At first I have to admit I was not very motivated to go...I was a bit tired (following yesterday's blog) and not sure that Isabella was well enough to go. Here is a pic of her when she is well, contemplative and all joy with her brother Alec.
She has been coughing all day and I am not sure if she fully recovered from a recent ear infection. (note to parents: Do these ever go away or are the kid ears forever susceptible??) Anyway, I got to the high school where she was performing (5 year old in a high school is a bit daunting) and I was so happy, inspired and warm and fuzzy all over as she went on stage, sang a song in a native African language and then a peace song in Hebrew. Wonderful...All these children, of differing backgrounds, cultures etc. learning about the peaceful tunes that hit the heart. Very nice. The concert was great, Alec was a little miffed at having to sit in a chair or on my lap but overall he was good. Thank goodness I had some licorice and a mini box of Nerds to keep them busy after she sang.
Tonight, I was thrilled to hear the in progress but soon to launch NEXT LEVEL RADIO podcast by my Bahá’í brother Will (soon to be famous DJ from Michigan roots living in Hillsborough, NJ) If you go to Nextlevelradio.org, you will hear the beginnings of a new monthly podcast about inspiring creative artists, writers, poets and other humans from around the world. His test launch is so good. He does a great service, opening the world to people by introducing and commenting on what gets us to the "NEXT LEVEL" and presumably a better place. He focuses on cutting edge stuff while being uplifting. If you have a chance to go to the site, please do listen, download and enjoy.
I am now going to work out and watch the Olympics...and then read some of Life of Pi. I finally started reading this book and find the insight provided about oneness of religion fantastic. The main character insists on being a Hindu, Christian and Muslim because he sees so many similarities and spiritual truth in each. Of course, he feels a bit alone in his quest (thus far in the book) and few can even understand his views. So cool...the book reminds me of one of the core Bahá’í concepts of oneness of religion, Pi should know he is so not alone since 6 million others see the same truth. : )
3 comments:
You make parenting seem like a blast.
I love Life of Pi!
gotta love life, the approach of 40, ear infections and kids' concerts and recitals.... on life what can i say, it's just great to have it because the alternative is, well, you know... on the approach of 40, getting/staying fit becomes much more about quality of life rather than vanity and form. on ear infections, if they become chronic check out the sinuses and drain them with salt solution. on concerts and recitals, enjoy them now b/c if they get to be really good, people would have to pay a lot of money to enjoy them... you get them now for free... that's it.
funny you bring up $. Tomorrow Isabella will be giving a show a recap of the concert and is charging 1$ each for her parents and my Mother. But she is Definitely worth it. Thanks for the e infection advice, she got over it luckily : ) By the way, approaching 40 sounds too old, can't we stick to the mid 30's?
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