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HARMONY, FRIENDSHIP, AND COMFORT, PART 2

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Judy

During the time I was in high school, I was looking for a best friend. My experience of being hurt by Elena was the beginning of a very slow process. The realization that it wasn’t something that was realistic didn’t come to me until far later in my life. While I was in the choir, I learned the joy of becoming part of a larger circle of friends. Continue reading →

HARMONY, FRIENDSHIP, AND COMFORT, PART 1

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Judy

I am sharing correspondence between my high school choir teacher, Frankie Nobert. There is also a message to my friend, Amélie. Twenty years after high school, Amélie, Frankie, and I began to have annual lunches. It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the teacher I worshipped in high school. I will share her story and insights about life someday. Continue reading →

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I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU-PART 1

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Judy

My insight about my friendship was that it was a path I traveled on to maturity. Just like romantic love, I went from a fantasized notion about a relationship to a real one. This one ended with death, however, I can celebrate everything that I learned from the experience. When we progress from fantasy love to adult love, we become so much deeper. I know I am flawed and human. Cheryl was also an “imperfect human,” and I love her deeply as I remember her. She may be dead, but she is inside my heart and in my songs. Continue reading →

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MY LYRICS SOAR, WHILE MY HEART EXPLODES

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Judy

As I was singing last night, the joy of accessing my “heart’s pipeline” was sensational.
Writing therapy is “typing at a snail’s pace,” whereas with singing, my lyrics soar while my heart explodes!
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