Today’s topic is not something which many of us choose to talk about, but I think we seriously need to look at it. Loneliness. I’m not talking about choosing to have periods of time alone or intentional silence – that can actually be a very good thing for you, and many of us can cope…
Author: The MuSinGer
Faith. Musing. Singing. 🎹 Tinkerer.
Experienced sacred choir member and cantor. Catholique.
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How to Live Like a Dog
My dog. He longs for his walk, lives for his biscuit, purrs while being cuddled, seeks back massages, and loves his din-dins at the appointed hour. That’s it. That is how he defines a successful life. He does not have a degree or a formal job (his informal job is being our security guard and…
Book review: ‘Beautiful Uncertainty’ by Mandy Hale
Today’s book review is about Beautiful Uncertainty by Mandy Hale. Mandy is also a blogger and has written other books. You can find her at The Single Woman blog. Beautiful Uncertainty has class, emotion, poetic words, faith, and strength saturating its pages. In fact, it is dripping in sweetness and comfort. It is like a…
Part 2: Worker, be true to you – What now?
In my last post I discussed the importance of being true to yourself as a worker and job seeker, and especially if you have just (or may soon) quit a job. If you missed it you can read Part 1 – Worker, be true to you and pop back over here when you’re done. Today,…
Part 1: Worker, be true to you
There was a time in my life when I decided that enough was enough. I decided to quit a toxic situation at work even though I was great at my job, received excellent feedback at my performance reviews, enjoyed what I did, and liked most of the people I worked with. It is true that…
Twitter Tidbits
Hi folks, Just a little reminder that The MuSinGer is now on Twitter! What will you find there? Links to previous and new posts, and every now and then some extra thoughts and musings between posts which you won’t find on the blog! Click the little birdie link here on the right side of your…
Instrumentalists: don’t drown your singers!
As singers we have many reasons and personal purposes for singing. But essentially our ‘mission’ is to deliver a message to our listeners based on the composer’s lyrics. We want to impart this message with feeling, dynamics, and emotion. We also want to articulate the words well, so that people will understand what we are…
Book review: ‘Master Your Voice’ by Freya Casey
Firstly, please don’t be put off by the title of this book – Master Your Voice by Freya Casey. Even if you do not sing or are not a musician, there is so much to learn from this book. We all have a voice for speaking as well as singing, so loving it and taking…
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