Warm greetings, dear Friend!
I hope that you’re well and happy, and that 2024 has been good to you so far. 🙏🏻

The news from here:
1) My apologies for not being in touch since my last newsletter in November; I’m busier than I’ve ever been with music making of all kinds. (More on that below.)

And, my Mom passed away in December. I was blessed to be at her beside, with my beloved Kim by my side, singing one of my Mom’s favourite songs as she took her last breath. It was an honour for me to sing her home, and to sing at her memorial a month later.

After she passed, I asked her to somehow send me a message (through dreams or whatever else) to let me know that she was okay. Shortly after I made that request, I felt a difference in the way that I perform – an increase in confidence, trust, relaxation, presence. (I shared this insight with a wise friend, who remarked that the essence of my Mom now lives in me. That feels right – I now know more than ever how much she believes in me. I love you Mom, I bless you Mom, I thank you Mom.)

2) As I’ve done for many years, I have a word/theme for this year: BLESS. As I mentioned in my November newsletter, Jeffrey Van Dyk brought that word back into my awareness in one of his inspirational weekly e-mail messages last year, and my current daily prayer/affirmation revolves around it. I offer it to you here – may it serve you well:

I bless everyone and everything in this day.
May I be a blessing to everyone and everything in this day.
I bless every cell of my being and every level of my consciousness.
May all that I think, all that I say, and all that I do
be a simple prayer of love and appreciation for all that is
with Ease and Grace and Joy.
Thank you thank you thank you.

One of the many blessings I’ve received in the last few months is a deepened awareness of the profound joy that it gives me to HOLD SPACE for others. Moving forward, my intention is to hold space in any and every way I can, including in my words and in my music making.

Honouring these two themes – BLESS and HOLD SPACE – I offer you these two Morning Musings/Songs for the Soul. May they serve you well:
A Blessing For YOU (the music begins at 2:40 and 8:14)
I’m Holding Space For You (the music begins at 2:57 and 7:51)

3) I’m currently in the middle of a 5-week run of Rubaboo. This 3rd run in Edmonton AB (the 1st was in London ON, and the 2nd was in Vancouver BC, both last year) is the best yet; the quality of the theatre space, the sound equipment and the crew are enabling the 4 of us in the cast to take the show to new heights. If you can make it to Edmonton to see the show, and/or know someone who can, I think that you/they will be very glad that you/they did!

4) My intentions for this year are to create and record some new music and to complete my book about my Camino experience. (I’m envisioning an e-book with links to photos, videos and music.) I welcome your thoughts and prayers, envisioning me accomplishing these two intentions with Ease and Grace and JOY. Thanks!

How about YOU, dear Friend? Do you have a word/theme for 2024? What’s been happening in YOUR experience? WHEREVER you are on your journey, I BLESS and HOLD SPACE for you and would love to hear from you. Please e-mail me; we’re all in this together, and we have much to learn from each other.
(THANKS for being a part of my journey, and SPECIAL THANKS to all of the kind souls who respond to my newsletters; reading your comments is always a highlight of my month.)

And, as always…
You can listen to my songs and chants here and here.
You can find the words to my songs and chants here.
You can buy my CDs here.