Spirituality

Journeys of the heart and spirit

The Firebird (2004 article) – a response to the aftermath of terrorism

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As daylight spreads over the scenes of yesterday evening’s unspeakably horrific series of terrorist attacks in Paris, people all over the world struggle to find a response in their own minds and hearts. I’ve seen varied reactions on social media in the past several hours. Most of my friends and acquaintances have answered with a combination of […]

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(Over)view from the rooftops of Paris

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I’ve just had the pleasure of spending a couple free days in Paris between performances with the OPL at the Opéra Comique.  Our Sunday show fell on my birthday, so Kerry and I stayed afterwards and indulged in an Ethiopian feast at one of our favorite restaurants in the Latin Quarter.  We found a very cute

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Why Your Life Matters | Spirituality & Health Magazine

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via spiritualityhealth.com After having finished the intelligent, funny, and moving book “Naked in Dangerous Places” by travel writer and television / radio presenter, Cash Peters, I discovered this beautiful article he wrote for Spirituality and Health Magazine. It’s about the magic and miracle of being in the right place at the right time, with the

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Passion and Precision – the joy of chamber music

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It’s been ages – again – since my last blog posting.  Since then, I have been on two chamber music tours, played Mendelssohn and Bruckner, Shostakovitch, Mahler and many other composers, celebrated holidays with family far away, had 2 x-rays for separated ribs (ouch!), joined a new chamber music group, done a 21-day inner retreat,

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Celtic music and the stirrings of genetic memory

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I’m several hours into a train journey from Luxembourg to Amsterdam, to visit friends Laurie and Bruce on their houseboat.  Keeping me company, keeping me sane, is a collection of songs by one of my favorite Celtic folk groups, Silly Wizard.  Andy Stewart sings wistfully: If I was a blackbird, could whistle and sing, I’d

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