I’m not a big fan of aggressive, military analogies in work or life, but there’s one saying that I do find myself using again and again. In the trenches. As in, we battled side-by-side in the trenches. It captures the sense of closeness that comes from facing a threat or a crisis together. Of working … Continue reading A friend in deed
New beginnings entice us to look back as well as to turn our minds to the future. As New Year messages from friends and connections have flowed out across social media in the past 24 hours, it's easy to see that pattern. People want to recap what they’ve accomplished and experienced in the year they've … Continue reading Bush Christmas took me back, New Year has me looking forward
A cabaret venue full of people witnessed something on Monday night that I wouldn’t have believed was going to be possible a couple of days earlier. We had the concert and among about 20 singers, there were a few of us taking our first small steps in serious public performance. Among the aspiring and professional … Continue reading Now I believe she can fly
One of the great sources of happiness and comfort in my life also gives me one of my biggest fears. Singing. Or singing in public to be more precise. I can trace it all the way back to when I was about six or seven years old and I stood up at the school concert … Continue reading Singing in the face of fear
When ‘selfie’ was announced by Oxford Dictionary last week as its word of the year for 2013, I smiled… just quietly to myself, not down the lens of my smartphone. Yes, I hear the sighs about newly-made-up words going into the dictionary. I hear the cries of narcissism and cultural decline that have been debated … Continue reading Can’t help my selfie, bad habits?
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