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Beyond the Notes | 19. In the Coming and Going of Our Time
Perhaps ‘our time’ is never a single moment to grasp, but a rhythm to notice - the quiet stirrings beneath the surface, the small beginnings, the…
Sep 21
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Beyond the Notes | 18. Come, Rest Awhile
As we actively seek rest, we find ourselves, as we often do, swimming against the tide. One day, the world may come to realise, perhaps by force rather…
Aug 17
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Beyond the Notes | 17. A Feather on the Breath of Life
Some things in life find us at just the right moment, when somehow they're needed most; whilst some stay for just a short season, others endure across…
Jul 20
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Beyond the Notes | 16. Must the Winter Come So Soon?
Midsummer is full of light, yet in this fullness, we take our next, gentle steps knowing that from now, the days will gradually begin to shorten. Like…
Jun 22
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Beyond the Notes | 15. The Quiet Gifts of Falling Short
I failed, yet in my rejection of societal expectations, a tiny seed was planted. What if these 'failures' are simply detours on life’s journey? What if…
May 18
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Beyond the Notes | 14. Tracing the Path Home
In many respects, Woodstock sums it up: a desire to reconnect with nature, and a collective and optimistic hope and yearning for something deeper; for a…
Apr 20
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Beyond the Notes | 13. Tears Through the Years
One of the simplest, yet deeply poignant and heart-wrenching emotions of the human soul, tears can fall for loss and gain. We have cried before and will…
Mar 23
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Beyond the Notes | 12. Embodying Time and Place
In a turbulent world, we can find comfort in music, in the familiar, and in the evocative combination of music, landscape, time and place, all of which…
Feb 16
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David Barton
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Beyond the Notes | 11. At the Haunted End of the Day
In a visually overstimulated world, our senses remain ever-fascinated by the juncture between the known and the unknown. In a world of explanation, we…
Jan 19
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Beyond the Notes | 10. When the Earth Stands Still
Of all the people who pass through our lives, it is often those willing to offer a listening ear whom we remember most fondly, yet perhaps it is nature…
Dec 22, 2024
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David Barton
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Beyond the Notes | 09. The Mysterious and the Unknown Remain
In a world of certainty, perhaps we might find comfort in facing and accepting the unknown. Maybe we need to cling harder to the mystery and magic we…
Nov 17, 2024
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David Barton
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Beyond the Notes | 08. Seasons of Life
On a journey of never-ending change, of growth, of development, of hard times and good times, we all crave those constants, those people or things which…
Oct 20, 2024
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David Barton
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