A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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Since I was a teenager I’ve loved music. It’s mostly due to my older brother Ian who spent many years as a club DJ and who introduced me to much of the music I listened to when I was younger. Over the years, the role that music played in my life began to evolve, from …
I first became fascinated by stories when I was a young girl. I vividly remember spending hoursreading my children’s Bible and losing myself in the stories. While I admit that it didn’t leave mewith a particular religious zeal, it certainly did have a significant impact on my life. I recently found myself reflecting on how …
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I began posting some of my lyrics and writing on my blog. Okay, I know I missed a month or two, but I think I’ve been pretty good about digging into my archives and sharing some of my writing with you. Here’s the last set of song …
Today is the start of my birthday month – my birthday is actually 14 November and I’ll be turning… well, a year older than I am right now. This month I want to share a very special song with you, from out of the archives of songs I’ve written over the years. But, before I …
It may sound odd, but sometimes I don’t know what my song lyrics are about. I find myself studying the words and shaking my head in bewilderment. Girl in the Mirror is one of those songs. At a best guess, I can see that I may have been questioning my identity after losing my sight …
Here’s another song from my archives – this one is complete but I can’t remember if I ever put it to music. If I did, it’s probably a keyboard song… it just feels that way to me. It’s a song about the way I experience the process of writing. though it may appear a little …
This month’s song is another early one. And, this time, I can play you a version of the song – though I had to dive quite deep into the musical archives to find it! It’s a song called Cabin Fever State of Mind and, as far as I remember, has been played twice live on …
Over the years I’ve built up quite a library of writings. I’m going to share some of these with you on the first day of each month. Starting today. “Meadow Blue” is the first song I ever wrote. I performed it on stage with the band, Phrank for a Moment, in Durban. It was written …