Urban Cowboy I watched the movie Urban Cowboy (1980, John Travolta and Debra Winger) free on demand recently. Okay, fine, I’m old enough...

I Laughed My Ass Off at Safeway: What Do Bob Denver and Erik Estrada Have in Common? I was just thinking yesterday that I haven’t...

My Soup Pot Has a Story (in Three Parts) I invited three people over for dinner. My voice teacher and mentor, Linda, the founder of...

Peace Valley School Molly was winded and sweaty when I first met her in person. The sheep had gotten out. Molly was beautiful and...

The One Note We could call that from which everything arises the One Note at the center of everything. Some say this is the note we hear...

Get Out of the Rut: Make a Play Date Everything felt old and stale. I wasn’t having enough fun.  I’m overdue for a vacation. I decided I...

Who is the Mighty Foe? I’m going through the Transformational Voice® Apprenticeship program a second time this year as Assistant...

I Dreamed of Nick and Sharon on Y&R, but I was Cast as a Cervidae Let me answer the obvious question first, in case you might have it....

What’s the Problem with Most People’s Voices?  What’s the problem with most people’s voices? Absolutely nothing, other than a few bad...

On Grief You may remember I have a part-time job on Thursdays at a chiropractic clinic. On those Thursdays, I’ve gotten to know some...

A Darned-Near Perfect Day Today was a darned-near perfect day. I woke up before 7:30, without an alarm. Made a cup of tea and went back...

When Something Really Hits You When I was on vacation with my parents and brother the summer before my senior year of high school, we...

It’s All Relative (Including Your Relatives) It’s been raining here in the Willamette Valley. Raining hard. People often complain about...

Why We Sing Every year, I choose a book to support me in opening my days on a positive and inspiring note. Have you ever tried this? I...

A Break from Our Regularly Scheduled Programming…Getting Personal In the last few weeks, I’ve had conversations with three different...

Happy Holidays…What if Everything was a Gift? Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! I hope you had a great Winter Solstice...

The Inner Critic and How to Silence it My fiancé, a massage therapist, came home from the chiropractic clinic where he has his massage...

A Thanksgiving Note Hello, Dear Readers, How did you spend your Thanksgiving Day? I grew up in a family of four: Mom, Dad, me, and...

How to Listen As the assistant teacher for the current Transformational Voice® Apprentice Teacher program, one of my assignments is to...

When You’re Feeling Down A woman in my former master-mind group, Success Weavers Circle, was once feeling very low and going through a...