Listen to What is Being Said
Listen to what is being said instead of hearing what you want.
Feb
26
Feb
19
Brief Moment
It is a cloudy Saturday morning. The little birdie is outside singing on the patio as I complete my third bowl of breakfast popcorn. My lackluster coffee has left me slightly awake. Scandal is streaming on Hulu as I review a grant application. It is the weekend, and there are [...]
Feb
10
Wells Up
My transfer form had just been submitted. I was excited to acquire the perfect envelope for it. It was time to check my email. Two messages immediately grabbed my attention. One was for all of the jobs for which I could transfer into while the there was a request to [...]
Aug
23
The First Week
This is the week of all beginnings. It is the first day of school and all of the usual shenanigans that go along with it. Traffic will have a capital t. Coffee will once again be in great demand. Anxiety levels will go through the roof and tears will no [...]
Aug
14
August 13th
It has been an intense summer in the life of Crystal. My days have been filled with event preparations, practice sessions, lessons, and performances. There has not been a single moment for loneliness to creep in. The war between the vaccinated vs. the unvaccinated continues to rage on as the [...]
Jul
2
My Current Life
It is the height of the slow season and my schedule is swamped with work. I am meeting more musicians and doing more business networking. Performances happen on any given day, and ensembles are a thing right now. Days are spent organizing music and chatting with planners about the next [...]
May
30
Isle of Loneliness
Being single in the middle of a pandemic is the loneliest place in the world. Friends are off limits, and there is no one to spend time with. At some point, zoom fatigue sets in and you just can't attend one more virtual event. The world is more open now [...]
Apr
25
How to Support Change Agents
We have to continue to uplift our change agents. Their work here on earth is very important and affects all of us. They are present to help us fix the problems of society. We owe it to them and to ourselves to assist. How? Say a kind word. Make a [...]
Mar
21
Grateful for the Renewal
My anxiety levels dropped significantly over the last two weeks. It is the first time that I have felt like myself in ages. The constant pandemic worry evaporated. The obsessive testing and second guessing every move has stopped. I have felt free to enjoy my life and live again. I [...]
Feb
9
Don’t Break Your Own Crown
Every time a woman accepts less than what she deserves in a relationship, the break in her crown grows just a little more. For all of the indecencies and unspoken horrors that are exchanged, the royal headdress becomes lackluster. When we overcompensate for that which does not exist in a [...]