Classical musicians are trained to make it perfect. To make all the notes correct, to make it sound like the CD, to do it the way everyone else has doneContinue readingOn the generosity of Instagram practice accounts
Choose the YES
Special moments come at the least expected times. This video, the one I circulate periodically whenever Facebook reminds me of it, was literally just a gig. I didn’t know SullivanContinue readingChoose the YES
COMMUNICATING Through the Mask
I was just trying to pick up my kid’s prescription at the pharmacy. No, it’s INGLE. EYE ENN GEE ELLL EEEE. Between the mask covering half my face andContinue readingCOMMUNICATING Through the Mask
Tall Poppy Syndrome
Photo by Kris Atomic on Unsplash I’ve been reading about Tall Poppy Syndrome, since hearing SOMEONE mention it in a podcast interview. I’m embarrassed that I can’t source that podcast – too muchContinue readingTall Poppy Syndrome
My Favorite Things: Printer Edition
“Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom” -Leonardo da Vinci “The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one’s self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves onlyContinue readingMy Favorite Things: Printer Edition
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
We took a vacation this summer. This is not news to anyone in my life – anyone who knows me or especially Steve on Facebook followed along with all ofContinue readingWhat I Did on My Summer Vacation
Happy New Year!
Let no one suggest that I am not grateful for my nearly three weeks of vacation. I was so lucky to be able to take that much time to sleep,Continue readingHappy New Year!
Creating Ritual
Today I’m thinking about Ritual. This year, 2018, I have called my Year of Temperance, because my project is to find and feel more balance in my life. So I’mContinue readingCreating Ritual
Doing Less
This was supposed to be a terrible week. I was going to have five late nights and 6 early mornings all in a row, and I had 17 students onContinue readingDoing Less
The Pleasure in Doing It
Sometimes I just like having run. After your shower and your coffee it feels good to have run, earlier in the day, and to feel that gentle ache and tirednessContinue readingThe Pleasure in Doing It