Conscious Life

Fear of Trying

Conscious Life, Jazz, Music, Personal / / 7 minutes of reading
Those of you who are familiar with my podcast, Tales From the Jazz Side, will know that I have a fascination with fear, or more specifically, all the things big and small that scare us. And on that show, I talk with artists about those fears in relation to all aspects of their lives as …

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2020 + 2021 = Now

Conscious Life, Jazz, Lifestyle, Personal / / 6 minutes of reading
According to the public health John Hopkins Education May 24, 2022 article – Where We Are in the Pandemic by Lindsay Smith Rogers, Covid-19 is not over and will not be over at least for the foreseeable future. Yeah, that’s right, it is still here. And thus far we are not exactly sure what it …

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2020 Vision

Conscious Life, Personal / / 4 minutes of reading
At the beginning of year 2020, I had great hopes for the future, our businesses, our lives. My life. It would be the year where I would buckle down and begin to have gratitude for myself, step up and envision new possibilities. Write music, play the bass in live performances (something that gives me shivers …

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COVID-19- To Isolate or Not Isolate, is that a question?

Conscious Life, Personal / / 3 minutes of reading
I was thinking about those who have relatives and friends that are not taking this coronavirus COVID 19 pandemic seriously. They think it’s just media hype or they say stuff like, ‘I never get sick’. Let’s look first at ‘I never get sick’. There is always the first time and my question to that person …

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Why Woodstock?

Conscious Life, Peace Activism / / 3 minutes of reading
When I talk to people and they ask me where do you live, my response is always, house in Woodstock, apartment in Brooklyn. The reluctance to let go of Brooklyn as my official place, because I do so love me some Brooklyn, is puzzling to me somewhat, yet, Saturday I was pleasantly surprised by my feelings about how much …

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Mission Unknown

Conscious Life / / 3 minutes of reading
The beginning of a new year and some of us reflect on years from the past, perhaps focusing on the most recent one, we ask ourselves where are we headed this year, what do we want to accomplish? What sort of goals should we set for ourselves? Some of us are using the same goals …

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Artist as Peace Activist

Art & Culture, Conscious Life, Creation, Peace Activism / / 5 minutes of reading
What is the artist’s responsibility, if any, to the state of the world? As we progress in life, sometimes, but not always, we begin to look at our lives and ask ourselves, what is my contribution?  Some of us think that we can’t make a significant input unless we do something that a least gets mentioned in …

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