Matthew L. Kearns 

Yes, I am slowly rolling into this new year. Despite the world's dystopia leaving me stunned at times, I’m beginning this year peacefully and very much looking forward to the months ahead, in fact, this month, I’m even on a magazine cover!! (see link below). My main resolution for this year is to stay on course and keep healing. To that end, I continue with mental health therapy and daily meditation. As to my physical health, I’m in a happy space with my late-60s-something bo

As this year closes, some reflections on the year, as well as on these last few weeks, are in order. 2025 was a year of necessary sabbatical for me , a year in which I needed to put my musical endeavors on the back burner to address the impact of huge changes in my life in the prior two years: retirement from my data engineering career, my mother’s death, my own divorce, and a change of residence, all involving overwhelming changes in my life and to my relationships. My six-a

Greetings Friends, OK, I have several reasons for not updating my blog since early last month, but it's nothing serious. I do wish to update you with some developments and thoughts over these past few weeks. I traveled to Los Angeles late last month and spent some time with Kai Cofer,, my friend and prolific writer of stories and scripts. Great weather and good cuisine. Also, I've been in the midst of rehearsals for upcoming concerts that I am singing in December 5th, 6th, an

At my office Whether or not one judges these times as dystopian, I believe observable facts that compare where we are now throughout the...

Driving Around and Round Again Today is within the annual time of the year where I reflect and think deeply about my life’s journey. In...

As we approach the end of summer, I find myself slowly getting back from a necessary “sabbatical” from my composing activities. It was...

Well, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve shared thoughts, but today seemed like a good day to do so. So let me bring you up to date. I’m...

Before I get into the primary topics of this post, I’m also hoping you take some time to read my last post, https://www.alphasongs.net/po...

For the past several months, my life required a reset of priorities, changes in focus. As I ended 2024, I had put much effort into...

This feeling of being shellshocked is something I have some familiarity with. Trauma can have significant impact to areas of your life....

Yesterday, I spent a very nice evening out, both to see a modern choral concert put on by the Seattle choral ensemble, Opus 7 at St....

Recently, I achieved a personal milestone in healing and self-care. Two and a half years ago, i set out on a 25,000 plus step walking...

So far, this week has given me opportunities to complete many necessary beginning of the year tasks, most of which have nothing to do...

My frequency of contacts with others diminished drastically over the events of 2024. Toward the end of last year, I reached a...

Amid the backdrop of downtown Seattle, and yes!! I'm definitely a football fan in December and a Seahawk season ticket holder. How does...

Ok, so in this two weeks, we had a major bomb cyclone storm here which knocked my power out almost three days. The storm cancelled a key...

Some thoughts giving me a happy outlook today on a personal level.. Often, I wake up in challenging emotional states, but today much...

I'm glad to have planned a quiet weekend. Lot's of thoughts to process, and I am listening to my friends and others sharing thoughts...

This November 2024 has so much collective anxiety in the air that you can cut it with a knife. Of course, the US elections coming this...

I'm not one to share my personal judgements, but I do believe that my observations and experiences around Narcissism and the traumas that...