Good Work: "What a Beautiful World" performed by Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste has lent his talent to a new project that has him reinventing familiar tunes. His performance of this song is particularly powerful right now.
"What a Beautiful World" was released in the turbulent year of 1968. It offered an invitation to look for peace and see that we're surrounded by opportunities. The song struggled to find an audience in the United States and was hardly noticed in its own time. The history of that time and the history of the song both seem to connect with themes today.
Batiste introduces his performance with an invitation to:
"Take some time, close your eyes and meditate with us on the beauty and grandeur of this celestial ball in the middle of space that we live on called Earth. It's a beautiful place to be...
Remember to take time to reflect and to love yourself."
That's an important reminder and the power of this performance is going to carry me into next week. I hope you find a moment of majesty through it too.
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