Posts Tagged With: The Singing Therapist

Day 4791: Interesting

It’s interesting how helpful these daily blog posts are for me (no matter how interesting they are for others).

It’s interesting that this blogging site thinks I’ve posted 666 days in a row …

… when it’s actually been 4,791 days in a row.

Yesterday, I went to see yet another interesting expert about the interesting clicking noises I hear in my head when I speak or sing. This doctor and his interested entourage put an interesting little microphone and camera though my nostril so they could observe what interesting things my upper palate did when I speak. When the doctor, who had an interesting way of dealing with patients, asked me to keep talking, I recited the words to my original song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Asshole.”

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It’s interesting that — because of the inserted microphone — somebody else could hear the noises for the first time since they appeared 30 months ago (but who’s counting?).

It’s interesting how reassuring that was.

When the interesting doctor told me that my situation was atypical and unusual, I took a breath and said, “Since I’ve been born, I’ve been dealing with the rarest congenital heart condition and other atypical and unusual issues, and I’m kind of sick of being …”

“Interesting?” said the doctor.

It’s interesting that there continues to be no obvious way forward to treat these noises, but we’re going to try a Botox injection next month. It’ll be interesting to see what happens.

What’s interesting about my images for today?

©️ Ann Koplow, 2026

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I look forward to your interesting comments, below.

Thanks to all my interesting readers, including YOU!

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Day 4785: A Little Life

On the recommendation of a social work intern who is co-facilitating a Coping and Healing group with me, I’m listening to the audiobook of A Little Life.

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A Little Life is not a little book, and it tackles big themes including trauma, child abuse, love, friendship, and art.

At the same time that I’m listening to many harrowing descriptions in A Little Life, I am living my own little life to the best of my ability.

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When I attended another Open Mic in my little life last night, I performed this original song:

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Here’s what I find when I search for “a little life” on YouTube.

I wonder if I’ll get to see that in my little life?

Thanks to all who share a little life with me here, including YOU!

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Day 4784: Optimism

Despite everything that’s happening in the USA, I still wake up with optimism and choose to share that optimism with others.

I have optimism that you’ll agree that this is a good image for a blog post about optimism.

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I captured that image yesterday on my way to an acupuncture appointment; I still have optimism about reducing the annoying clicking noises I hear whenever I talk or sing.

I also have optimism that the taped episode about my original songs will air on the Therapist Uncensored podcast soon.

I have optimism that my return to the Jam’n Java Open Mic tonight will go well.

And I have optimism that I might get a show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

I am holding on to optimism while also practicing radical acceptance that outcomes might not be what I hope. I have optimism that I can maintain this tricky balance well enough.

Do you see optimism in my other images for today?

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I have optimism that I’ll find something worth sharing when I search for “optimism” on YouTube.

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My optimism was rewarded and I found this too!

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Thanks to all who are here for this optimism post, including YOU!

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Day 4773: Therapy

Because of the snowstorm, I’ll be providing individual therapy remotely today. Because of the snowstorm, I had to cancel my in-person therapy group.

Do you see therapy in my images for today?

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I write songs for therapy, including this one:

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What’s your therapy?

Expressing gratitude is also therapy, so many thanks to YOU.

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Day 4769: Come in from the cold

Today is National Come in from the Cold Day.

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I wish I lived in a nation where everybody could come in from the cold. Because of the cold people running this nation, it’s getting even more difficult to come in from the cold.

I hope this blogging space affords people an opportunity to come in from the cold.

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Here’s what I find when I search for “come in from the cold” on YouTube.

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Thanks to all who help me come in from the cold, including YOU!

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Day 4763: Look It Up

When I asked my parents what something meant, they often said, “Look it up.” Dutifully, I would look it up in one of our dictionaries or in our encyclopedia.

Yesterday in group, I told somebody who was wearing a hat that it was Hat Day and then I said, “Look it up.”

Last night I asked this question on Twitter; if you don’t believe me, look it up.

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I’ve been including photos and other images in these daily blog posts for more than thirteen years. If you doubt me, look it up.

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Chances are that I will cite one of those holidays and observances today and then say, “Look it up.” When I say “look it up,” I mean “I’m telling you the truth and there’s evidence that I don’t lie” (unlike the people in power in the USA).

Here’s what I find when I look up “look it up” on YouTube:

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I’m always grateful to you and if you don’t believe that, you could look it up!

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Day 4757: Faith

When I went to visit the wonderful family of my recently deceased, beloved cousin Marilyn yesterday, we practiced our faith by reciting the mourner’s Kaddish. We also honored her memory by sharing stories about her kindness, generosity, love of life, and commitment to her faith, family, and friends.

I had faith that two of my dear friends would do well with scheduled surgeries this week, and they did.

I have enough faith in the power of peaceful protest to show up for this event in Boston today:

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Do you see faith in my other images for today?

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Here’s what I find when I search for “faith” on YouTube:

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Thanks to all I have faith in, including YOU!

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Day 4744: Foofaraw

Because of my history of needing hospitalizations for heart issues just when I started feeling confident and positive about myself at an early age, I unconsciously expect disaster to happen if I am feeling very happy and secure. This relates to the word of the day: “foofaraw.”

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After spending a fabulous day yesterday with my son (who is visiting from graduate school) and my husband, I do not want to make a foofaraw about a minor medical issue I am experiencing today.

Also, I talked to my son yesterday about my music and how I avoid adding foofaraw when I’m recording my original songs.

Without any foofaraw, here are my images for today.

I don’t want to make a foofaraw about the fact that they’ve changed the eggplant fries at the Deluxe Town Diner.
This is a new dish at the diner that I love!
Without any foofaraw, Aaron and I got new shoes yesterday at the Shoe Barn in Newton.
Here are my husband Michael and son Aaron, without foofaraw.
We got plantain chips on the house at Comfort Kitchen!
No foofaraw in this delicious seasonal salad.
The fish curry.
My favorite dessert at Comfort Kitchen.
Tiramisu!

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Do you think there’s any foofaraw in my Holiday Song?

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Thanks to all who are here for my daily foofaraws, including YOU!!

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Day 4741: Those I Love

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!

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Day 4734: It’s the most ____ time of the year

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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©️ Ann Koplow, 2025

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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!

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