As the spacecraft Voyager was leaving orbit, the astronomer Carl Sagan, said: "Wait... Turn it around for just one moment... Let's see ourselves from that...far...away." For the first time in history, a photograph showed the earth as a "pale blue dot" in a beam of light against a vast and unending darkness. The Voyager 1 was said to be about 6.4 billion kilometers, equivalent to 4 billion miles away, when it took a picture of our home. "What do you want to do with your ti

Elements of predictability enrich our l But Life can lose it's magic if we are asleep at the wheel. Having a morning ritual brings the sacred Cultivating a morning routine is one way to bring aliveness and joy into each day. We understand that we must nourish our bodies with food, water, breath, and sleep. As a songwriter and musician, the days that I feel most empowered, centered, and clear all start with my morning ritual. Turn off the Electronics The perfect evening is

In making the video to "Broken Year" , I was able to express the visual side of the song. The video takes place in New England with many scenes of a woman hiking through the woods. Nature has always been a place where I can reflect and heal, so I wanted the video to express the healing side of the song. "Broken Year" was written after a short-term relationship didn't work out as I had hoped it would, and I sort of just looked back at that time as a "Broken Year" where two

"Broken Year" will be the first single I release in 2021. I've performed it many times over the years (with The BeeKeepers), but never got around to recording it. "Broken Year" feels like the perfect song for the New Year even though it was written at the end of 2016. I guess every song I write starts with an emotional experience/story. "Broken Year" was about forgiveness in the wake of a breakup that caused me a lot of heartache. It is a song about the disappointment of sec

My family lives in Austin. And they've convinced me to join them! But I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. Texas??? I soon learned that Austin has been named the best city in the United States for music, art, and culture. It is routinely lauded as one of the best places to live in the U.S., thanks to its warm weather, affordable living, and bustling cultural scene. And did you know that Austin is one of the most gay-friendly places in America, with a very active and

The folk group I was in for almost three years, The BeeKeepers, has come to an end. I will miss making music with Phred and Mandy, two of th