Month: August 2024

SOLVED: Leonard Cohen’s Secret Chord from ‘Hallelujah’

(Scroll down for lyrics.)

Reader’s Comment (wherein lies so much wisdom)…

“From your lips she drew the Hallelujah” surely means that David ceased praising God because his soul was burdened with sin and hiding. She took his open heart away from God. Take another look at the words. They clearly speak of her taking, weakening David. Note that the “she cut your hair” is symbolic of Samson and Delilah, taking Samson’s strength, breaking his devotion to God.


“Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah”

To cast this as simply a celebration of romantic feelings is to miss the whole story.

[Editor: I believe there is more to this than suggested. Sordid as their union was, it was through this lineage of David & Bathsheba (and the betrayal of Uriah) that Yeshua HaMashiach was born. Ponder this as you read. I have always believed that Leonard Cohen was a poet of immeasurable depth. I do miss him.]

LYRICS FOLLOW (which, btw, Cohen often modified at will whenever he performed it.)

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor falls, the major lifts
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don’t even know the name
But if I did, well, really, what’s it to you?
There’s a blaze of light in every word
It doesn’t matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Leonard Cohen

The Dark Truth About Big Food, Big Pharma,  Ozempic and the Pill

Bro/Sis Casey & Calley Means.

Previous interview with Casey:

I am surprised this research was not mentioned: https://pmri.org/

Like a human encyclopedia, Dr. Means listed an array of alarming health statistics, and you won’t believe how bad the numbers are until you see them for yourself:

• Autism rates in kids are 1 in 36 nationally, compared to 1 in 1500 in the not-so-distant past.

• In California, it’s even worse: Autism rates are 1 in 22.

• 74% of American adults are overweight or obese.

• Close to 50% of children are overweight or obese.

• 50% of American adults have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, when only 1% of Americans in the 1950s had the disease.

• 30% of teens now have prediabetes.

• Infertility is increasing by 1% per year.

• Sperm counts are decreasing by 1% per year.

• 40% of 18-year-olds have a mental health diagnosis.

• Young adult cancers are up 79%.

What’s causing all this? It’s simple: “Our toxic food system and our toxic environment.”

THIS DISCUSSION IS BEYOND ALARMING, LIKELY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE OF OUR GENERATION… however, it remains your own responsibility to research & determine the specific benefits of lowfat plantbased nutrition.

Day 129 of Year 10  Low-SOS Vegan Plan

EXERCISE:
* Lift lower body @ gym
* Powerwalk 3 miles outdoors in sunshine
* In-pool water workout, lower body

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* fresh mango
* leftover brown rice, grilled eggplant, cilantro salad w/ no oil, but add lemon instead
* veggie sandwich on ciabatta (tomato, mushroom, onion, green chili’s, lettuce w/ mustard) & dill pickle
* fresh fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, strawberries)

… SUN HAS SET …

  • attended outdoors poolside movie & ate some veggies w/ hummus (contained olive XL-oil, but the movie was great!)

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed

Decrease knee pain with THIS simple movement

The power that backwards walking can have on both the hips and knees is amazing.

This is one of my favorites to use as a warm-up for pickleball, exercising lower body and just for general stiffness.

It’s amazing how just a few repetitions can really fire up your hips (in a good way!!)

Your hips directly impact your knees. It’s so important to make sure your hips are strong and moving well.

IMPORTANT: As you step back, think about stepping on a diagonal, making sure to keep your knees and ankles in line. Move the band to the knees to make it easier. The further the band is down your legs, the harder it will be.

Typically I accumulate 30-40 total steps when I’m doing this exercise, for 2-3 sets.

You can do this with or without a band. Simply trying this workout a band first can be a great way to see how it feels and decide if you need more resistance. Modify accordingly.

When doing this you may start to feel fatigue in your hips, primarily in the back of your hips and on the sides.

Doctors Killed in Plane Crash Vowed To Release Evidence Linking Modified mRNA “Vaccines” to Turbo Cancer

https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/doctors-killed-in-plane-crash-vowed

[Editor: I cannot verify info on this post, but have read previously about the Joe Tippens protocol. Readers will need to do their own research.]

CLICK HERE

Day 128 of Year 10 Low-SOS Vegan Plan

EXERCISE:
* Jog outdoors 5k in morning sunshine
* Lift biceps & triceps

WATER:
(2) × (32) = 64 oz (+)

EATS:
* boiled rolled oats w/ blueberries, splash of 30 calorie unsweetened almond milk
* watermelon
* Chef Kenny’s vegan restaurant: XL-crispy eggplant on bed of lettuce, brown rice, cup of miso soup, fresh cilantro salad w/ no oil, but add lemon instead
* fresh mango

… SUN HAS SET …

Cmmt: XL indicates uncommon extravagantly luscious food, and wautéed means water-sautéed