A Healing Gift
by Denise Romas • Islip

As a songwriter, I sometimes get an idea for a song and then I sit and develop it further. But a year ago late September, I became aware of a song floating around my consciousness and decided to write it down. It came almost in its entirety– words and music complete. I polished it up and A Healing Angel was born. I was pleased.

A week later a colleague at my school suffered a tragic family loss, and when I set out to write her a sympathy card, I found myself selecting some words from A Healing Angel to add to my sentiment. Before I could put pen to card, ideas were flowing a mile a minute. First I thought maybe I’d record the song and include it with the card. Then another idea quickly came of including some musical colleagues and making it more of a gift of comfort from the staff.

The next day I mentioned the idea to my musical colleagues. They met me in my classroom after school. I played them the song and they said, "We’re in!" Within days, a recording studio was secured and– quite miraculous in the recording world– 4 musicians with day jobs and nighttime performing jobs were actually able to coordinate their schedules to be in the studio the following week!

It was clear that I was going with some sort of Divine flow. Synchronicity was abounding and doors were flying open with ease whenever something needed to be done. We recorded the song, and within weeks it was mixed, mastered, picked up by an independent record label, produced, manufactured and presented to our bereaved coworker. She was so touched. Being the beautiful spirit that she is, she wanted the whole world to hear the song. She even sent it to Oprah!

A Healing Angel has been out there as a single CD for a year now, serving as a musical greeting card. People are sending it to others the way they would a sympathy card, or a message of care, concern or hope. In fact, so many colleagues bought the CD that I was able to designate a portion of the proceeds to buy books on grief and healing for our school library.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I donated some proceeds to Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, an organization that brings musical instruments into impoverished districts across the country. For hurricane relief, they are repairing and replacing damaged and destroyed instruments. As a music teacher myself, I could think of no better place for my donations.

I feel privileged to have been used as a vehicle for such a tender song. I have a sense of responsibility in doing my part. My job is to do the work, and then, without attachment to outcome, let the Divine energies take over. It is not for us to question how or when things will happen as a result of our work, but rather to sit back and allow the energies to unfold and guide. With this particular song, the synchronicity and ease with which the whole process took place was enough for me to recognize that it was all a Divine gift.

In return, my intention for A Healing Angel is that it reaches everyone it’s supposed to reach, touches everywhere it’s supposed to touch and comforts any that it’s supposed to comfort.

Denise Romas is a Long Island singer/songwriter, Music Teacher in the Longwood School District and a Reiki Master. Visit her website: www.ahealingangel.com or email her at: denise@ahealingangel.com