This is a bad photo but it was taken at CKU Nashville a couple of years ago and I had such fun there and met such wonderful folks that it brings back sweet memories.
My friend Shirley and I (with absolutely no musical background) felt the call to write a children’s musical. We both had just enough musical knowledge to write down the treble section of the music and then turn the rest of the score over to our pianist friend who did a wonderful job of putting our tunes on paper.
As our pianist worked on my particular songs she made the comment that they were syncopated. What a cool word! I loved it and when I looked into more of what it meant musically I thought that it could also apply to our lives.
Only a few months later I was back in the work force and spent a number of years in jobs that allowed for no creative outlet. I felt a need to get back to something creative and I thought of that music…that irregular moment from bar to bar usually concentrating on the weak link. I felt like my life was in a state of syncopation….I was not using my most powerful beat…my creativity, just office skills, which left me little fulfillment.
The good news is that finally I was able to retire and now I am synchronized, in sync or have found my dedicated rhythm and am singing a new happy and creative tune!
