My Summer Playlist! So, a bit of a confession here– every summer I eagerly await Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist and Reading List—Somehow, I get pretty excited when I see some overlap (“Hey, I love that book/song too!” I am a bit of a fan of these kinds of lists in general because I am alwaysContinue reading “Summer Inspirations Part 5”
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Summer Inspirations Part 4: Debbie Millman’s “The Remarkable Life Deck”
Goal setting has long been a practice that I have used in my creative and academic careers as well as my personal life—I have big goals, little goals and all sorts in between. I write them down, I revise them regularly and I break them down into actionable tasks, (Thanks to skills I learned inContinue reading “Summer Inspirations Part 4: Debbie Millman’s “The Remarkable Life Deck””
Summer Inspirations Part 3
Yoga Practice Elevation In the spirit of my Summer Inspiration “series,” I am reflecting on my yoga journey and how it inspires and supports me as an artist (particularly a voice-centric artist), an academic and just a regular ol’ human. Above is a photo of me practicing yoga on the beach… Just kidding, it’s freakin’Continue reading “Summer Inspirations Part 3”
THIS IS 55
This is 55. Yesterday was my birthday. April 1. (A new moon!) I am happy…. I am happy despite. Despite the fact that my ol’man and more than half my kids are not here in the same city as me. Despite the guilt I feel over being far away from my elderly parents. Despite theContinue reading “THIS IS 55”
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