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LET LOVE SHINE A LIGHT
I thanked God for my music; it was such sweet comfort and soothed my aching heart. I was in absolute awe that those meditation recordings filling that ICU room were my own creations. I grinned when one of the doctors commented. He said, “All of the staff are in a Zen-like state listening to your music.” Continue reading →
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HANG ON – PART 3
I am blessed with incredible friends. When a good friend would visit, I was distracted from sobbing my heart out. All the visits, meals, gifts, flowers, love and kindness were beyond anything I could have ever imagined.
In a few days, I will go back to see the foot doctor. I am praying and anticipating that I’ll be allowed to take my first steps again.
It’s all about those baby steps . . . Continue reading →
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Tagged acoustic guitar, asking for help, Broken ankle, comforting music, composing, creativity, Dealing with pain, expressing feelings, Friendship, friendshp, grief, guitar, Hang On, healing and grief, healing music, hope, hope for healing, hope of healing, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, Music, music and healing, musical comfort, optimism, original songs, performing, recovery, singing, songwriter, songwriting, support, uplifting music, vulnerability, x-ray
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ONE DAY, YOUR PAIN WILL GO AWAY – PART 4
I’ve struggled with pain in my life before, and holding onto hope of healing has kept me going. Continue reading →
IT’S NOT FOREVER – PART 1
When my child died, I buried him and part of me died, too. I wanted to crawl into his coffin to be with him. The years that buried me are over now because I found a way to dig myself out. And when I did, I realized that Jason had never left me. Continue reading →
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IT’S NOT MINE
My dedication to singing is completely driven by a desire to fully express my feelings. Singing is the one area of my life where I have felt free to do that. Continue reading →
Tagged acoustic guitar, beautiful music, child's death, composing, creativity, escape through music, Friendship, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, Hang On, having hope, healing music, hope, hopeful and optimistic, hopefulness, inspiration, Judy Unger, Kimberly Haynes, loss, loss of a friend, love is never gone, love never dies, love will always stay, love will lift you up, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, maintaining hope, Music, music and inspiration, musical comfort, musical inspiration, musical rediscovery, optimism, original songs, passionate songwriter, pursuing dreams, recording vocals, singing, songwriting, terminal illness, vocal coaching, writing
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HANG ON – PART 2
Of all my songs, this would have to be my favorite and most inspiring. Continue reading →
Tagged acoustic guitar, cancer, composing, facing the end, friend dying, Friendship, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, Hang On, having hope, healing music, hope, hopeful and optimistic, inspiration, Judy Unger, Kimberly Haynes, Kulak's Woodshed, loss, loss of a friend, love is never gone, love never dies, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, maintaining hope, mother's illness, Music, ocular melanoma, optimism, original songs, performing, singing, songwriting, terminal illness
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DO NOT SUCCUMB-PART 2
Sometimes I miss is the deep love I received from my parents. No one loves us like our mother and father. But I feel them with me and just because they’ve died, I still feel important and valuable. Their love hasn’t died!” Continue reading →
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IT FEELS SO DARK – PART 3
I cannot bear to watch as she gurgles to breathe. It’s a horror. Today, I had to choose between morphine and an antibiotic. It was a hard decision. Continue reading →
Tagged Aging Parents, Caregiving, child's death, composing, death, death of a child, dementia, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, Hang On, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother dying, mother tribute, mother's illness, original songs, songwriting, tribute to my mother, writing
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DO NOT SUCCUMB – PART 1
The title for this story is a line of lyrics from my song “Hang On.” Here is how the word succumb fits into my lyrics: Though you are numb, do not succumb. Living with numbness was how I operated for decades. I did not allow myself to feel anything. Continue reading →
Tagged Aging Parents, child's death, compassionate friends, composing, creativity, death, death of a child, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, Hang On, healing from grief, healing music, inspiration, let love shine a light, loss, love is never gone, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, music as therapy, music healing, optimism, original songs, positive thinking, singing, songwriting, writing
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DRIFTING DREAMS IN A COOL, WISPY SKY
Just like the importance of vibe with singing, I knew that I needed to feel my words. I certainly did when I recorded Jason’s story. However, with 32 stories and a lot of words to read, I honestly did not put in the effort required on every story to “feel” all those words. I decided I could inject more emotion into my earlier recordings. The “catch” in my voice and tearful moments made a huge difference for the listener. Continue reading →
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