Category Archives: Friendship

(Issue #647) Recording A Song & The Power of Friendship

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Steve Piscitelli

I think the true blessings of friendship involve candor, honesty, and compassion. With one of my long-time friends, Billy Bowers, I made a “rough-cut” recording of my song “The Voice in Your Ear.” It serves as the “soundtrack” for my … Continue reading →

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(Issue #595) Just Call My Name

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Steve Piscitelli

We are fortunate when we have some we can call on.Others are fortunate when they can call on us. ~~~~~ Been noodling around with cover tunes over the past few weeks. One I had played years ago with a band … Continue reading →

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(Issue #582) When Strangers Become Friends and Friends Become Strangers

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Steve Piscitelli

“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” ~attributed to Donna Roberts “I once had a best friend who is now a stranger.” ~Author Unknown We’ve heard it. We might have … Continue reading →

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(#436) Facing the Worst. Preparing for the Best.

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Once the conversation started, no one was going to stop it. Two NOTES to my readers: Tomorrow, October 1, begins Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s blog post honors the month, those with (and who have had) breast cancer, the … Continue reading →

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(#425) A Community of Mentors for Music, Hope, and Rainbows

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Neighbors entertaining neighbors while enjoying the company of other neighbors. Research tells us that “hope” requires three ingredients: Goals + Pathways + Agency. Our goal—a rainbow that attracts and draws our attention—must be valuable to us and/or our community.  A … Continue reading →

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(#424) Connections

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

“Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” – Erma Bombeck – Random thoughts about the power of connections. On those times when we take chances, when we risk stepping outside of … Continue reading →

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(#414) Come Together: Food, Friends, and Family

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

The food might have brought us together; the bonding kept us coming back. The word hygge or coziness comes to us from the Danes and it describes the feeling associated with “good drinks, good friends, and conversation” says Dan Buettner. … Continue reading →

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(#410) Your Backstory

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Who are two people who have had the biggest impact on your life? Bernadette Jiwa’s new release, Story Driven: You Don’t Need to Compete When You Know Who You Are, “invites you to begin retracing your steps on you journey … Continue reading →

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(#385) Don’t Let Anyone Discount Your Agenda

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Your agenda is important. Your issues, trials, tribulations, strife, successes, collaborations, family, friends, and resilience mean something to you and to others. Last week I saw a Tweet that read, “Please don’t bring your agenda today. Bring your love, prayers, … Continue reading →

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(#383) Creating Direction

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

While simple dichotomies may be deceptively simplistic, they can provide a starting point for conversation and movement. Each day we have the opportunity to provide light or darkness. We provide direction or obfuscation. With every decision and interaction, we can … Continue reading →

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