Man walking on water

How many times have we heard that our only limitation is our own imagination?
At the time of the Paralympics watching the incredible human achievements of those athletes or meeting Nick Vujicic, the inspirational man with no limbs who just got married we have to stop and think.
I really wonder how pathetic we, humans, can be! The better lives we have, the more pathetic we become. However, the human spirit truly strives under pressure and adversity. There are plenty of examples of people, who in the darkest moments of their lives showed the greatest spirit. Their achievements inspire everyone who think their life is hard.

There are certain stories that we don't really know if true. Just tonight I saw Dynamo, the magician who can walk on water. According to my knowledge, there is only one story of a person who walked on water. His legend has been around for thousand years. Tonight, when I saw this young man walking on the Thames, I realized that truly only our imagination limits us.

What destroyed my spirit seeing him walking was the police. While I do understand that they have a duty, my heart sank and could not help thinking that there are people who just can't help and step back for a moment and be one with the magic. They just have to break and destroy the moment. Destroy the moment for all involved. For the person who creates the magic and for those who enjoy the magic and believe in it.  Like they don't want us to believe. I even risk this sentence. The destroyers are the non-believers.

During Dynamo's walk there was this moment when he was in the middle of the water. I might be not the only one to put his act in parallel with the legend. In that moment we all believed in miracles. It was one of those life changing moments we carry in ourselves for a life time. How sad that some people just had to ruin in it. Ruin it for everyone. No miracles. No magic. However, we saw it. We know it exists. We know, it's possible.
Dynamo's walk on water.

The future of Music

Hi, I hope you are having a great weekend. I am just working on my new book The Road to a Simple and Good Life. Checking my Facebook news, a dear colleague of mine has posted this article you will see below. I so agree with the writer's thoughts on music and education. My experience working at universities was that they are like a glass house, totally isolated from real life. Most of the lecturers hold on to positions throughout their whole life and die out from that position. On a national level it's like a musical chair, one moves and everyone shifts chair. 
I clearly recognized many years ago that to stay up to date and a real musician, I will need to leave the university and work for myself. I did not want to end up rigid, dogmatic and as an administrator instead of a musician and live in a ivory tower. It was a huge risk but it was worth it. I see a clear pattern emerging in my life that shows that my own personal and professional development and growth takes number one place instead of chasing jobs for money. Now, a few years later this clearly pays back in professional growth, productivity, creativity, happiness, lifestyle and in finances. I absolutely have no regrets. I wish, I had done this earlier!
The concerns mentioned in this article you will read have been my concerns for more than a decade and I have done myself what the author suggests. That's why with great passion and happiness I post her blog article here for others to read and share. The present crisis in our education system closely relates to these thoughts in the article.
Schools and educational institutions must keep up with technology and reform their teaching style to keep students interested. How irresponsible it is for music institutions to produce musicians who won't be able to make a living? Similarly, how many The Voice and XFactor shows should the TV run to make the impression that these young people will be stars and make a living as a performer? 

Please enjoy the article!
The End of the Symphony and How Today's Music Students Should Adapt