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IT’S OKAY TO CRY AWHILE
I was listening to my song “In Every Smile.” Even though I sang those words to my children, I heard my parents saying those words to me. Despite the hot pain throbbing on both sides of my ankle, I kept going. I thought about my mother and father and I heard their comforting voices. I could feel their presence; they were on either side, holding me up. Continue reading →
Posted in Healing and Hope
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Tagged acknowledging grief, acoustic guitar, allowing emotions, ankle fracture, broken ankle, discouraged about healing, every smile, Friendship, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, healing from grief, healing music, hope, hope of healing, In Every Smile, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, love lives on, lovesong, lyric writing, lyrics, music and healing, music healing, optimism, optimism after loss, original songs, overcoming grief, see me in every smile, songwriting, staying positive, surviving grief
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MY COUSIN, DEBBIE
I am going to miss you and your sweet smile, dear Debbie. Continue reading →
Posted in Grief Stories
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Tagged beautiful music, Caregiving, childhood friendship, cousin, family memories, Friendship, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", hope of healing, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, music and healing, my cousin, optimism, Ordinary Life, songwriting, staying positive, writing
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HEART SONG
I slid into my chair and tuned the guitar carefully. I began when it was still dark and delicately fingerpicked in my quiet bedroom. I felt the guitar notes flowing from my heart. My body actually was tingling as I played. Continue reading →
Posted in Healing and Hope, Video Performance
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Tagged acoustic guitar, beautiful music, comforting music, expressing feelings, farewell, farewell song, guitar, guitar images, guitar instrumental, healing music, Heart Song, hope, hope for healing, hope of healing, Insight Timer, inspiration, Judy Unger, Kulak's Woodshed, Lowden guitar, meditation songs, music and healing, musical comfort, optimism, overcoming grief, staying positive
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HEALING SONG – PART 2
Recently, I performed “Healing Song” and was pleased with how I played it that night. I took my time and allowed myself to linger over the many sweet passages. I expressed my feelings with every note. Healing is a very inspiring. If I look for it, I see it all around me. Continue reading →
Posted in Healing and Hope, Video Performance
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Tagged acoustic guitar, beautiful music, comforting music, expressing feelings, guitar, guitar images, guitar instrumental, healing music, hope, hope for healing, hope of healing, Insight Timer, inspiration, Judy Unger, Kulak's Woodshed, Lowden guitar, meditation songs, music and healing, musical comfort, optimism, overcoming grief, staying positive
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WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE
I waited for the right moment. I chose the songs I had played in her hospital room. I sang my lyrics slowly and carefully so they could be understood. I felt tears falling around me as I sang. Continue reading →
Posted in Grief Stories, Insight Timer
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Tagged acoustic guitar, angel in the sky, Angels, blessings, child leaving, comforting a friend, composing, creativity, expressing feelings, Friendship, friendship and grief, friendship and loss, goodbye song, guitar, healing, healing from grief, healing music, Insight Timer, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational life, Judy Unger, loss of a friend, Music, musical inspiration, musical passion, original songs, overcoming grief, passion for music, songwriting, staying positive, writing
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YOU HAVE FLOWN
His life journey was diverging from mine as he moved down his own path. I smiled as I pictured a bird flying out of a nest. The momma bird was really happy because suddenly she had a lot more room to move – she had done her job well because her baby bird was flying off to a new life with wonderful possibilities. Continue reading →
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Tagged acoustic guitar, blessings, child leaving, composing, creativity, expressing feelings, father's death, goodbye song, guitar, healing, healing from grief, healing music, Insight Timer, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational life, Judy Unger, Music, musical inspiration, musical passion, original songs, overcoming grief, passion for music, Set you free, son and mother, songwriting, staying positive, though you have flown, writing
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INSIGHT TIMER RECORDING
Tomorrow, my recording will be broadcast to the people who signed up for Insight Timer’s 365-Day Playlist (55,000 subscribers). It is a very exciting for me! Continue reading →
Posted in Insight Timer
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Tagged acoustic guitar, arrangements, blessings, composing, creativity, expressing feelings, Friendship, guitar, guitar arrangements, healing, healing from grief, healing music, Insight Timer, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational life, Judy Unger, love, lyrics, meditation, meditation music, meditation songs, Music, musical inspiration, musical passion, original songs, overcoming grief, passion for music, rediscovery, Set you free, singing, songwriting, staying positive, writing
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A LONG TIME AGO, I FELT HOPELESS
I believe everyone has his or her own lonely path to follow with grief. I consider it to be a lifelong journey that led me somewhere else; never back to the place I was in before it happened. I used to mourn that, but now I accept it. Continue reading →
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Tagged acknowledging grief, adjusting from grief, Alaska scenery, child's death, comforting music, composing, death of a child, discouraged about healing, discouraged by grief, expressing feelings, finding happiness after losing a child, Friendship, grief, grief and healing, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, healing and grief, healing from grief, healing music, hope, hope carried me, hope for healing, hope of healing, I once felt that way, inspiration, It's Not Forever, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a child, love, music and healing, music arrangements, optimism, optimism after loss, original songs, overcoming grief, pedicure, performing, Sammi, singing, songwriting, staying positive, surviving grief
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EVERY SEASON – PART 3
Yesterday was Jason’s birthday. He only lived five years, but he remains forever in my heart. Continue reading →
Posted in Grief Stories
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Tagged acknowledging grief, acoustic guitar, anniversaries of the heart, autumn leaves, beautiful music, child's death, childhood friendship, comforting music, composing, death, Every Season, Every Season guitar, finding happiness after losing a child, grief, grief and healing, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, healing and grief, healing from grief, healing music, hope, hope for healing, hope of healing, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a child, love, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, music and healing, music arrangements, musical comfort, optimism, optimism after loss, original songs, overcoming grief, singing, songwriting, staying positive, surviving grief, writing
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YOUR SMILE, YOUR TOUCH
I love butterflies – they represent transformation in many different ways. Butterflies are a great metaphor for grief and healing. Continue reading →
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Tagged blessings, composing, creativity, expressing feelings, healing, healing from grief, healing music, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational life, Judy Unger, Music, musical inspiration, musical passion, original songs, overcoming grief, passion for music, songwriting, staying positive, writing
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