Have a Heart for Haiti Concert

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As mentioned in my previous blog, the concert to raise money to pay for shelterboxes for Haiti went ahead yesterday. We were lucky with the weather which stayed dry but the wind was pretty cold. There was six hours of very varied live music which was most enjoyable.

Have a Heart for Haiti

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Tomorrow, in the centre of Penzance there will be 6 hours of non-stop live music to raise funds for the work of Shelterbox, for Haiti. There will be bands and fiddlers as well as six choirs, including Mousehole Male Voice Choir, A Cappella, Mounts Bay Singers, Levow-an-Bys, Penzance Orpheus Ladies Choir and Penzance Amateur Operatic Society. It should be an enjoyable day, so do come and join us.

Pets

As a pet-lover, I was delighted to read today that pets not only help to relieve stress but cuddling them can also safeguard against cancer, according to some experts. Personally, I love my cat for himself and adore cuddling him as he's so cute and has a lovely purr. I find that the pets that I've had are each so unique with their individual personalities which seem to become more pronounced the longer you spend time with them.

Tiredness

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Tiredness is a strange phenomenon. I suppose most of us suffer from it at some point or another. Today I went swimming after an early start and a piano lesson. I'm feeling pleasantly tired from the activity and very relaxed. I'll probably sleep well tonight!

Sunshine and Showers

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This has been the story of the weather this week. Sometimes the showers have been very heavy but at least, overall, it's been mild. I'm really hoping that the weather will stay like this for next Saturday when there will be non-stop live music in the centre of Penzance to raise money for Haiti. This is called 'Have a Heart for Haiti' and over 10 choirs and bands will be performing from 1000 until 1600 hours. If the weather is like this, it will be wonderful. I will be singing a number of times with choirs in this concert so hope that it will all go well. It's such a beautiful idea and it's a chance for a lot of local musicians to help raise money for Haiti as well as to showcase their talents.

Simplicity

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It's a great idea, a life of simplicity but not so easy to do in practice, at least not for me. To even get down to the idea of simplicity, particularly in thought and action, probably takes a lot of mental clutter-clearing, which in itself is no easy feat. So many thoughts, if observed, can seem habitual, a stimulus-response to our external environment, often unchallenged mentally until we take the time to check them out. But simplicity is a great concept. So much of our lives in this technological age is complicated and seems to be getting more so. If we can start to simplify our mental and emotional responses to situations, perhaps this will make our relationship with the external world less confusing because we will have more clarity in our thoughts and actions.

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Vulnerability

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For me, one of the hardest parts of writing and relationships is the need to be in some ways vulnerable, sensitive to what is going on inside and outside of me. Yet we are all probably vulnerable in some ways and under some conditions, it's part of being human - if not a very pleasant part. But when taken at its best, it is also an opportunity for communication and sharing, for being real to another person and not hiding behind pretense, trusting that the feelings will be reciprocated. And most of the time they are.