Read Morea spiritual practice to start the day is a really helpful way to find some order in myself. Do you have a morning routine/spiritual practice and how is it going?
As the summer comes to a close (again time passing, what the heck?!) I am always moved toward that ‘back to school’ feeling. I welcome the cooler mornings and evening sunsets. I set some goals that I may or may not achieve;
I do a little bit of clean-up in a few parts of my life. I rededicate to my writing in this space, knowing that if I think about writing, I will find so much to say and to write about.
Don’t we all find ways to fit in by hiding in plain site? I related to this deeply, as a woman musician who has long experienced being asked if I’m the ‘merch girl’ or ‘dating one of the guys in the band’ or accused of not knowing how to plug in my shit or any number of other things.
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Hello from Florida! Finally on a trip we’ve been trying to take for at least 2 years. The last time we were here was actually the last trip we took in Feb 2020 before… well you know. So we are back to visit for a couple days and trying to relax. It’s in the trying to relax part that I find the push/pull of what vacation really is.
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New cars make me nervous. Will we get along? Can I trust them? What types of quirks will they have and will I be able to live with that? How quickly will it turn into a messy car, stacked with mementos that sort of just meld into it. As I write this, I am avoiding the ‘final clean’ of Le Vibe, nicknamed ‘Tim’ by my friend Jason Crosby,
Read MoreMargo Price - Her memoir that came out last fall ‘Maybe We’ll Make it’ AND her new album ‘Strays’ that came out 1/13/2023 are a great pairing. I devoured her memoir in 2 days and was moved by her story of struggle to ‘make it’ in the music business as well as her vulnerability she was willing to share with her audience. I’ve been rooting for her since we met at the Bluebird Cafe many years ago in a round with Tim Easton, and seeing her success in the industry over the years has warmed my heart.
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When you look back, what impacts you the most in your own life? Do you lean on traumatic events that shaped you, or do you revel in happy times? Do you remember when you were less aware and compare to times where you can’t unknow things anymore, and realize that is the rub? I know I do.
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Read More“The urgency to write is a call from God… it’s impossible to fail. Your writing is a current in a mountain stream you are learning how to dip into.” Suzanne Kingsbury