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The Alchemy of Beauty

January 31, 2014 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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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