Hello fellow travellers.We have all been adapting to an ever changing world. The number of Covid cases around the world continues to climb and we are living with an experience that is totally unknown to most of us. We are being asked to keep up with the changes and the changes have been continuing day after day. When we are all living in this kind of uncertainty and fear it can be very challenging in our relationship both with ourselves and with others. I have felt challenged as well to look at my own prejudices even when I have thought continue reading…
Creativity
Dropping by to say Hello
I am dropping by to say hello. What can I say about this last month? There have been many situations where I have had to stop and let go. Realize that I can’t rush in and save the day. My habit has been to do this. It is a habit I am trying to change. Someone told me recently that this is something that type A people do. They see everything as urgent. I have told myself that if no one is bleeding it isn’t urgent. Then we have this life of COVID and there is an urgency in a continue reading…
Stop Pushing
The end of February is fast approaching. I have continued to spend time thinking about how I want to spend my time. Yes well I like to think, being a libra and all. I realized at the end of January that putting out my EP in April was too quick. I had been already to go- I had contacted the reproduction guy and the bio writer as well as the artist. Then I realized no – I had been pushing once again. I promised myself when I retired that I would try to use my energy in a different way. continue reading…
Here we go , we are in 2020
As the first month of 2020 gets under way, there are lots of things to think about. How do I want to spend my time? What do I want to be doing? I have a tendency to take on more projects then are likely wise. I had a music colleague say this week “ I think that we get dragged away- we are afraid of what we really want to be doing.” This struck a chord with me. I think that I am doing what I want to be doing and then I wonder. I want to be writing is continue reading…
Showing Up and Letting Go
It is the last day of 2019 and I have been reflecting on this past year and the past decade. The themes for 2019 have been showing up and letting go. I have realized that it is so important to show up. I experienced this intensely when I went on tour in May. The connections I made with old friends and new fans were inspiring and hopeful. I had a house concert in May at a friends home where about 15 old high school friends showed up. I went to a church school for most of my high school years continue reading…
Continuing on the Path – Early Morning Musings
I had many responses to my last blog post about transitioning to retirement. I was surprised. It seems I am not the only one who has an interest in this topic. Folks also wanted to share their own experiences of retirement. Transitions show up in many more ways than just the big ones like retirement, having children etc. There always seems to be another one coming around the corner. I have been chugging along trying to make sense of things for myself, much as we all do. I have been working part time at a knitting shop which has come continue reading…
The Next Steps
Three months have passed quickly, quicker than one might imagine when there is seemingly more time. One wise person told me that the time is the same, just how one uses it is different. This is of course true. I found myself wishing just a couple days ago that I had more time. Crazy!! I of course still have lots of things that I want to get done and more ideas than I can ever actually accomplish. I am not missing my work as a nurse and yet I am grieving the loss of it. I have spent my life continue reading…
Being in Nature
I had the most amazing opportunity this past weekend to spend time in nature and be with a group of songwriters! We had a time of connection and reflection. I wrote a couple new songs, songs that mean a lot to me. I was struck so much by the fact that the extra supports were so helpful- meals being provided and yoga, hikes and True Nature Writing. The writing really opened things up for me. I got writing about things I had no idea needed to come to the surface and it felt like once this happened there was more continue reading…
Touring and Traveling
I’m sorry this blog is a bit late. I’ve been busy getting ready to go away as those of you who follow me on social media will know. I’ve been getting ready for a tour and then for several other shows around Regina. It’s been so interesting spending time working on my set list. I am trying to find ways to engage with the audience, to let them know that I care about their experience as I also share songs that will open hearts. I’ve also had a great experience this past week re-writing a song that I had written continue reading…
Be the Unexpected
I have been working on a signature program (keynote address) this last week.This is a program of songs combined with stories that add up to an inspirational message. My business coach told me a while ago that this would be a good idea. I had a few friends over on the weekend to run through my material and they gave me some feedback. I am so grateful for the helpful feedback. The main thing I need to do is to be more specific and focus on the three main things that I want to say. This was helpful to hear continue reading…
