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 Day to day stuff....a memoir without order. |
 Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."  I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination: Create a visual journal Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist. Think like an artist Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image. Listen to Bach Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors. Play word games Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick. Daydream Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.     Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c ** Image ID #1701066 Unavailable **  |
| Awhile back I mentioned that I had sent for a ukulele. It came a week ago today and so far I have learned how to hold it, how to strum it, how to tune it, and 2 chords, C & G7. The chords are the hard part. My fingers do not naturally want to bend like little U's. But they have to or they "mash" other strings, messing up the chord sound. And the instructions say to practice these chords until you can change them "seamlessly." I need lots of practice. "Over the Rainbow" is a long way off (my goal). But it is a cute little thing (the uke) and it sounds great when I'm strumming and Mopsy is a very attentive audience...my only audience. She sits close by when I play, ears perked up, and she doesn't complain about the sour notes when I'm tuning. I guess you could call her the perfect audience. There are about a zillion places on the web giving uke instructions and guess what, everyone is different, different ways to strum, different ways to hold, different ways to learn, so I'm sticking with the booklet I ordered with it which includes a website too. Anyway, here's my goal, my idol and Jim's fav... until next time...c |
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