MELTDOWN…
Christmas News Letter - aka my Annual Report - provokes a meltdown. A salutary moment. I thought it was 'salutory' as that's how I had heard it.
Anyway, according to Miriam (Webster's dictionary), 'Salutary is something not so nice that provokes an improvement.' I paraphrase.
SALUTARY FACTS
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Four days into 2023 I have created seven new pieces.
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One piano composition and six lyrics. I've also given the opportunity of downloading Demo Tracks. And giving people the opportunity to support us in this work if they wish to when they download exclusive unreleased tracks.
And I've been mega coughy and sick for four days! Fever this morning broke. I need to get back in the gym but... it will take a few days and a month to get rejeuvenated I imagine.
And I love my new lyrics.
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They say it's how you take a punch. Get up from the floor...
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THE DAILY LYRIC
I had an idea long ago to do The Daily Lyric because I write a lyric almost every day. So I created a page and I've been writing into it. Each lyric will grow to be a song. The Daily Lyric.
AND THE LEARNING IS?
First impressions of what I face were fierce. The change in circumstances dramatic. An evaluation - half empty = scared. can't see it. Oh dear...
A week later the circumstances remain. And my goals changed, are quickened and perhaps I am being forced to stand... Man Up. Or maybe it's a processing of the information, as per a death - you go through stages. Psychologists can tell us. No doubt that is a step by step theorem somewhere.
A QUIET RUBICON MOMENT
So here's a quiet Rubicon moment. A Bible verse whispers.
Ephesians 3:20 - King James Bible Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
I have never wanted to be front of house with my faith. My faith has been erratic at best in terms of toeing the line to being a good boy! Sorry God.
But... I can't do this on my own.
So I meditate on those words and chose to carry on, not fold and bring you as much of what sits behind the scenes as I can in 2023. And therein lies challenge and possibility.
Onwards... Be encouraged. We can do this.
Love
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