Annamaria on Monday
From my 1970 Webster's Unbridged
As is always the case in my life, it is music that I find most helpful at a time like this. So rather than describing my difficulties, I give you my road to a more hopeful and positive outlook: three songs. Perhaps they will do for you what they are doing for me.
The first one - the beginning of Shostakovich's Piano concerto #2 - starts out a bit sad and quiet, but when the piano comes in the sheer beauty of melody begins to turn me around.
Shostakovich Piano Concerto #2
And now some more gorgeous Shostakovich
And now SOLACE by Scott Joplin
I have proof that this works for me: The tribulations of creating this blog would ordinarily make me want to scream. And I have hardly uttered a groan.
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Thank you for the beautiful musical interludes to my otherwise busy day.
ReplyDeleteEvKa: Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations (why is that the only phrase where we hear that word???), but happy to hear of your solaces and salvations. Music can be such a wonderful salve!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad enjoyed them, Sara. Busy days are the wgen I need the music most.
DeleteSalve says to all to me, EvKa. Regarding that phrase, I actually looked up "tribulations" in that huge dictionary to see if it would be correct if I used it without it's partner. It turns out that they are not only co-workers. They are identical twins, except that "trials" has a bunch of other meanings too. Maybe that's why they are paired up, to make the intended meaning clear?
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