Stand by Me

The new class we started today is called Valuing Diversity, Faith and Culture  for Therapeutic Recreation. This is one of my favorite topics so I am looking forward to this class.

We watched this video in class. I have seen it before and it is just as wonderful every time I view it.
Playing for Change has a very rich website with a lot of videos to view and a blog to read. It was a wonderful idea and I hope you check it out.  They have set up a non-profit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world.

I love this particular song too.  My sense of the lyrics has changed with time. When I was young I couldn't imagine what it would be like to even want to have someone stand by me through "the night".  I am so grateful to all the wonderful people out there who have supported me through the hard times and the good times alike.

 I am going to get out my guitar this weekend and try and figure out how to play this song. I have barely touched the guitar since I started college and I have been missing it. Music is such a therapeutic release of emotions for me so why haven't I made the time to work on it? 



"Stand By Me"   Ben King

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
All the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me
Stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me, oh won't you stand now, stand
Stand by me