Saturday, January 17, 2009

Is it really January 2009?

OK. It's time.
A new year, a new President, new hope and a new perspective.
Time to start envisioning what we really desire,
what resources we need,
what we're willing to do to get there,
and who we can count as partners and collaborators
to go there with us.
Come with me.

In the midst of this current global economic nightmare,
banks failing and more & more people out of work,
and how many billions in bailouts?
and the ongoing and never-seeming-to-end
military retaliation and ancient antagonism between peoples
resulting in bloodshed and devastation,
as well as the environmental crises challenging this earth
and our ability to continue to thrive on this planet...
I see possibilities. I feel upbeat.
I see people opening their minds to new ways
of thinking and new ways of looking at situations.
Am I nuts?

It's clear - we have to try something new:
If we keep doing what we've been doing,
we'll keep getting what we've been getting.


I am thrilled to be starting off this year by singing at a new venue
with a truly outstanding band in the beautiful Julia Morgan Chapel
of the Chimes. The Chapel provides a wonderful visual backdrop
and acoustic listening venue for live music in a setting like no other.

It is Martin Luther King weekend.
It is two days before the inauguration of Barack Obama.
What a great way to come together in community and celebrate!

Read this Interview I did with my friend,
writer and musician Deborah Crooks.
It's about my upcoming show and prospects for 2009:
http://deborahcrooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/ellen-robinson-chapel-of-chimes

Let's go.
See you on the journey....please smile back.
(I'm the one on the right with the yellow and red pack.)