Music Lessons by Toni

05/12/2022

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com What inspires you? What inspires me? Why doesn't the same story/person that inspires you inspire me? I guess it comes down to what we define as inspirational overall. Inspirational people don't just talk about what is important to them. Inspirational people act upon what's important to them. An inspirational person finds a way to overcome an obstacle or maybe even each and every obstacle....

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Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com What inspires you? What inspires me? Why doesn’t the same story/person that inspires you inspire me? I guess it comes down to what we define as inspi…

05/03/2022

Photo by YURI MANEI on Pexels.com Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Answering this age-old question about positive thinking may indicate your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and other things. It may even affect your health. Recently I read that positive thinking starts with self-talk. Self-talk is the endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head. These thoughts can be negative or positive....

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Photo by YURI MANEI on Pexels.com Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Answering this age-old question about positive thinking may indicate your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, an…

04/25/2022

Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels.com Are you a person who starts things and then... If you look this up on the Internet, I think you might find a picture of me. I'm the mother of good intentions. What, you ask, gets in the way? Everything and anything, I must answer. Research indicates that consistency improves our ability to stick with whatever it is we are endeavoring....

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Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels.com Are you a person who starts things and then… If you look this up on the Internet, I think you might find a picture of me. I’m the mother of good inte…

04/22/2022

Photo by Julia Zolotova on Pexels.com In life, bad things will happen. I'm not saying this to be pessimistic. It's simply a reality that we all must deal with. Negative events can make us feel down or even depressed, but today I'd like to encourage you to take on a different perspective. The phrase "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" reminds us that we have the power to take negative experiences and turn them into something positive....

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Photo by Julia Zolotova on Pexels.com In life, bad things will happen. I’m not saying this to be pessimistic. It’s simply a reality that we all must deal with. Negative events can make …

04/26/2019

This simple quote from author Bob Goff about covers it for today, doesn't it? If my words and actions today truly reflect grace and love - wow. What a good day today will have been. Walking in love today means I will live by the standard of love toward others and myself. On any given day I find myself being good at one of these and maybe not so much the other. [ 372 more words ]

This simple quote from author Bob Goff about covers it for today, doesn’t it? If my words and actions today truly reflect grace and love – wow. What a good day today will have been. Wal…

04/18/2019

Growing up, I would always tell my kids to remember their worth, to value who they are. That they would always be enough. I never took my own advice. I let negative thoughts and self-doubt creep in to influence everything I did. Those thoughts became a mantra that I followed. Those thoughts always creeping in to destroy whatever progress I had made. [ 182 more words ]

Growing up, I would always tell my kids to remember their worth, to value who they are. That they would always be enough. I never took my own advice. I let negative thoughts and self-doubt creep in…

10/25/2016

Piano or voice lessons available in Bridgeport or Clarksburg. Limited availability of time slots. Lessons catered to student's musical goals.