Time with family and friends
Friday
The option to work from home
Warm sunshine
Being in better health
Reconnection
Compassion
PEACE
Because I prefer blogging instead of journaling or an actual diary.
Time with family and friends
Friday
The option to work from home
Warm sunshine
Being in better health
Reconnection
Compassion
PEACE
Sitting in my chair
Listening to music on iPhone Shuffle
Letting my imagination soar
Feeling invincible
Visualizing playing and singing these songs on gigs

Happy and content
One of my many favorite memories of gigging in NYC was listening to WBGO on the drive home. My late-night Saturdays were not complete without my jazz fix.

This flows through me like a river….as it can be very intense, and some days its like a stream, calming and soothing.
Whether it’s brainstorming with my staff for Halloween ideas, or spontaneously thinking of how two different songs work together, so that I can sing one on top of the band playing the other, that part of my brain is always on, from sun up to sundown.
Sometimes it’s snarky, sometimes it’s comforting, but it’s always original.
It’s just me being me.
Eight things for which I’m thankful today…
Family
Faith
Friends who call you out of the blue
Another warm and sunny day
Laughter
Optimism
Food
FORGIVENESS
Had an interesting talk with my therapist before my birthday last month. We talked about focusing on the present and the future, and not the past. Even though I doubt I’ll make it to 100, it was time to take stock of where I am with my life, put a bow on my past, and forgive myself (much easier said than done).

As my therapist said to make the most of this and start a new chapter, without thinking I blurted out “Yep, time for the back nine.” Just like in the game of golf, I’m aware of my mistakes in the first half, and I’m focused on success (in many different ways) in the second half.
The back nine. 😎👍🏽❤️⛳️
“Blue Eyes, Baby’s got blue eyes. Like a deep blue sky, watching over me.”

It is a beautiful afternoon today…one of those days where you listen to or hope you hear your favorite song while sitting in the warm sunshine. Where the sky has that darker shade of royal blue….
These are the days I dream of in slushy, icy January. Going to drink this in as much as I can this afternoon. 🌞🎶❤️
