I like tools. In fact, I have a lot of tools. It’s obvious what most are used for, but some of them have a more specific purpose, requiring a little more knowledge and experience. However, when my kids were growing up, a butter knife seemed to work very well as a screwdriver.
What comes to mind when you hear the word “surrender”? Most familiar definitions offer something like this: stop resisting to an enemy and submit to their authority; capitulate; give up; yield; concede; defer; acquiesce; back down…
There are numerous research studies on the benefits of gratitude, but there may be some unintended consequences when it comes to how we think about it. Being grateful is encouraged from an early age, but often not just as a choice, but rather as a mandate.
The Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to most of our normal routines. As a result, we had not travelled very much. Eager to take an overdue vacation, we scheduled a two-week trip to Italy, France and Spain. I eagerly jumped into the planning and organizing for this trip.
Like the way we use punctuation in language, music is separated, and structured, by these important, well-placed rests. Rests are critically important and intelligently placed by the composer for the music to make sense. But even during the rests, the song is not over … it’s just a time to wait …