Annamaria on Monday
"These are the times that try men's souls" comes to mind. The other beginning that comes to me is the laundry list of the distressing events happening all around our sacred planet these days. But my mission today is to change your mood. To convince you to shut off the news. To turn away from the conversations about all the bad stuff. My weapon is one of the finest inventions of humankind: the piano.
It will take something like half an hour to make yourself feel better. Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down in a comfortable place. Herewith, except for the electronic gizmo within reach, is everything you need to feel better.
Take a deep breath, close your eyes and focus 100% of your attention. And listen, really LISTEN, to this:
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Dear AA- this did exactly what you hoped it would for me. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHurrah. I tried it myself and it worked, so I crossed my fingers it would do so for others. Special kudos I think to Ray Charles's and Milt Jackson’s drummer. I love that little knock-knock-knock!
DeleteThis worked for me, too, although in my case the most effective is something cheerfully Baroque, like a Brandenburg concerto. But I have to get myself in the right state of mind first, and that isn't always easy. As you know. But still it's so important to shut off the worries.
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DeleteThank you, Kim. You are so right! I am pretty much all in for Baroque---anything Bach and lots of Vivaldi. And for contemplative times and a full hour of gorgeousness, you can't beat Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. We could go on and on!!
Sis, sometimes you can be such a Paine. But my common sense tells me not this time. :) Bravo. xx
DeleteFrom AA: Well, Bro, good thing the drummer I praised above was not banging on a Tom Tom.
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