Gratitude is the ultimate anti-navel gazing remedy

When I start to feel panicky or overly frustrated with myself, the best remedy I can think of these days is to be grateful and excited for what's going on in my life.

*I am frustrated at my ongoing patterns in singing, but so grateful that I have the resources to be able to struggle with this. To get to even attempt creating/participating in something beautiful like the music of Mozart and Bach and Handel is a good thing.

*Fall here is fantastic! A bike ride this morning reminded me of that. It never even got that hot here this summer, so I am so so pleased.

*I get to go the opera tonight!! Tannhauser!! With the ever delectable ctiee.

*The East Bay is amazing and full of incredible generous and equally amazing people.