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Born On This Day: Cindy Blackman Santana

Happy birthday to Cindy Blackman Santana, a role model to all creators of beauty, a virtuoso, a person lit with passion, highly inspiring for her work and personal ethic, the embodiment of the sacred feminine on earth. May many follow her foot steps in their own fields. Listening to Cindy in concert this year wasContinue reading “Born On This Day: Cindy Blackman Santana”

The Leonids Are Peaking Tonight

They are still active for a few days after tonight. The moon is still small and the lunar light pretty faint, so you should get a good look at them – on a clear night. The Leonids are the second largest meteor shower of the year. (The Perseids in August seem even more spectacular, andContinue reading “The Leonids Are Peaking Tonight”

New Moon In November: Gratification

This new moon is refreshing. What a perfect time to declutter, refresh, cleanse and renew: your home, your body, and your mind. Bring fresh energy into your home by letting go of things that you do not use anymore. Take the quality stuff that has served its purpose to charity, or offer it to aContinue reading “New Moon In November: Gratification”

Leaf Trees Prepare for the Coming Year

The buds that you see on the twigs contain — within themselves, in miniature — the leaves and flowers of the coming year. (Some trees have buds that carry both flowers and leaves; other trees have two types of buds, one type carries the flowers, the other carries the leaves.) Did you know that the tree forms its budsContinue reading “Leaf Trees Prepare for the Coming Year”

Born On This Day: Georgia O’Keeffe

Interesting fact about Georgia O’Keeffe who was born on this day in 1887: The painter turned down many interviews or cut them short when she noticed that she was expected to make statements about how she felt about women’s empowerment. Her artwork — highly sensual, stunning depictions of the sacred feminine or the sacred feminineContinue reading “Born On This Day: Georgia O’Keeffe”

Centrist Victory 2020

In a few weeks, the Electoral College will confirm Joe Biden as the new president of the US. Trump worshippers will be disappointed that most of the promises the president made years ago have not been fulfilled. (The scene that sums up his achievements perfectly is when he wished Ghislaine Maxwell, with whom he partiedContinue reading “Centrist Victory 2020”

Swans and Geese On a Sunlit Morning In November

I left home early this morning. Leaves of all shapes in golden and fire colours were scattered on the ground. The aroma of dry leaves and sunlit soil saturated the air. The sky was clear, a deep blue. It was a postcard pretty autumn day. In the first five minutes, I got an unforgettable view:Continue reading “Swans and Geese On a Sunlit Morning In November”

Happy Birthday to Ben L’Oncle Soul

When you sing like that, you don’t need an introduction. Ha ha. At times, words detract from the enjoyment. Just let the music sink in and move your limbs. “Under city lights, you can make me feel the wide open sea, I can feel the rush on the mountain top when you shine your eyesContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Ben L’Oncle Soul”

The Law Of Consequences

One of the ugliest features in a culture is the demand for respect when no respect is given and no intention exists to give it, ever. In such an environment, respect can not establish itself. Beyond a thin veneer of behaviours that resemble respect and hide fear, there is nothing. One of the most beautifulContinue reading “The Law Of Consequences”

Music Education and the Birth of Motown

A very interesting article by Livia Gershon — about a paper written by Marie McCarthy of the University of Michigan.. Apparently, Detroit was not only a town of recreational music. Schools nurtured young talents with special educational programs; educators gave kids with promising skills and the love for music the confidence to go out andContinue reading “Music Education and the Birth of Motown”

Born On This Day: Minnie Riperton

Minnie Riperton would have been 73 today. The singer provided her 5 octave voice with the high pitched “scifi sounds” that became her signature to a genre-unifying, crossover, and, then quite futuristic, music. She first sang with Rotary Connection, then published her own albums, and occasionally joined musicians like Stevie Wonder and classical ensembles. SheContinue reading “Born On This Day: Minnie Riperton”

Every Motivation Is a Seed.

Think of all motivations as seeds. What if your motivation is to bring healing? You will reap what you have sowed: inner peace, contentment, ease and harmony. And if your motivation is to aggravate, annoy and provocate, you will also live with the consequences, with the appropriate responses to what you have sowed. So don’tContinue reading “Every Motivation Is a Seed.”

Happy Birthday To Lani Hall.

Lani Hall turns 75 on this day. The world class singer wrote a book while she was sick with the Epstein Barr Virus and could not perform. It is a mix of fiction and non-fiction short stories about women discovering who they are. Lani does not give many interviews, but when she introduced her book,Continue reading “Happy Birthday To Lani Hall.”

Happy Birthday To Vandana Shiva.

“Farming is care for the land. It is love for the land. It is not an activity to extract from the land.” Vandana Shiva, 68 on this day You will get a lot out of this almost 1 h long conversation between the UBC in Vancouver, in February 2020, and our birthday girl, ahemm, lady.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-0MC4Q3Jyc

Happy Birthday to Gregory Porter.

The singer lost his brother, with whom he was very close, to covid19 and still made himself available to a few interviews this year. … “This is going to sound strange but I’ve been listening to my own music too, just reaffirming the things I believe. When I sing No Love Dying, or even songsContinue reading “Happy Birthday to Gregory Porter.”