Practicing. I’m practicing right now. So are you. What are you practicing? Singing? Languages? But we aren’t just practicing our skills for our passions. Daily we are also practicing thoughts that create unhappiness for ourselves. No one can hurt us as deeply as we injure ourselves. With the inside job there is not deflection or…
When you go into an audition what are you looking for from the panel? Do you hope to be hired? Do you want them to like you? Do you wish to impress? Sing your best? All things I have thought on many occasions. Have you thought that if you just want it enough you can…
How would you answer this email-“Someone’s knocking at your door in a seven feet tall bear suit..death bear will visit your Brooklyn apartment to remove painful reminders of your past and give you the chance to start fresh in 2010.” In an earlier post (that got lost when this site got unspammed) I wrote about…
My ‘Happiness is’ project is stirring different responses for each of us on the road, but I’m seeing some themes. The first common theme is ‘time out’. The out of town gig give us the pre- approved time to do all those little projects (reading and arts passions outside of our work) that get short…
There are many perspectives one can take into the out of town gig. As I’m on the road right now singing in Nixon in China in Vancouver I wanted to take some time here on the blog to celebrate and share what makes me and colleagues happy when we are working away from home. “Happiness”…
Faith Goble Here you stand with a new goal, project or role or show or wish in your life. You are so excited you have to phone someone and share this inspiration or good news. It is like a whole new door is opening in your life and you want to share this energy with…
I think there are two kinds of people: Those who make New Years Resolutions and those who don’t. Well, there probably is a third, but they don’t care at all and so aren’t reading this so let’s not talk about them behind their backs. It’s rude. If you are one of the first two kinds…
Last Week: Changing things in my life and hoping to inspire,support and guide you in your changes. I’m starting with a new commitment to mental and physical wellness. Last Week: Making changes in my life, starting with a new commitment to mental and physical wellness. Day one and day Two: I am a super hero. …
Photo courtesy of leosia niezgodka Practicing. I’m practicing right now. So are you. What are you practicing? I’m practicing singing. A skill I need as I’m working on learning three new roles for the fall and spring opera season I’m engaged for. My daughter is practicing the flute for school band. My son practices football…
photo courtesy laffy4K at Flicker.com Did you know that the day after Labor Day is the beginning of more resolutions than New Years Day? It’s true. Maybe it comes from our long years of going to school and the ingraining of this one day of the year being the key to a clean slate. A…
