When was the last time, you actively listened to music? Meaning, it wasn’t just in the background; your activity was sitting and listening to the song that was playing?

The difference between active and passive listening is the difference between eating dinner with a friend and eating dinner with a friend while you're scrolling on Instagram.

With all the songs that I’ve recorded (1 EP and 2 full records), my pattern has been having the songs written WAY before I ever go into the studio. In fact, I often feel like I’m so behind when it comes to recording.

So many songs, so little time.

I love pop music. There I said it. It’s something I would have had a lot of shame admitting at one point. But a good, catchy pop song? Oh, it just makes me feel so good. 🎉

I won’t even say what I want to say. What everyone says. “How is it already …..?”

But seriously, how IS it already 2023? Time just passes and I try my hardest to soak in each moment and live it to its fullest. I don’t know what that means a lot of the time. But it’s usually just an inner voice telling me to stop, look around, breathe in the scent, feel the feeling of the moment, and take a picture with all my senses.

When I was living in San Francisco, there was a yoga studio right across the street from the restaurant I frequented often. I can’t remember how exactly, but I found out they were doing weekly donation-based meditation classes (for an hour and half! 😳)

Something inside me decided to go. Every Wednesday I would sit (or lie down on the floor) and meditate for 1.5 hours. It was all so new to me, and I was always so surprised at how fast the time passed.

On Dec. 8th, 1922, Alexandra Rosenberg was born to Genia and Isaac Rosenberg in a location unknown (it’s known, but she doesn’t talk about it).

Years later, she would meet Carmel Muller, have 2 children, one of whom was Ruth who would then go on to have 3 children, one of whom is me.

Happy December! I don't know about you, but sometimes I don't know what day it is or even month it is. I actually have to stop and think about it. If you told me it was April 2021, I'd be like, "yeah that makes sense".

As we head into this holiday weekend, seeing friends and family (chosen or given), or choosing to decompress by ourselves, there is a lot of talk about gratitude.
I know- 🤮 . It’s a word that gets thrown around almost as much as “narcissist”.