Warm, atmospheric album that is somehow both terrestrial and divine. Feels monastic and simple, in a clarifying way. Like lying on your back and watching shadows cast by leaves shimmer on the exposed skin of a friend in the afternoon following a picnic. Satisfies the stirring feeling in me that Things Must Change and Must Do So Immediately.
Once a month or so, I like to sit down by myself and do things that Iโve been putting off. Iโll make a whole event of it that feels like a solo date. But I am sure to set a time limit of only an hour or so!
Iโve found that often my negative feelings are due to overwhelm, not stress. Reducing overwhelm is a lot easier for me in tough times because I think of what I can DO which gets me moving through the emotional muck. When I try to reduce stress, I often just return to the emotional mess a few hours later. Hence, productivity nights.
I put on comfy clothes, make some tea, put on some new music and get to work. Last night, I wrote two letters that Iโve been meaning to write for weeks and picked out a present for somebody close to me. A weight off my shoulders fixed in an hour!
Mom named me Maria after Maria von Trapp because she chose adventure and decided to make her own path. Growing up Catholic and in a musical family, I couldnโt imagine having any other name.
