{"id":5228,"date":"2014-07-18T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T11:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=5228"},"modified":"2014-07-18T22:05:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T22:05:15","slug":"mental-health-break-sea-song-and-lisa-hannigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2014\/07\/mental-health-break-sea-song-and-lisa-hannigan.html","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Break\u2014 &#8220;Sea Song&#8221; and Lisa Hannigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week the theme of the sea put to music especially touched me as our family grieves the loss of my granddad.\u00a0 My granddad was a lifelong sailor and lover of the sea, and we will scatter some of his ashes on the sea where he used to command our family&#8217;s annual regatta from Shelter Island, New York.\u00a0 Granddad John&#8217;s passing belongs to the ebb and flow of the sea of life that carries all of us.\u00a0 Here is Lisa Hannigan singing her catchy tune, including a hauntingly beautiful violin solo, &#8220;Sea Song&#8221;\u2014a reminder that the people we love are &#8220;like the sea&#8221; 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