May 8, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Some days it’s about all we can do to keep our heads above water. Other days, we feel an inkling of hope. Often it’s in the stillness that we are able to hear the voice of truth inside of us. I heard a quote last night that resonated with this very...May 1, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Will it ever end? That’s the $24,000 question. And not just if, but how? One thing seems for sure, though: Rest is Assured (that is, if we are able to quiet all that inner turmoil). We are being asked to upend all of our routines, let go of many of the things...Apr 24, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
It’s a time of excavation. Everything is lying dormant in this Time of COVID, like the earth in my garden awaiting the promise of spring. Many of my students, who would normally be making final preparations for their graduating recitals and final oral exams at...Apr 17, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
A cave to hibernate in Here we are, five weeks in. It’s almost starting to become routine. Wake up, listen to the mostly bad news, drink coffee, read the paper, eat, sit at the computer, have an online meeting, eat, listen to more news, have another meeting, go...Apr 10, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
Ringing my bell: every night at 7:30 Week 4 of isolation. The days blend into one another. As one wag wrote recently: “it’s the eleventy-seventh blursday of bejebuary”*. How do we even know what day or time it is? And why does it matter? I basically...Apr 3, 2020 | Singing and Self Blog
This week it’s been tough to stay on track. There have been days where I really felt like singing, and days where I haven’t wanted to at all. I’ve often just wanted to cocoon. I’ve felt alternately overwhelmed, exhausted, euphoric, despondent,...