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March 12th 2016. Happy, happy phantoms!

It’s time for Silly Saturday, which I totally made up…I think! After the heaviness of the week, here’s a preciously bouncy take on the afterlife by Tori Amos. Happy Phantom is song about freewheeling, fun-loving ghosthood, until you see your former beloved. Not only do I love listening to this song, it was one of the most fun songs to learn to play as a teenager, and it sure kept my upper register on alert! Woooohooooooo!!!

Listen here: Happy Phantom * by Tori Amos * from the album Little Earthquakes (1991)

NB: this performance is from the Live at Montreux concert series in 1992.

March 2nd 2016. It’s my birthday!

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“Years go by, will I choke on my tears ’til finally there is nothing left…” Well…no. Not anymore. I cry. I cry a lot. I feel so much and so deeply. But I will not choke on my tears anymore. I am learning how to hold space for my own feelings. I am allowing my tears to release, to relieve, to renew. As a Piscean INFJ empath, a teacher, wife, friend, and family member, I have held space for a lot of other people’s tears for a long time. As my birthday gift to myself this year, I am owning my emotionality, and saying goodbye to guilt. And so it is. ♥

Today (and yes, it really is my birthday) I share with you Silent All These Years by the unrelentingly prolific Tori Amos. “I’ve got something to say you know but nothing comes”. I love her pause before nothing. “I’ve been here… silent all these years”. Me too. Listen to that chilling five-second long here. And if it moves you, maybe cry a little, guilt-free, and just feel. With love, light, and song… ~Melissa~

Listen here: Silent All These Years * by Tori Amos * from the album Little Earthquakes (1991)