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MEMORY OF LOVE – PART 3

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Judy

The feelings brought up by this were familiar ones. I was never religious the way my mother wanted me to be and I felt badly that I disappointed her. The fact that she was gone didn’t change that.
Miriam held my hands and looked into my teary eyes and told me, “Judy, you were there for your mom while she was alive. Everyone at the nursing home was amazed by your love and devotion. Did you know they still remember you and always ask me how you are doing?” Continue reading →

DON’T KNOW HOW I LIVED WITHOUT YOU – PART 2

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Judy

I smiled remembering how I had argued with my father about hiring a companion for my mother. He was absolutely against it. Despite that, I found my strength to move forward to hire someone and that was when I found Miriam. Continue reading →

Tagged acoustic guitar, Aging Parents, Caregiving, companion, composing, coughing, creativity, dementia, Friendship, guitar, guitar instrumental, inspiration, memories, Miriam, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, original songs, pine forest, pine trees, singing, touching | 7 Comments

MEMORY OF LOVE – PART 2

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Judy

It took a lot of bravery to experience watching my mother decline. I have so many lovely memories. They are the ones that help me overcome my grief and sadness. Continue reading →

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ALABASTER SEASHELL-PART 2

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Judy

Alabaster Seashell is one of my favorite songs. It has such a mystical quality, with descriptive words and eerie music. Continue reading →

Tagged acknowledging grief, acoustic guitar, adjusting from grief, Alabaster Seashell, beach, beautiful memories, birthday celebration, childhood friend, childhood friendship, childhood memories, clam, collect shells, collection, collection. triton, composing, death of a child, Friendship, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, guitar on the beach, healing music, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, lovesong, lyric development, lyrics, memories of friendship, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, music and healing, optimism, original songs, sand, seashell, Seashell metaphor, seashore, shell, shore, singing, songwriter, songwriting, triton, watercolor seashell, writing | 8 Comments

PEACEFUL

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Judy

Because I’m quite busy with illustrating, I might not be able to write for a while. I am humming along to music as I work. I find it wonderful to have a brand new song, which is peaceful and inspiring. Continue reading →

Tagged acoustic guitar, art business, beach pictures, beach waves, composing, creativity, discouraged about healing, dry eye disease, dry eye syndrome, dry eyes, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye pain, eye problems, eyesight adjustment, eyesight issues, ferns, food illustrator, forest, glaucoma, HMO, holding on to hope, hope for healing, hope of healing, hopeful and optimistic, I'll take you home with me, Illustration, inspiration, Judy Unger, Kulak's Woodshed, Living with dry eyes, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, maintaining hope, mother's illness, Music, music and healing, nature's wonderland, optimism, Oregon, Oregon coast, original songs, performing, seashore, singing, songwriting, specialist, staying hopeful, staying positive | 3 Comments

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN – PART 2

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Judy

Initially, I wondered how I’d find a vibe for a song about falling in love that I wrote as a young 19-year-old girl. It has been at least 35 years since I’ve experienced romantic feelings. Continue reading →

Tagged acoustic guitar, beautiful music, composing, coping with divorce, creativity, death of a child, gray divorce, guitar, healing music, hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, I often wonder when it was, I wonder when I fell in love, inspiration, Intimacy and marriage, Intimate music, It might have been, Judy Unger, Love was something new, lovesong, lovesongs, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, marraige, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, music and inspiration, optimism, original songs, performing, positive outlook, reframing missing out, singing, songs about love, songwriting, staying positive, writing | 5 Comments

WE WERE STRANGERS

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Judy

For weeks, I avoided writing this story because I wanted to simply put it behind me. But then I decided there was insight that I gained from this experience. Continue reading →

Tagged A Sailboat Ride, Afghan lunch, Azalea illustration, butterfly, caring, composing, coping with divorce, creativity, death of parents, healing music, I've Always Cared, inspiration, Internet hate, Judy Unger, loss, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, My mom, optimism, original songs, performing, sailboat poem, singing, songwriting, We were strangers, writing, You Were There | 10 Comments

I CAN’T TELL YOU

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Judy

At my last hypnotherapy session, I opened up to talk about the guilt I’ve carried for many years over disappointing my mother because I wasn’t an observant Jew like she was. Continue reading →

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I’M SOARING FREE

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Judy

My eyes were closed but I grinned and said, “I guess if I enjoy the experience of being touched then I think I’ll need to get massages more often!” Continue reading →

Posted in Hypnotherapy | Tagged Aging Parents, beautiful music, becoming a speaker, composing, coping with divorce, creativity, divorce after long marriage, dreaming, dreams, dry eye regimen, dry eye syndrom, dry eyes, escape through music, facing divorce after a long marriage, gray divorce, guitar, having hope, healing music, hopefulness, hormone replacement therapy for dry eyes, hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, Music, music and inspiration, musical comfort, musical inspiration, musical rediscovery, my dream, optimism, original songs, passionate songwriter, performing, Post traumatic stress and hypnotherapy, public speaker, pursuing dreams, singing, songwriting, speaking, waiting to get started, writing | 2 Comments

WITH JOY WHEN I SING

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Judy

For most of my life, I seldom opened up to share my true feelings with anyone. I was too busy raising my children and surviving grief. Continue reading →