Sep 11, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
My new rhythm seems to be every two weeks now. I always think of writing every Thursday night, but some Thursdays it appears I am overwhelmed, distracted or just don’t seem to find the space for this. But today’s space belongs to other voices. Today was...Aug 28, 2020 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
Breathing the Air of Art: first post-COVID visit to the AGO, August 2020 Last week’s post examined the idea of an artist’s selfishness, and I’ve been thinking more about that since. The space we need to make art, to create, is largely a personal one,...Aug 21, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Apologies once again to my readers…somehow life seems to be interfering with my blogging discipline of late. I began this post last week and then promptly forgot. It’s a topic I’ve been ruminating on for a bit, because I think it affects many...Aug 7, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog, The Disowned (Singing) Self
Many sides of me in the room (and I never said I was a photographer…) [Apologies for those of you who regularly read these posts…I somehow erred last week and didn’t end up scheduling the publication of this post, so I will go ahead and share it this...Jul 24, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Everybody needs a vacation. And this week I’m getting mine. So no deep thoughts, no meditations in public forums, nothing but rest and relaxation. As you read this, I’m at a cottage somewhere near Georgian Bay in Ontario, enjoying the company of my...Jul 17, 2020 | The Disowned (Singing) Self
My practice in the last week or two has very much been focused on this principle, embodied in the book by the same name by Byron Katie. I’ve been sitting more deeply in who I am: as a human, as a musician, as a singer, and just owning it. I’ve been...