{"id":1821,"date":"2017-04-02T20:16:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T20:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2017-04-03T02:30:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T02:30:55","slug":"be-kind-and-throw-away-your-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calirose.com\/wackyworld\/be-kind-and-throw-away-your-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"BE KIND AND THROW AWAY YOUR TRASH"},"content":{"rendered":"

The folks in my ukulele group, The CC Strummers, are wise souls who have lived long. They run marathons and use Uber. They play their ukuleles even with arthritis and broken bones. We have folks who volunteer at food banks, fix toilets and do dry wall, take care of grandchildren, spouses and bake dreamy sweet potato pies. Some are poets and artists who work with oil, watercolors, leather, wood. \u00a0Our retired teachers are paying it forward. Our architect is still designing. Our jazz pianist is still performing. \u00a0I’ve seen one or two of our players show up in class after a funeral. \u00a0All of us, with seemingly ordinary lives, have extraordinary stories to tell.<\/p>\n

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Our Thursday Class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course we have different opinions about the hot-topics of the day\u2014politics, religion,\u00a0fill-in-the-blanks<\/em>\u2014yet the most astonishing and wonderful thing happens when class begins\u2026 Music becomes the deep well from which we ALL drink, and thankfully, it gives our chattering minds a\u00a0time-out<\/em>. After an hour of singing and playing together, we feel so good. \u201cBetter than a psychiatrist,\u201d says our strummer Victoria.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, I adore these people. They inspire me with their generosity, their stories and oh those glistening pearls of wisdom. Recently our Aikido master told me her philosophy of life. In seven little words:<\/p>\n

Be kind and throw away your trash.<\/p>\n

Mister Rogers, she is\u2026 AND Plato. Who apparently said this: \u201cBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.\u201d In some way or another we are soldiering on, stepping through fields of daisies that grow in quicksand.<\/p>\n

But what about trash? Litter, stuff, junk?\u00a0\u00a0My mother passed away last year and her house had to be cleared out and sold. Quickly. My mom was a hoarder. If I dared remove an empty box or jar or a pile of yellowed newspapers decades old, she’d throw a tantrum that would put a four-year old to shame.<\/p>\n

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Once upon a time this was my parent’s bedroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been dreading this task most of my life and now it is here. Let me be blunt. It is NOT kind to leave your trash, your mess, your stuff for someone else to clean up.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, this mind-boggling excavation gave me plenty of “stuff” to write about. The process from beginning to end took three months and I shall begin to tackle the subject in my next blog. Coming soon!<\/p>\n

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In the meantime life goes on and I\u2019m doing my teaching and music thing. Here\u2019s a heads up for my Southern California friends:<\/p>\n

Both my Five-Week Ukulele For Beginners Class AND my Four-Week OnGoing Ukulele Workshop & Jam start Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Boulevard Music in Culver City, California.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 I\u2019m presenting a show called \u201cSongs of Culver City.\u201d Just think about those MGM musicals, for starters. I\u2019ve been playing tunes from The Wizard of Oz, American in Paris, Annie Get Your Gun, Singing in the Rain, Kismet since my piano bar days. And there will be a great big ukulele surprise too. If you live nearby, please join us. It\u2019s free. Scroll down to see the flyers and thank you. Fellow storytellers!<\/p>\n

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