Our Björling

I woke up needing some sort of inspiration.
(Some days are just tougher than others)

Got out of bed and went directly to my computer.
I needed to hear something.
Something good.
Something sincere.
Something that can offer me a sense of security.
Something to shut out the negative drill that was running through my head.

Youtube.
THANK GOD for Youtube!

It brought me to links of Björling recordings.

How blessed are we to have such a voice that once lived on earth?
And to have the opportunity to hear him within one click?
My goodness...

All I can say is thank you Mr. Jussi Björling for all that you have done for music.
You have made it possible for us to hear, smell, see, and feel the way you do through your singing.

"The Lord will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged."

Singing makes me HAPPIEEE

Audrey Stottler's Opera Workshops are the bestEST thing that has happened to me since the golden age of Opera recordings.

It's our first week of summer workshop and let me tell you, it has just been the highlight of my year.

I leave wanting to sing more than ever. Isn't that AWESOME?

I want it...!
I want more!
Gimme, gimme, gimme!

It feels so good to be back singing again. 10 days is waay too long of a break.

Self-Reminder: Never go on a vacation without singing. EVER AGAIN.

Why not?

So many days have I just sat at home. Wondering and worrying over what steps I must take.

I repeatedly conclude those questions with...
" I don't know. "
And frustratedly bit my nails till the end of those day.

Why do I not know?
Well, because I have not done enough. I have not done anything.
What I do have is lack of courage.
And the ability to blame others.
Because I have just been depending on the vehicles around me to drop me off at places and pick me up whenever I needed them to.
I have done nothing to find out what I must do and want to do for myself.

My husband and I have come to realize that we must go for it.

Why not?
What's stopping us but ourselves.

It is such an energetic phrase, isn't it?

Why not?

The excitement that comes with it.

The only way to answer that question is to go out into the unknown.
Is it not our lives to live?
And our adventures to fulfill?
We were born into this world not knowing...
in order for us to have a reason to live--to know.
So why have I just been sitting here-
not really happy about not knowing..
not content...
dissatisfied...?

So, why not change that?

Right?

I have the passion, I have the training, I have some knowledge.

Why not?

:)