Like many people around the world, every morning I check the news on my phone to see what is happening in Ukraine. I see all the destruction and I am saddened. I feel pretty useless in terms of helping people there. Being a musician, I’ve found some great Ukrainian music to learn and study, my […]
Here are some proverbs about hands. Many hands make light work Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never. You cannot carry two watermelons in one hand. I feel good when I volunteer. Who needs […]
The artist formerly known as Prince was/is an icon of Minnesota culture. I did have the opportunity to see him up in north Minneapolis before he was a superstar. Wow could he play/sing/entertain! I saw this little blurb on CBS online this week. I thought it was cute. It made me think about growing up […]
My friend and I read books together (highly recommend). Lately we decided to reread old books we liked in the past. Typically I read non-fiction and suggested Viktor Frankl’s classic “Man’s Search for Meaning”. So we read it. My favorite part is this: “The story of the young woman whose death I witnessed in a […]
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. My mother used to say it was the only day of the year that she was Irish as she loved to celebrate just about anything. She was a nurse and retirement home administrator from Burnsville, Minnesota. Our community has many with Irish heritage (in the old days I would have […]
Over the past couple weeks, I have been helping a friend of mine who has mental health issues. A couple times I called the South Central Mobile Crisis Team (Rice County Crisis Line) at 877-399-3040. They answered the phone each time – sometimes late at night. They came out to my friend’s house and talked […]
I was substitute teaching 1st graders one day this week. At the end of the day we sang a couple songs. “Deep and Wide” and “Hi, My Name is Sew” They are songs with actions. I’ve missed singing during the pandemic. The kids were challenged by the words and the actions and afterward we were […]
Hospitality: the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. I have been struck lately with hospitality. I was recently in Guatemala and the hospitality there was fantastic. My buddies and I have breakfast every Saturday morning at the Ole Store, I recently brought a new buddy (a 12 year old) and […]
My therapist had me do an exercise the other day. She told me to think of my earliest childhood memory. What I came up with was when I was a preschooler, I would walk with my mom to the general store in Mora, MN called Zetterberg’s. I think it was two blocks or so. I […]
It’s Valentine’s Day Week!!! I hope your special relationships are going well. Don’t forget to send your valentines. A quote from Maya Angelou, “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” I feel that one this year as I am breaking up from a long relationship and feel like […]