AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION

EXCERPT from Scott's new book "Teach Me HOW TO LOVE"

One winter's day in 1987, while I was waiting to use the restroom at a McDonald's, an elderly woman in a wheelchair came in, and her caregiver asked me if they could go ahead of me. "Of course!" I told her. As she was escorted into the bathroom, I noticed a beautiful glow in her eyes, which reminded me of the eyes of a baby: bright blue, crystal clear, pure and precious.

Two minutes passed slowly, and finally I heard the sweet sound of a toilet flushing. Both women came out smiling, and before I knew what was happening, the older one wheeled herself right up to me, slowly rose out of her wheelchair, kissed me on the lips and said, "Thank you. I love you." She came into my arms and offered her frail body in a delicate and tender embrace. her eyes blazed with life and love, and I felt a warm ripple spread throughout my chest. She sat back down and was escorted out. I also took a seat, to collect myself and to reflect on what had just happened. The woman's eyes, her radiant spirit, and especially her innocent and courageous offering of love had me shaking. I was in delicious shock, thrown completely into a state of wonder. It seems life's best moments catch us off guard, sneaking up on us when we least expect it, and this was surely one of them.

My mind, that endless question machine, was spinning. Who was that woman? Was she too old and senile to remember that one doesn't go around kissing strangers on the lips, or was she too wise to allow her heart to be confined to the ways of the world? My thoughts raced with theories and questions that would never be answered. Finally, I gave up and just let it be. For the rest of the day I could not wipe a smile off my face.

I'm happy to say that I never fully recovered from that experience. What was my way of expressing love? Images danced through my mind about what I might say and do. Would I kiss strangers on the lips and tell them I loved them? Pretty soon I realized that I couldn't approach this business of loving with a plan of action. It had to spring up from my heart like a bubbly fountain, spontaneous and unrehearsed. All I could do was practice being a vessel for love, not its controller. From the depths of my being, I asked to learn the ways of love, and my prayer took the form of a song:

♫ TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE ♫

I want to wake up in the morn, and know what I'm made of
Oh, Great Spirit, teach me, teach me how to love
I want to hear the birds at dawn, and know what they sing of
Oh, Great Spirit, teach me, teach me how to love
I've learned quite well just how to hide
Behind these rusty walls inside
But now my heart is calling me to rise above
Teach me how to love

I've shined on just a chosen few that fit me like a glove
Oh, Great Spirit, teach me, teach me how to love
Teach me to shine on everyone just like the sun above
Oh, Great Spirit, teach me, teach me how to love
I've walked the earth in self-defense
Bracing for some punishment
Could it be I'm safer here?
I've asked a jury of my fears
I'd rather ask a dolphin or a dove
Teach me how to love

1987 © ScottSongs

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TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE is on Scott's "Let There Be Light" album as well as one of the 17 songs on the CD that comes with his NEW Book "Teach Me HOW TO LOVE"

And so Scott began his journey on learning how to love and express love and on the way he found his 'VOICE'. In his 1999 CD "Love Songs for the Heart's Awakening" Scott presents us with an array of songs intended to provide "an opening, enjoyment, healing and assistance on the journey toward greater heart connection and intimacy, both with a partner and with Life."

The following song is from that album.

♫ OPENING UP IN THIS MOMENT ♫

Walking this world alone
Cannot bring me all the way Home
I've seen it raining on my charade of private happiness

Light shining brightly you came
Piercing through my fear and my shame
Stronger than my armor's appeal
The power of love
Is melting steel

And I'm opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God
Opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God

I was trying to rise by closing my eyes
And meditating fear away
Now I see it was the closing
That's been keep me so afraid

So I'm down from the mountain
That's where the journey starts
And my yoga now is to share my heart
What a stretch!
To open and feel
To risk the pain and let love heal

As I'm opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God
Opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God

Well I know that I can stand alone
I've learned it through and through
But now the stand I want to make
Is being close to you

And I'm opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God
Opening up in this moment
Opening up my heart
Holding your hand I can understand
Joining is the way we come to God

Come to God
Come to God
Come to God

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