Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliersis an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth22 July 1963
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
telling-the-truth being-true
Always tell the truth and be true.
eye laughing cry
You have to laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't.
trying have-faith circumstances
I have faith that my life is in good hands. I honestly try to see how I can grow from uncomfortable circumstances.
church-choir harmony term
I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.
religion fine source
The less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine
thoughtful hands rose
Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose gotta tend the earth if you want a rose.
pain home
What was once your pain, will be your home.
feelings absolute-truth
Feelings are not everything! There is very little absolute truth in life.
heart love-is selflessness
Love is selflessness and self-fullness; it can only be known deeply with an open, vulnerable heart.
love-is forgiving kind
Love is pure and kind and forgiving. It is the greatest gift of all.
spiritual yoga challenges
Now I know why yoga is so life-giving for so many. I have never experienced a practice that combines such physical challenge and spiritual wellbeing in my life.
sleep night trying
I pray as part of my mindfulness practice and try to recount my day, all my triumphs and foibles, before I go to sleep at night. These practices keep me calm for the most part.
writing
If life ever stops inspiring us to write, it's time to stop doing what we do.
cry
I cry when I feel like crying.