A photo I took from the train of the Urabamba River near Machu Picchu, Peru. It's a beautiful, long, wild, and violent river.
If I HAD to describe myself in only ONE word I would have to use the word 'creative'. There are many other adjectives that would fit the bill (hey, watch out there - grin), but CREATIVE would be the top of my self-proclaimed list. Many of you have enjoyed the past two Christmas concerts which are presented on The Daily Blog. We'll, I've been promising a new Christmas CD and this week has been my first opportunity to begin the final arrangements to finish the project. The last three days I have been 'in the zone' for sure working on an arrangement that combines Personet Hodie and We Three Kings. You may recall I recently wrote about Kailin Yong, the violinist from Singapore and graduate of the Academy of Music in Vienna. We'll, I decided to do an arrangement with an Eastern flair and include him on the tune. What better song for an "Eastern flair" than We Three Kings - FROM ORIENT ARE... I love being obsessed with creativity - whether it be quilting or music - or any other creative outlet. If you are like me, sometimes we do what we do just because we like it or because there is a deadline. However, sometimes the muse strikes and obsession reigns. In my retreats I talk about the creative obsession (moments of genuine inspiration) being like a rafter on a rushing river with rapids - there's nothing to do but hold on for the ride (see photo above). So, right now, I'm getting to be creative, and since that is just about my favorite thing, I'm feeling great - and obsessed! What was your last inspired creative obsessive project? | 
