breath to calm the amygdala and live a peaceful life. My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is more timely now than ever because I know people are suffering.
The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
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
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.
My first two co-authored books: “Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice” and “Energy of Receiving” are available there also.
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
It’s February 1st, 2024; What’s bubbling up for me today as I listen to this song, continue writing in my 5th book (see the image–it’s the chapter on Musical Notes), and work on a few side projects (see my all-time favorite song playlist near the end of this article). Bubba Hudson does a great job singing on this demo and producer, Steven Cooper mixes it well also. I sometimes wonder how many laughs these guys had over the years while working on my husband’s songs. Not that this is a song to laugh about, but the one I will share tomorrow is… so stay tuned!
Superficiality doesn’t bring one true love
Here’s the thirty-second new music post for 2024, as I consistently present our original songs for ALL to enjoy. This song presents several different superficial ideas of how men try to pick up women. He’s hunting for romance. He tries to be a Romeo. He tends to get caught up in Italian silk suits, autographed Gucci shirts, Porsche cars, and his workouts for a fine physique to “get under every skirt.” Men like this have never impressed me.
I love the guitar break in this original song. I love the reference to Caller ID and Call Blocker. Ha! Oh, how little these types of men must think of themselves, much less the women they chase. How shallow!
Playing games
This song is all about the games people play to find love, instead of just working on themselves, their spirit and soul, and their mindset. Do people really need to play these games to find love and connect? It’s sad to think some people feel they must achieve all these physical trappings before they can find true love. To me, they are just hooking up. They are not securing a true love partner for life. Sad.
And before you think I’m being all judgmental and shit, okay, maybe I am. We sat beside a couple we had never met before, at dinner last night. We watched this game go on between them for over two hours and it was nauseating. UGH! The woman had been divorced and was out with her friend, whom she admitted to all of us sitting near, she loves him as a friend “until he drinks too much.”
As if Richard and I were psychic we could have accurately predicted how this would end. Yep! She asked me to walk her out to her car, because she hadn’t brought her jacket in with her, and she had 6-inch heels on, had drank too much, and was cold so needed to get everything out of her car so they could call an Uber. I don’t know what happened between them after we got back in the restaurant but about fifteen minutes later, she left–alone. The gentleman (I’m being kind here) kept asking the bartender to help him get a taxi. The bartender friend was great, so patient. He showed this guy how to call an Uber from his phone–I get that not everyone is up on those kinds of apps, and the guy was drunk, so there’s that. They were a hoot until they weren’t. Each caught up in superficiality.
Snip from my 5th book, that is in progress. This is the start of the Musical Notes chapter. The concept of the book is simplistic, but writing it is turning into a daunting task.
After you click on the playlist link, click on Sheila’s All-Time Favorite Songs (only one song of the 75 is one of our original songs too, because I love almost all of those and there are over 400–so I put this playlist together of the songs I have grown up listening too, along with a few more recent songs that have become favorites). I hope you enjoy this list of 75 songs. Let me know which of these songs are your favorites too!
Radio-ready songs
The songs I’m sharing are radio-ready, sung by pro singers, and recorded by top music studios in Nashville, TN. We are songwriters currently based in Ocala, Florida. Scroll down for the Vimeo link in the About Us section of this post to see us perform one of our original songs.
May we all soar in ’24!
Find our songs on Spotify
It’s funny. Many of our original songs have been on CDBaby and TuneCore for years. Some of our songs are on Spotify at different locations. The key when you’re searching is to look for ‘Richard Murrey’ as the artist, OR ‘Chevy Ford Band.’ Let me know if that’s helpful. Here are a couple Spotify links if this helps:
Songs from the R.V. by Richard Murrey on Spotify
AND
Chevy Ford Band tracks on Spotify
Filmmakers, podcasters, deejays and so on 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.
Find our original songs on Apple Music, Spotify, and other sites where you stream music. Search for ‘Richard Murrey’ or ‘Chevy Ford Band’ to find our original songs: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjqwHW9PaUcZuq7wbDrC3
Yours in expanding, rockin’, revolving, spiraling consciousness,
To our better health, ease, and sustaining lives of JOY!
Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
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.
As an empath I seek to help ease suffering and raise our vibration to offer hope. I strive to uplift others and expand our collective consciousness. I teach breath work and meditation so we appreciate the value of Detachment. We till our inner soil with our breath to calm the amygdala and live a peaceful life. My online Zoom video course, Integrating the Spirals is more timely now than ever because I know people are suffering.
The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.
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
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.
My first two co-authored books: “Transform Your Life Book 2 Inspirational Stories and Expert Advice” and “Energy of Receiving” are available there also.
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
Integrating the Spirals 