Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Expressing Peace. Doing Time. 74.
We should all be doing time. I’m not saying we should be imprisoned, although many of our perceptions of time are sort of imprisoning. We make time, take time, steal time, save time, spend time, waste time — all of which create a bit of guilt by which we let time (there’s never enough!) imprison […]
In: Inner Peace, Joy, Music, Peace, Peacefulness, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: God, Joy, Peace, praying, spiritual simplicity
Expressing Peace. Listening. 71.
We’re familiar with peaceful listening: soothing music, ocean waves, birdsong. Listening itself– the art and science of listening, regardless of what’s heard — brings peace. Mom often said, “You hear me, but you’re not listening to me.” She distinguished between my ears automatically receiving sounds and my mind not paying attention to what I heard, […]
In: Beauty, Inner Peace, Music, Peace, Prayer, Praying · Tagged with: Joy, Listening, Peace, praying
Expressing Peace. Hearing Peace. 26.
I was hearing peace when Aunt Midge shared her story of Vivian, the pianist. Vivian, a career church organist and talented pianist, was new to Aunt Midge’s church of 60+ years. When Vivian learned that Midge was a piano instructor, she invited Midge to “play duets with me.” Vivian was 98 years old. Midge demurred initially, feeling under-skilled. […]
In: Beauty, Happiness, Healing, Inner Peace, Joy, Music, Peace, Prayer, Song, Spirituality · Tagged with: Affirmations, Faith, Joy, Peace, spiritual simplicity
Expressing Peace. Music. 8.
Attended a low-profile, high-energy, keyed-down, revved-up concert by Stowe Good last night at Unity Church of the Hills. Proof that Peace appears as music, music of every form. The powerful duet of Stowe Dailey and Karen Taylor Good shared songs from the heart. They sang memory movers. They roused passion and brought us calm. They poked […]
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