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TAKE MY HAND – PART 2
It seems that with the theme of “take my hand,” so many hands from friends are holding me now, new and old. I am receiving support in countless ways. But I’m also leading others with my own hands and lending hope. Continue reading →
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Tagged acoustic guitar, bride, childhood friendship, close friendship, creativity, Friendship, guitar instrumental, hand inspiration, healing, healing and grief, healing emotion, hope, inspiration, inspirational, inspired, Judy Unger, Kulak's Woodshed, Kulak's Woodshed performance, lyrics, mother daughter, open mic, optimism, original songs, painting, reframing thoughts, staying hopeful, Take my hand, uplifting, wedding pictures
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I’M SO THANKFUL
I believe that humor is a wonderful coping mechanism and I look for it, especially when I’m overwhelmed. Over the past few weeks even though I was faced with some intense challenges, there were many moments when I was heartily laughing out loud. Continue reading →
Tagged beautiful music, chiropractor experience, close friendship, creativity, dreaming, dreams, escape through music, Friendship, grateful for life, gratefulness, having hope, healing music, hopefulness, I'm so thankful, inspiration, Judy Unger, just a tune, living with terminal illness, loss, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music and inspiration, musical comfort, musical inspiration, musical rediscovery, my dream, optimism, original songs, performing, pursuing dreams, singing, song lyrics, songwriting, speaking, staying positive, thankful for life, thankfulness, treasuring life, writing
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I’M THANKFUL FOR LIFE
When I am ready, perhaps you will be gone, but never gone from my heart. Wherever you are, I will know that you are waiting, listening and shining a light for me. Continue reading →
Tagged beautiful music, becoming a speaker, close friendship, Congestive heart failure, creativity, dreaming, dreams, escape through music, Friendship, grateful for life, gratefulness, having hope, healing music, hopefulness, http://thedrsays.org/, impending death, inspiration, Judy Unger, living with terminal illness, loss, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music and inspiration, musical comfort, musical inspiration, musical rediscovery, my dream, optimism, original songs, passionate songwriter, performing, public speaker, pursuing dreams, Sandra Blake Callahan, Sandra Callahan, singing, song lyrics, songwriting, speaking, staying positive, terminal illness, terminally ill, thankful for life, thankfulness, the doctor says, treasuring life, waiting to get started, writing
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I’M GRATEFUL FOR THE GIFT I WAS GIVEN
This story is about my beautiful friendship with Joni whom I’ve known almost my entire life. I definitely will carry wonderful memories from our time together in Yosemite last week. Continue reading →
Tagged best friend, childhood friend, close friendship, close sisters, creativity, escape through music, friends forever, Friendship, friendship and loss, friendship through grief, guitar, healing music, inspiration, Joni, Judy and Joni, Judy Unger, loss, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music as therapy, musical comfort, optimism, original songs, overcoming an abusive childhood, performing, Princess and the Dragon, princess metaphors, Sandra Callahan, singing, songwriting, staying positive, the princess and the dragon, Wawona Lodge, writing, Yosemite
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MY SOUL I WOULD RESTORE – PART 2
I was so thrilled when she said, “Judy, I want you sitting next to me after I have surgery – playing your guitar!” Continue reading →
Tagged acoustic guitar, anticipatory grief, beautiful music, close friendship, close sisters, Congestive heart failure, creativity, escape through music, Friendship, friendship and loss, guitar, having hope, healing music, http://thedrsays.org/, inspiration, Judy Unger, living with PVD, living with terminal illness, losing a sister, loss, loss of a sister, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music as therapy, musical comfort, optimism, original songs, performing, Sandra Callahan, singing, sister's love, sisters, songwriting, staying positive, terminal illness, Wawona Lodge, writing, Yosemite
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YOU UPLIFT, YOU ARE MY GIFT
Feel my hug always. You will live on for me in my songs. I especially feel you in “Never Gone Away.” I want to see your smile so that it will be frozen in my mind and embedded in my heart. Continue reading →
Tagged beautiful music, book review, close friendship, Congestive heart failure, creativity, escape through music, Friendship, guitar, healing music, http://thedrsays.org/, inspiration, Judy Unger, living with terminal illness, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music arrangements, music as therapy, musical comfort, optimism, original songs, Sandra Callahan, singing, song lyrics, songwriting, staying positive, terminal illness, the door, writing, Yosemite
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MY SOUL I WOULD RESTORE – PART 1
My trip to Yosemite in the winter was fantastic and during the day the sun was shining and warm. I would be meeting Sandra Callahan in Yosemite. How amazing it was that I was taking a trip I never expected in order to meet a fellow blogger! Continue reading →
Tagged beautiful music, childhood friendship, close friendship, Congestive heart failure, creativity, escape through music, Friendship, guitar, healing music, http://thedrsays.org/, inspiration, Joni, Judy and Joni, Judy Unger, living with terminal illness, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, memories of friendship, Music, music and healing, music arrangements, music as therapy, musical comfort, optimism, original songs, Sandra Callahan, singing, song lyrics, songwriting, staying positive, terminal illness, the door, writing, Yosemite
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JUST ANOTHER NIGHTMARE
My friend was in a place of horror. Within a moment her life had changed forever. The complacency of living without fully appreciating one’s health can evaporate in an instant. She and her husband were facing the worse case scenario. She felt that at best, the cancer would be advanced Stage 2. In a few days, they would know. Her husband would be having a scan to determine whether the tumor had spread. She said, “If it’s in his lungs or brain, he’s a goner.” Continue reading →
SOMEONE I NEVER DREAMED I’D FIND
Then I came across a long hand-written note from Cheryl. As I read it, I began to feel the familiar ache of grief. It was not only familiar; it was welcomed. She was with me the rest of the evening as I cried and cried. Now that my tears have returned, I am connected to life once again. Continue reading →
CHILDHOOD DISAPPEARS
“Only Tears” represented a sense of finality for me about a chapter in my life that was ending. I knew it well when I wrote the song, and sharing the song with my friends that were leaving on world travels made the song even more poignant. My song was a goodbye to my college friends. It was also a goodbye to singing and songwriting, as well. Continue reading →
Tagged acoustic guitar, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Cheryl Kessler, childhood friendship, close friendship, college memories, composing, creativity, Daily Life, Friendship, friendship and death, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, inspiration, loss of a friend, Music, Only Tears, Ordinary Life, original songs, parenting, performing, singing, songwriting, writing
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