Melissa McLean Montgomery

I was up very early today ( 5:45am ) ....funny how I loathe getting out of bed so early , yet I get stuff done: -unsuccessful moth search in kitchen cupboards -dishes -emails -retrieving lost passwords to blogs -watching Carousel on TCM

I am visiting Montreal, the place where I used to live. Its a good feeling to be away from home yet feel at home at the same time. I am having such a good time going to all my old haunts and finding some new ones as well. That is what travelling is for: it broadens the mind and enhances once's life. It makes me think of all that is possible . I want to retain this feeling of expansion and possibility.

I feel like I have neglected my blog....I seem not to have too much to say/ blog about now I have joined Facebook....which I never thought would happen..but you know...never say never. All my little meaningless thoughts/musings are updated every day on good ole' FB leaving little or nothing for this once sacred space.

Happy New Year! I am taking a break from putting all the Christmas decorations away. Yes, I know it is practically February. I have a few friends ( both Facebook and real) that have careers that have catapulted them into the public eye. What I find amazing, apart from their success, is the noble few who feel like it is their right to make rude and nasty remarks on their Facebook pages. What I want to know is: if they don't " like " them or their work, why bother to comment at all? Disagreeing is one thing, being deliberately mean is quite another.

Thunder and lightning...not what was on the forecast this morning. Life can sure throw some stormy weather our way, its important to have an umbrella and a pair of boots and SEEK SHELTER when you need to!

These words were overheard during yoga class: inhale, om, root, plug, hinge, top, tree, cactus, mountain, butterfly, warrior, cat, cow, swan, chair, spread, child, flow, mindful, intention, toe, core, heart, lift, inhale, exhale, fire, dog, walk, accept, now, cobra, crow, inhale, om, savasana, namaste.

Why is it that music brings us together? How does music unite people and make all earthly cares go away? I think it's because when life takes everything from you, when everything seems to go wrong, upside down and topsy turvy, I can hear a song in a store, on the radio or on Youtube and I'll forget everything and get happy. When life takes everything from you, sometimes music is all you have left.