Relaxed Saturday

We chilled out today. Like seriously. We woke up late and puttered around, sipping coffee and playing with the dogs. Then we got up and went out to breakfast at this little darling diner in our neighborhood. I had to return a few gifts I got at the mall, so we pranced over to the mall and poked around. Nothing spesh. Just chillin. Then we grocery shopped, came home, made some smoothies and watched a few of the new House of Cards episodes. Then we napped. We are going over to a friend's house to play games tonight. THIS IS THE LIFE.

I think it's IMPERATIVE to relax deeply and OFTEN. I forget this sometimes and find myself CRASHING. Today was wonderful, and it's only Saturday! Tomorrow I plan on digging even deeper and maybe getting a pedicure. Life is good. Grateful.

Time, Precious Time

Do you ever struggle with how exactly to spend your precious time?

I have just spent the last two hours battling with music notation software, and I wonder...
WHY AM I WASTING MY TIME?!?!? 
There are plenty of people who have this skill locked tight under their belt, and for a small fee they would gladly notate my music for me!

But, I'll tell ya. It is ALWAYS good to learn a new skill and to flex the brain. When Math got hard in school I just gave up. I didn't like it, and I wasn't very good at it, so I put my attention elsewhere. Theater, music, dance. And that's all fine and dandy. But today, I'm a songwriter, and you need a few of these skills if you want to include others in the making of your music.

I am SO excited that I'm going to be leading the choir at Bodhi Spiritual Center starting Easter Sunday. We are going to be doing my song, "Rise," which is SUCH a blast. But it's a weird tune, like most of my tunes. The timing is funky and the chords are whacky....so it's NOT easy to notate! But I'm determined!

Even if I have to just give lyric sheets and chord sheets to the musicians, I WILL HAVE SOMETHING!!!

Is it a waste of time to learn this new skill? Perhaps. And that's okay. It's okay to waste some time. It is precious, and yet, we are infinite.

Ready, Set...GROW!

When it's time to grow, we grow or go.

Life is either expanding or shrinking. This is my experience. I'm not a great 'maintainer.' I'm either heading in the direction of my dreams, working hard toward a goal, or I'm lazing around doing nothing, spiraling into blahdom.

This is why I took the job in Chicago as Creative Arts Director at the Bodhi Spiritual Center! 

I'm ready for more growth. I'm ready to learn new skills, explore a new city, and find new power within myself. It's scary, and I can't lie, I'm feeling quite ovewhelmed, but I can't say no!

Grateful for all the supportive people in my live, encouraging me to try something new. Bodhi Spiritual Center will be a fantastic place for me to get to know my inner world better and also to seek being of service in a larger way with my musical gifts.

Loving life. Ready for change. Ready, set...GROW!