Welcome to February, the month of LOVE. While most of us might think about love at this time of year as “Valentine’s Day,” flowers, chocolates, and cuddling with that special someone, there’s a different kind of love we can choose celebrate. It’s the kind of love that...
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.” ~Marianne Williamson It’s easy to focus on what’s wrong – with the world, with other...
Focusing on the positive while undergoing changes can be challenging. It takes practice. I don’t know about you, but I can get impatient. We live in a society of instant gratification, a “faster is better” philosophy, and I certainly do fall into that mentality, just...
With songwriting, there is often (but not always) an outcome or finished product called a song. But the joy of songwriting for me is in what happens during the writing process. I like to remember that the word songwriting (for me) is an action word, not an outcome...
In the 1980’s, I stumbled upon the most unique vocalist I’d ever heard – Bobby McFerrin – who used his voice (and body) as an instrument. His vocal ability left me in awe and inspired me to begin a journey of more creativity and improvisation in my own songwriting....
