Vision Boards: A Quick Story
It’s early morning, and I just walked out to my deck to see what spring brought into the world last night. I live in the woods on a river, so there’s always something to see. (I came face to face with a bear two nights […]
Begin Your Day
I’m going to begin this post with a Really Lame Metaphor. (RLM, for short.)When you wake up each morning, you’re in a vulnerable place. You’ve been sleeping, you’ve been dreaming, you’re wide open. You’re receptive. You’re a vessel. In my RLM, I’m going to call […]
Not Your Tribe
by Christine Kane www.christinekane.com Several years ago, I went to Nashville to do some writing appointments with other songwriters. At this point in my career, I had only done a little bit of co-writing, and I was tentative and scared. I didn’t know what to […]
Bad, Bored, and Bulimic (Part 2)
by Christine Kane www.christinekane.com In our last episode, I wrote some general thoughts about bulimia and the process involved in creating a healthy relationship with food and your body and your life. Whether you are still actively bulimic, or you’re simply working on some of […]
Bad, Bored, and Bulimic (Part 1)
Recovering from Bulimia by Christine Kane www.christinekane.com In my song The Way Clouds Do, there’s a line that says, “Back in Fairfax, Virginia, me and the girls grew up in homes they built on battlefields. In ponytails and panic, we were bad, bored and bulimic. […]
Image vs. Purpose
by Christine Kane www.christinekane.com Back before I had released a CD and had only written about six songs, someone told a booking agent about me. One day the agent called me at home. He was clearly tired and jaded from many years in the business, […]
There’s No Wrong Wall
I read Stephen Covey’s book, The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People a few years ago. It’s a fabulous book. Among other things, it taught me how to think about my work in the world and about how I spend my time. There is, however, […]
Shine Anyway
I’m on tour with the North Carolina Dance Theatre. (They’ve choreographed a ballet to some of my songs, and I’m performing with them for a five-week run.) Our first show was at a theatre in Pennsylvania yesterday. A really great theatre. When we unloaded at […]
How to Prepare for a Business Trip
I’ve been traveling for my work for 12 years now. Even though I’m an artist and performer, it’s still business travel. And the worst part about business travel is getting ready to go. All I have to do is think about the MapQuest directions that […]
Discipline (Part 2)
by Christine Kane www.christinekane.com One of the biggest problems with the word discipline for me has been in its context. The people who preach discipline have always been a little scary to me. The Zig Ziglars of the world. And the surest way for a […]