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The Alchemy of Beauty

January 31, 2014 gaisheagirl

What is beauty? Something seen, or heard, or felt? When experienced, what is the result? It draws us in, engenders pleasure.…

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Posted in: Experiences, God, Life, music, reading, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Words, writing Filed under: Art, Beauty, Definition of Beauty, Feeling, Freedom, Love

The First Song

December 22, 2013 gaisheagirl

Ever wonder who the first person was to sing? And why? Did a lone man walk to the edge of…

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Posted in: books, Experiences, God, History, Life, Love, music, Spirituality, travel, Uncategorized, Words Filed under: a cappela, Choirs, Christmas, evolution, Inspiratiin, Original Music, Singing, Song, spirituality, Stone age

One Voice

October 9, 2013 gaisheagirl

A lovely reminder that one voice is always the voice of many. And many voices, the voice of one. Because…

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Posted in: Death, God, Life, Love, music, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Words Filed under: Humanity, One, spirit, Voice

Neil Gaiman

May 29, 2012 gaisheagirl

Neil Gaiman is somewhat of an icon for writers. A man-of-all-trades when it comes to prose, he produces the written…

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Posted in: books, eBook, Experiences, Life, movies, music, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: advice on writing, Arts, commencement, graduation, life advice, Neil Gaiman, the arts

Houston: We Have a Problem

February 13, 2012 gaisheagirl

I’ve known a few souls throughout my life who have, for one reason or another, decided to leave theirs early.…

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Posted in: Death, Experiences, God, Life, Love, music, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: Dying, Grammys, I Will Always Love You, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston

Broadway Festival

March 25, 2009 gaisheagirl

Pacific Northwest Ballet offered another great program last week with Broadway Festival.  With music from Carousel, West Side Story, Take Five, and…

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Posted in: Life, music, travel Filed under: Ballet, Broadway festival, Carousel, Dance, McCaw Hall, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Swan Lake, Take Five, West Side Story

Dance

February 24, 2009 gaisheagirl

I have had the honor of serving as a trustee on the board of Pacific Northwest Ballet for some years…

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Posted in: Life, music Filed under: Art, Ballet, Dance, Maureen Whiting Company, Modern Dance, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Dance Project

PIFF

February 9, 2009 gaisheagirl

I attended a portion of the Portland International Film Festival this weekend.  It was really a great mix of short…

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Posted in: Death, Life, movies, music, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Greek Ilands, Love, Love Stories, Marriage, PIFF, Portland, Portland International Film Festival, Relationships, Short Films, SIFF, Tessa Papas, TriBeCa Film Festival

Heart-Stopping

April 24, 2008 gaisheagirl

What a lovely idea.  Take a group of people who are largely forgotten by today’s society, give them purpose, an…

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Posted in: music, writing Filed under: Coldplay, Fix You, old age, Young at Heart Choir

I Confess

April 11, 2008 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

OK— I confess I have not been drawn into the obsession with American Idol.  Nearly all of my friends are…

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Posted in: God, music, writing Filed under: American Idol, confessions, Jason Castro, Over the Rainbow, writers

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