Tag Archives: transitions
Words from Steve Jobs
This morning, CNN aired the whole of the commencement speech Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in 2005. His words were (are) inspiring, to say the very least. Here is an excerpt: Sometimes life hits you in the head with a … Continue reading
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Bring on the Wonder
Last evening, I played at the opening show of “Common Ground”. What is Common Ground? Well, to quote their website: Common Ground Performances provide compelling ways of looking into life and faith by weaving together popular film, images, stories, and … Continue reading
Blogging in 2010
Thank you all for 2010! WordPress.com just sent me an email reviewing my blog stats for 2010, along with an option to post this information to my blog. I decided, “what the heck?”, so the information is shown below. Thank … Continue reading
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Day after tomorrow we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States. The Canadians get a jump on us every year, of course, since their Thanksgiving holiday is on Columbus Day, which I recall being a school holiday when I … Continue reading
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Monday
I woke up today at 4:30 AM. I’m not a morning person by nature, but lately, I have been waking up pretty darn early. “Why”, you may ask, “not-so-morning-person Kelly, are you waking up so dang early?” You may not … Continue reading
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When Play Is Work
Music is now my full-time job. Hard to believe this is finally happening. Although this transition has been in the planning for the past two years, it has been interrupted many times in many ways. First there was the economy … Continue reading
Timing
This has been a crazy year so far. So many changes. I am incapable of believing that all is just random chaos. There has to be a Conductor, Someone who is orchestrating everything. How to reconcile the idea of God … Continue reading
Vocal Training
I have always been underdeveloped as a singer. I have started using the term “underdeveloped” lately as it is more gracious to myself than other adjectives I have used over the years: “mediocre”, “sucky”, and other such self-deprecating terms. Occasionally, … Continue reading
Work and Life
I have been working my way through the book “Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow”. This book, among others I have been reading lately, has been conscious-altering and life-changing for me. I was reading a portion of the … Continue reading
Interrupted, part 2
My passion has always been music. It is my true vocation. It is what I want to do when I grow up. So it is with some consternation that I grapple with my current disability. It begs the question, “God what are you up to?”. Continue reading
