Thalia rubs sleep from her eyes. “Lah-s-tah night was hearrrt-eee — start-eeeeeeeee!” “Informative.” Nia accounts and collates her mental notes. “My favorite part was… the poem Andy shared before he sang…” Cal searches for an alternate word before deciding to just go for it, “
Paying attention? Like being in the outside lane looking for my exit as (Uh oh! Just passed it...) the writers and semis zoom by on my left. 🙃 I’m glad you spoke of Andy Grammer. A search ensued and I like what makes him tick.
Another dandy post, LoveLetterist! I recall you mentioning, in the early days of your C treatment, that the doctor said “Cure” was the goal of your treatment. Reading this page from Poise and your noting “Cure” had been realized, I wondered this. Does Dr. S “sense” what a patient is made of? Not only physically but more so emotionally, spiritually. I can’t see him saying that to every patient.
Do you often keep the Muses up past their usual bedtime? While Tal seems drowsy, Nia has that clipped reply. Almost like she wasn’t at the concert! At least Cal “brought some of the concert home with her.” Not unlike me, I wonder if Nia is still working on connection... with her inner self?
Roy Bennett encourages us to take off our masks and pretense, and simply be who we truly are. Lady Gaga’s infectious spirit has been a great part of her audience appeal. Her performing with Tony Bennett, near the end of his life with dementia setting in, was moving. Their respective remarks reflected their mutual admiration. Their singing scintillated.
Are you familiar with Norman Vincent Peale and his book, The Power of Positive Thinking. He was a member of the clergy in some denomination, but he tried to deliver the positive thinking message to others regardless of religious affiliation. Or lack thereof.
Notes from LoveLetterist:
In POISE: Facing Cancer with Grace and Resilience there's a chapter about waking up to my first...
#cancergift = recognizing that life is fragile and precious powered my awareness and deepened my feelings.
Last night my husband once again played the role of good sport, navigating downtown roads and parking so that I could observe and learn.
Andy Grammar was nothing short of himself.
I found him, his band, his lyrics, his creative director, and his honesty/authenticity to be incredibly inspiring.
I believe the highlights of a concert, a movie, our days... are clues to our best lives.
Same goes for the things we don't enjoy.
It's all material... to release us from our blocks of marble.
Are you paying attention?
Paying attention? Like being in the outside lane looking for my exit as (Uh oh! Just passed it...) the writers and semis zoom by on my left. 🙃 I’m glad you spoke of Andy Grammer. A search ensued and I like what makes him tick.
😊 Me too.
Thank you, Gail. Oh and how I love E.B. White
Me too!
The Trumpet of the Swan is still #1 for the kids and I. It was one of our first read alouds and we all laughed so hard. It was such a funny book.
One year my son’s grade school read that book as an entire school project. Interestingly, I don’t remember anything about it. 🤔
It's so good! I was so happy to read it with my kids. It's funny how much more I appreciate certain books now that I'm a mother (or adult?)
I think many of the series I read with N left a big impact on my subconscious… 😁
Another dandy post, LoveLetterist! I recall you mentioning, in the early days of your C treatment, that the doctor said “Cure” was the goal of your treatment. Reading this page from Poise and your noting “Cure” had been realized, I wondered this. Does Dr. S “sense” what a patient is made of? Not only physically but more so emotionally, spiritually. I can’t see him saying that to every patient.
Do you often keep the Muses up past their usual bedtime? While Tal seems drowsy, Nia has that clipped reply. Almost like she wasn’t at the concert! At least Cal “brought some of the concert home with her.” Not unlike me, I wonder if Nia is still working on connection... with her inner self?
Roy Bennett encourages us to take off our masks and pretense, and simply be who we truly are. Lady Gaga’s infectious spirit has been a great part of her audience appeal. Her performing with Tony Bennett, near the end of his life with dementia setting in, was moving. Their respective remarks reflected their mutual admiration. Their singing scintillated.
Thanks for another stroll down memory lane! 😊
Hmmm… Not sure about Dr. S. 🤷♀️
No! Staying up past 9:00 pm was big doings. 😂
Maybe Nia is working on that inner connection? I wonder if she has muses helping her out. My brain is in knots just thinking about it.
Collaborative efforts with two other Muses, to develop powers of connectication! Powerful medicine!
Research has shown that that having positive expectations can produce positive outcomes.
Well I was pretty positive my biopsy was going to show benign cells. 🤷♀️
Are you familiar with Norman Vincent Peale and his book, The Power of Positive Thinking. He was a member of the clergy in some denomination, but he tried to deliver the positive thinking message to others regardless of religious affiliation. Or lack thereof.
I am not familiar.