I wish I could be released from my future-oriented concerns about how many people will listen to it and just appreciate the fact that it is released!
When I write a sentence like that one, I am released from worries about the future and regrets about the past.
Now it’s time for my other images to be released into this blog post.
All those responses look like scams. I am released from any need to comment on today’s observances. I am released from taking anything too seriously, including meditating.
Thanks to all who are here for this released blog post, including YOU!!
With my mind constantly problem solving, I’m working on relaxing as best I can.
Working on relaxing? Isn’t that some sort of oxymoron?
Well, relaxing is difficult for those us of who are naturally hypervigilant, especially during unrelaxing times like these.
This weekend I shall do some relaxing, I hope, as I prepare for my album release on Friday and attend a memorial service for my patient who unexpectedly passed away. I feel like I should also attend a protest today, but that won’t be very relaxing.
Do you see any relaxing in my images for today?
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I’m relaxing now after an arduous experience uploading things to Spotify for my album release.
Here’s the song that now has a visual of our cat Joan leaving the house before she feels ready.
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Thanks to all who are here for this relaxing post, including YOU!
(One problem I would like to solve is the overuse of the term “immersive experience.”)
For days, I’ve been struggling solving problems while trying to create an eight-second loop that allegedly quadruples engagement for songs on Spotify.
ChatGPT, while solving problems about this, has also sent me down many rabbit holes about how to create a Canvas. Originally I tried to animate the background in this image, provided to me by my friend Janet.
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I spent days solving problems of getting that to work, all to no avail.
After watching a few videos about artists creating a Canvas for a song, I decided to just loop a video I already had. I found one of the cats running down the stairs toward the door and decided to use that. After solving problems and creating an 8-second loop in the right aspect ratio, I showed this to my husband Michael.
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Michael thought it could be better, so decided to solve the Canvas problem by creating a new video of Joan leaving the house.
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I believe a continuous loop of that will be solving the problem of a good-enough Spotify canvas for “I Left the House Before I Felt Ready.” Actually, Joan is always ready to leave the house, but her acting in that video is solving the problem.
Do you see problem solving in my other images for today?
As I am trying to prepare for my album release next week, I am learning new lessons and reviewing lessons I’ve already learned. These including trusting my creative instincts even as I am tackling new technology.
For example, the last two days I’ve been trying to create a Canvas for Spotify — an 8-second visual loop that will play for a song that increases viewership. I’ve learned that if I investigate something new on my own before consulting with ChatGPT, it works out better.
Do you see lessons learned in my images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “lessons learned” on YouTube.
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Thanks to all who are here for this lessons learned post, including YOU!
I’m getting good advice about how to make sure that my live album shows up on Spotify and Apple Music on August 22. Also, I need good advice about which song to submit to Spotify’s recommended playlist. Do you think I should submit a trimmed version of “It’s Hard to Get Shit Done When You’re Scared Shitless”? Or should I submit “Don’t Kill Yourself” …
My friend Jeanette, who gives good advice, suggested I choose a song that well represents my typical style and reflects my “brand” as The Singing Therapist. Her advice was to submit “Triggers.”
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I also want to choose a good song with a strong audio-only performance and a catchy title, so I’m looking for good advice about that.
Thanks to all who are here for this “good advice” post, including YOU!
Lately, I’ve been walking more, eating healthier, and only paying attention to the news when it seems to be giving some joy to others.
My husband Michael, who has been practicing self care since the November election by avoiding the news completely, was open to hearing yesterday about the epic breakup between Trump and Musk. It felt like old times and self care as we talked about the news briefly during our usual Friday night routine of getting sushi and walking around looking for rabbits.
Also, I’m forgiving myself for my inevitable mistakes and hesitations when I do something new, like getting one of my songs on Spotify.
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It also felt like self care to create my first playlist on Spotify of protest songs, including my own!
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This weekend, I’m going to practice self care by taking it easy and talking to another singer-songwriter about what she’s learned about getting her music out there.
Do you see self care in my images for today?
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On National Play Outside Day, I’m going to practice self care by playing outside with my lifelong friend Barbara.
Here’s what I find when I search for “self care” on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who help me practice self care every day, including YOU!
I believe that my therapy groups, my original songs, and this blog offer stress reduction. I would like to offer this stress reduction to many more people but haven’t figured out how to do that yet
It’s weird to me that, according to Spotify, Weird Al was my top artist of the year.
I love Weird Al, saw him in concert this year, and thoroughly enjoyed the movie Weird, but I find it weird that Stephen Sondheim wasn’t my top artist for 2022.
I find many things weird these days, including applying for Social Security, getting billed for things that my health insurance should be paying for, and Elon Musk.
Do you see anything weird in my other images for today?
It’s weird how difficult it is now to do a screen capture of the National days and it’s weird how my mood always improves on the winter solstice (probably because I know the days will start getting longer).
Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “weird.”
