"don Miguel"

As Dawn & I drove away from the "Four Agreements" workshop
in Rhinebeck, NY, this song began to write itself. August 2001

Words & Music by James Nihan

I came in anger, I carried rage
Digging shallow graves in my mind
My life story had a many dog-eared page
With every word of sorrow underlined
I was the victim, I was the judge
And guilty every time the gavel fell
I did not believe the truth could set me free
Till I heard the words of don Miguel

I am a mirror, you are a mirror
We are reflecting each other's love
We are like sunlight creating moonlight
Dancing back and forth across the heavens above

I breathed my story into a stone
I held in my trembling hand
There by the water I knelt alone
And laid it to rest beneath the sand
I said goodbye and I walked away
From the shadows of my cell
I took off my mask and I began to bask
In the bright sunlight with don Miguel

I am a mirror, you are a mirror
We are reflecting each other's love
We are like sunlight creating moonlight
Dancing back and forth across the heavens above

One hundred angels lined up in rows
Were reaching out to lead me safely home
I walked the gauntlet, my eyes were closed
Touched by a love I'd never known
It was a marriage of God and soul
A celebration of my reborn self
Angel became my middle name
Same as the name of don Miguel

I am a mirror, you are a mirror
We are reflecting each other's love
We are like sunlight creating moonlight
Dancing back and forth across the heavens above
I am a mirror, you are a mirror
We are reflecting each other's love
I am a mirror, you are a mirror
We are reflecting each other's love

James and author don Miguel Ruiz - Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY - August 2001