Yesterday, on Christmas Eve, I spent precious time with those I love.
For those I love, I performed my new holiday song before we sang the usual holiday songs. Without rehearsing at all, everybody joined in and sounded great, which I loved.
Can you see those I love in my images for today?
I love the Daily Bitch calendar.
This is probably what I sounded like performing my holiday song for those I love yesterday.
Feel free to sing along!
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Thanks to those I love, including YOU!
I like the sound of today’s blog post title as I write this in silence.
I have been sharing the sounds of my new Holiday Song with people and appreciating responses and silence.
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In my Coping and Healing group, I often do a mindfulness exercise where people listen to sounds in silence. When I talk to people who are considering joining the group, I reassure them that all their sounds and silences will be welcome.
Do you see sounds and silence in my images for today?
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I am still enjoying the sounds and the silence in my very own holiday song.
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Thanks to all who are here for the sounds and silence, including YOU!
This past holiday weekend, I spent hours making many choices to create my new single Holiday Song. I hoped Holiday Song would be available during the holidays and, much to my amazement, it’s already up on Apple Music!
I’ll share more links to Holiday Song as soon as they show up. And I’ll be spending the holidays performing it for anyone who wants to hear it.
Here’s the cover art I created yesterday:
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Here’s the final version of the lyrics:
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Here are the rest of my images for this Holiday Song blog post.
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Marriage IS fun and I considered my husband Michael’s suggestion to remove the “Chimera Bells” track from my Holiday Song and then just kept it in anyway.
OMG! Holiday Song is already up on YouTube!
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Thanks to all who are here for my Holiday Song, including YOU!
Yesterday, I made many choices while using GarageBand to record my new “Holiday Song.” So far, my choices include a vocal track and a ukulele track. Today, I’ll make other choices to create other tracks before I release the single.
One of my choices yesterday was to perform the song and post it on TikTok:
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I hope people’s choices include sharing that song as best they can, because it supports whatever choices people make about holidays.
In the evening, I ran into my dear friend Barbara’s dear friend Amy because we had both made similar choices about where to dine, which was my favorite restaurant, Brassica Kitchen. Every day, Amy makes the choice to read this blog, so Hello, Amy!!!
What choices do you notice in my images for today?
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My reading and TV-watching choices lately have included the author and activist Lindy West:
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Thanks to all whose choices include visiting this blog, including YOU!
When I make mistakes, that affects my self esteem, which is a mistake, because we all make mistakes.
I’ve made mistakes, apparently, dealing with the annoying noises I’ve been hearing in my head for two years whenever I speak or sing. Unless I’m mistaken, other people don’t get annoyed with the noises I make whenever I speak or sing, which is good.
Do you see any mistakes in my images for today?
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I’m still making mistakes when I play my new holiday song, but I’m going to try to create a good enough version of it with GarageBand today.
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Here’s what I find when I search for “mistakes” on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who are here for my mistakes, including YOU!!
One way I’ve been making meaning of human behavior is to remember that people want to be making meaning, even with the inexplicable and the meaningless.
No matter what’s happening, people would rather be making meaning than accepting randomness and the unknown.
Lately, I’ve been making meaning by deciding that some people are just mean.
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How are you making meaning of that?
Now I’ll be making meaning by organizing and sharing these images for today.
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Now I’ll be making meaning by searching YouTube for “making meaning.”
I really appreciate how Dr. Melissa Red Hoffman is making meaning there.
Thanks to all who help me in making meaning, including YOU.
Because I don’t think it’s the most wonderful time of the year for everybody, I’m still working on my holiday song.
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Looking at today’s images, how would you fill in the blank in today’s blog post title: it’s the most _____ time of the year?
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Thanks for being here when it’s the most _______ time of the year!
I have wonderful memories of sharing holiday traditions with my late mother and father.
With them gone, I try to recreate those warm, safe, and loving feelings with new holiday traditions.
This year, I’ve been posting short excerpts of holiday songs on TikTok. Here’s the latest one:
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How many repetitions create a tradition?
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My friend and hairstylist Mia told me about a holiday tradition she loves — Solstice at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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Tonight I might be starting a new holiday tradition for us when I attend the Mt. Auburn Cemetery Solstice with my son.
I have a tradition of anxiety dreams, and last night I dreamt that I never got into that solstice event because (1) my phone with the tickets was dying, (2) I couldn’t find the ticket takers, (3) somebody gave me a complicated charging cable that didn’t work, and (4) the allotted time for our entry into the event ran out.
I wish I had a tradition of dreaming pleasant dreams.
I’m also working on new holiday tradition with my latest song.
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Do you see holiday traditions in my other images for today?
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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “holiday traditions.”
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Consider sharing your holiday traditions in a comment, below.
Thanks to all who are here for these holiday traditions, including YOU!
What makes you feel old?
Yesterday, what made me feel old was running into a young ex-co-worker and musician who is in my karass.
Actually, that didn’t make me feel old. That made me feel wonderful. What made me feel old was that he talked to me about using artificial intelligence in producing music and then quickly sent me this version of one of my songs last night.
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What also makes me feel old is how many assholes are in charge these days and how many good people are dying.
That’s why I asked this question on social media last night.
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Do my other images make you feel old?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “what makes you feel old?” on YouTube.
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Thanks to all who make me feel better (no matter how old I feel), including YOU!
I thought about repairs, small and large, when I saw this sign yesterday.
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Maybe that’s the best we can do: make small repairs while hoping that this world is not beyond repair.
Do you see repairs in my other images for today?
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I am looking forward to future repairs as my son returns to Massachusetts tomorrow for the holidays!
Here’s what I find when I search for “repairs” on YouTube.
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What are your thoughts and feelings about these repairs?
Thanks to all who are here for this repairs post, including YOU!
