Pain to Pleasure

“Pain to Pleasure” began as a plea to turn suffering into service—for children, for Mother Earth, and for each other. Years later, I hear another truth in it: caring for the world also means learning not to lose yourself along the way. This new version carries the song from a quiet flute melody into a rising finale of drums, bells, and the refrain “We are all one.” It’s part of Questions to Answers, my 35-year song anthology.