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Definitely Getting Older Now Says Recent Opinion Poll

Yep, I am creaking and groaning it’s fair to say. I played a fairly long gig and it went well but I really have felt it the day after. I was ok but very much aching all over. And it’s lasted a couple of days. I have been trying to keep my exercise routine going as well of course but its been very hard. Hopefully I should be getting bit of core strength back along the way, but it’s up hill at present. Maybe we might just get some better weather this week if we are really lucky? In the last few years we have had a very warm early spring. This year it’s been much wetter and cooler. That’s made it slightly harder work keeping going generally. Also I am weirdly disconnected with a lot of things. A minor incident that would normally have thrown me into a panic occurred recently and I just kept calm and carried on. Not like me at all. Is that good or bad?

A tune from a while back. I might re-record it. Possibly,

I do ruminate on some dark stuff at times it’s true. What seems though very dark to me now is the sudden attacks on transgender rights and identify which seem to have gone hand in hand with nearly all the mainstream political parties jumping on populism, nationalism. My only hope is that young people will prevail in the end and bring about something better, though it may well not be in my lifetime or that of many of my friends. Also I seem to have picked up a bug and I am not feeling too chipper with a bit of a temperate to be honest either. I may have a day of feasting on youtube videos as there is not much I can do really.

Some Musings On How Life Is Now

I had a good band rehearsal last night, but I must admit I am a little tired today. A friend visited and we spoke of cabbages and kings and much else too. But today was a being as opposed to human doing sort of day though. Just recently I seem to be vearing between wild eyed optimism and existential dread in equal measure. is it like that for everybody? I guess it is really.
I must admit at present although many things I am involved in are going fairly well I just don’t seem to be feeling the love. Maybe it’s just all this rain that’s got me down. the world seems a bit less hopeful than it did in many ways for me as a casual observer. It’s difficult to find good news anywhere.

A Prayer for Unity

In this century and in any century,
Our deepest hope, our most tender prayer,
Is that we learn to listen.
May we listen to one another in openness and mercy
May we listen to plants and animals in wonder and respect
May We listen to our own hearts in love and forgiveness 
May we listen to God in quietness and awe.
And in this listening,
Which is boundless in its beauty,
May we find the wisdom to cooperate
With a healing spirit, a divine spirit
Who beckons us into peace and community and creativity.
We do not ask for a perfect world.
But we do ask for a better world.
We ask for deep listening.

– Jay McDaniel, Professor of Religion, Hendrix College, Arkansas

Another Album Submitted

This could be the last time, I don’t know as the Rolling Stones sang. I am running out of ideas a and maybe I am running out of time too on a personal level. My body feels more worn out more often these days for sure. Here is a new tune to try and keep moving to. just a little mello dancing jazzy funky instrumental this time. A bit of fun. I just submitted an album for distribution. I am just waiting for them to check it all out to see if its good to go or not. It usually takes about 2 days to say yes if the checks go OK. I hate waiting for anything, I seem to have got a lot more impatient now. And surprise, surprise a couple of typos so here we go again.

It’s a dull day here, so why not dance with me 🙂

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12; see also John 13:34–35; Moroni 7:46–48).

@dianastonemusic #newrelease #dianastone #dianasmusic #newalbumcomingsoon #dancewithdianastone #lovemymusic ♬ original sound – Diana Stone

That’s better, don’t you think. I should try and dance a bit every day. More silliness is required.