Why waste your energy playing games? Isn’t it time to cry your tears; to shout your passion; to dance like Zorba; and to let your soul touch the Soul of the world? William Martin It was January, 2024 and Reen and I were headed to Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend music festival in … Continue reading Dancing #1000wordsofsummer
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Mini-Slice: Synchronicity
Call me crazy, but I believe in synchronicity. Those unexplained moments of alignment or coincidence. A sign from the universe or God, from the ancestors or the angels, that They are listening and you’re on the right path. Where you belong. I had just returned from a truly incredible weekend away. A mini-escape from the … Continue reading Mini-Slice: Synchronicity
Lost & Found
Inspired by the first story featured on The Moth Radio Hour, May 23, 2023, which addressed a different – and much more valuable – musical item that was lost and later recovered. We were off on an adventure. Leaving our 4 kids for 1 glorious, adult-only, overnight in Canandaigua, NY. Driving roughly 4 hours to … Continue reading Lost & Found
Mini-Slice: Music Lover
Inspired by a writing challenge around hobbies: how you got them and any that have carried from childhood to adult-life. After stepping away from many of my hobbies during the COVID-19 pandemic – mostly involuntarily due to shut-downs or family responsibilities, I have a heightened appreciation for their value and necessity. One hobby that I’ve … Continue reading Mini-Slice: Music Lover
Concerts from the Van
I had a bit of a love|hate relationship with my ballet school. My competitive nature and eagerness to please could leave me feeling either on cloud 9 – like the day I was the first in my age group to be tapped for the esteemed upgrade to pointe shoes… or in the gutter, like the … Continue reading Concerts from the Van
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