Dear friends of harp music,

first of all I hope this finds you healthy. So much has happened globally, nationally, locally and in our own lives since Covid-19 crises started. How are you coping?

As you can imagine, my life – like many of us are experiencing – has been heavily impacted by the Corona virus. First let me say, everyone in my family is healthy and I am grateful for that. We are passed the initial shock of the magnitude of this crises and the effect it has on our lives. I think I am also past the initial stage of grief for the loss of the life as we know it, for the lost performances, for the loss of daily face to face human interaction, for the loss of my kids’ traditional school, loss of playdates and team sports.
I have to say this article really helped me identify my feelings, put a name on them and move forward.

https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2cHhOAypXS3WiibkPzEs7pmZ-XR80ktpEOk5T7TabdQyxadL2wsq1EuMs

I am still working on moving forward. Mainly by identifying things that I am deeply grateful for and appreciative about. So here is my list, what’s yours?

My family is healthy, everyone of them, in USA, in Slovakia, in England, in Canada and Switzerland.
My friends are healthy and keep reaching out and checking on each other
My kids are doing well considering the situation
I am grateful for out city’s leadership recognizing the dangers and taking action early
I am grateful for our teachers and CPS for acting quickly and then being flexible and reevaluating their initial plan again for better
I am grateful for the extra family time and time my kids get to spend together
I am grateful for those who fight this virus on the front lines for all of us – medical workers, police, grocery clerks, farmers, reporters and many more
Grateful for the nice spring weather and the ability to spend a lot of time outdoors
Grateful for my students who without hesitation switched to online lessons
Grateful that we are still able to provide for our family

I usually share a calendar of my monthly music events, but this month there are none to share as everything has been cancelled or postponed. We had to cancel Harp and Healing in April as well, but we are planning to have one in May. It will be streamed on Wednesday May 6th at 5.30pm on our BCC YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/BCCcolumbiamo

In the mean time, if you need music for comfort, please consider my CDs, you can listen to them on Youtube:

Healing Harp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g01o8k4ZwoA&list=OLAK5uy_k26Aztpa5PweTFu3Lhgt6_RMc7ox3Srsg&index=13

Romantic Harp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYZOxBooa68&list=OLAK5uy_kTMvAsRxU5y8vKbiDNbrlwqXPQ5zA78l8

My Youtube channel is a source of harp videos as well, listed bellow in my signature. I am planning to post more videos soon.

Thank you and I wish you and yours health and safety.

Take care,