17th Anniversary of 9-11...

17th Anniversary of 9-11...
On the 17th Anniversary of 9-11, we continue prayers for a path to peace. (Picture above - TishTrek and husband Harry @ the podium inside the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York City). It was the privilege of a lifetime for us to be with leaders from around the world on a night when honoring excellence in writing and reporting was the common language uniting all of us. As one of the proud sponsors of the Annual U.N. Correspondents' Dinner, we enjoyed honoring excellence in writing and communications by helping to fund scholarships for international university students who had the courage & talent to tackle some of the difficult issues of our time. Through their magnificent words, they successfully created content that helped readers see through the lens of their research & life experiences. These students inspired all of us. I have confidence the next generation will pick up where we leave off.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Admit What You've Lost & Live With The Cost

Step, step, step... Kate will be home for Spring Break soon and she really wants to go see the Broadway Musical entitled, "Next to Normal." I just looked it up on Google and it's about a mom's intense struggle with bipolar disorder.** Hey wait a minute, I resemble that remark! Do you think Kate is sending a message?

Let's see, here are a couple of lines from a song in this play:

"Let There Be Light"

Let there be light
Now at last let there be light
We've been living in the dark for far too long
An endless night.

Let there be light
Sun and moon a million beams
Let it shake me shake me from these dreams
And wake me to what's real
Let us begin to heal
Let there be light.

Wow - I think I'll go get those tickets for Kate and me today.


Best regards,
Everyone's Cousin Tish
Score: 20/51

Quote of the Day: - "Next to Normal"; Song - Catch Me, I'm Falling

"Make up your mind to live stronger now
Make up your mind let the truth be revealed
Admit what you've lost and live with the cost
At times it does hurt to be healed..."

**From Google:

Next to Normal is a musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Its story concerns a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. The play also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life.

Next to Normal received several workshop performances before it debuted off-Broadway in 2008, winning the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding Score and receiving nominations for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Actress (Alice Ripley) and Outstanding Score. It then played at the Arena Stage in Arlington, Virginia from November 2008 to January 2009 and is scheduled to open on Broadway in April 2009.
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2 comments:

  1. KateMarch 5, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    wow creepy mom. I'm listening to that soundtrack right now! That's so weird.

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  2. Mary SharkeyMarch 13, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    I saw it with a friend of mine. You will laugh and cry. Unfortunately, when the house lights went up at intermission, my eyes were still red and raw but I looked around and just about everyone else's were, too. It is a powerful play.

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