by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventure, Art, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Fiction is a friendly oasis – Young Adult fiction, in particular, for me. I try to read Adult fiction but find, as of late, I put it down part way – perhaps because it perpetuates life’s complexities that negotiate on a daily basis. I want relief. BUT – I was...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventure, Family, Inspiration, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
I was listening to WICN 90.5 last night for a bit. Nick Noble, on his radio show ‘Folk Revival’ Thursday nights at 7pm, was doing a kids show. He planned on playing at least one of my kids songs but I had a meeting and so was unable to listen all the way through. Back...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Sep 7, 2018 | Adventure, Art, Inspiration, Literature, Media, Philosophy, Poetry, Political, Religion, Science, Spirituality
Some years ago I purchased a couple resources on Sacred Geometry: “Sacred geometry may be understood as a worldview of pattern recognition, a complex system of religioussymbols and structures involving space, time and form. According to this view the basic patterns of...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Aug 3, 2018 | Adventure, Art, Family, Inspiration, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Theater
Wednesday evening, due to the ingenuity of my husband Peter, he, Sam and I found ourselves sitting on a blanket on the Esplanade smack dab between the Charles River and Storrow Drive waiting for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, One City Choir and Back Bay...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | May 11, 2018 | Family, Inspiration, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality, Theater
Maya Angelou is one of my totem people. I have long turned to her for assuredness and confirmation life has meaning when I begin to fear it doesn’t. UMass Amherst in the 80s was the first and only time I saw Dr. Angelou in person. As a student I was an usher for...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Apr 13, 2018 | Events, Family, Funny, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Gearing up for my CD release party at Amazing Things in Framingham at 1pm Sunday, June 10th (yes, that’s a plug) http://amazingthings.org/event/amanda-maffei-cd-release-party/, I play ‘Both Sides Now’ at our piano – the one piece I’ll accompany myself on piano at the...