Perspective... & Manic Monday - Wish

Some days things are put into perspective. Today is such a day.

I wish that there were no suffering in the world. I wish that bad things did not happen.

However they do. And sometimes I realise HOW lucky I am. And really how little I have to worry about. I have a home, a boyfriend, a job (or two or three), good health, a car, food, water... not much money but usually enough.

When I hear about bad or sad things I want to make it better. I think that's a girl thing - I want to hug it away. If only you could!

So I'll hug those I have. And I'll look after what I have. And be grateful that I have them.

Manic Monday - Crisp

LINK - blog was getting too slow with all the pirate pics

This is Haken Hardenberger... MANY years ago but already an amazing player with the purest sound and crispest articulation that a trumpeter could dream of.

I have had a masterclass from him - which I don't remember at all but I'm told didn't react well to... I think he criticised me (which was fair enough as I was playing a piece that a friend had dared me to play but didn't really know that well) and I presume I didn't like it... but I can't remember what he said at all.