“The polarity of trust—jumping or tying oneself to old traditions—is a delicate matter. Sometimes it’s a jumping matter from the beginning, and at other times, there’s a period of quietly waiting until the moment arises after being tied down for a drawn-out length of time.”
Living the Dreams: Sketches of My Life
Connie Scanlon grew up in South Lincoln, Maine. She is a graduate of Mattanawcook Academy and entered Boston Conservatory at the age of seventeen, where she received her Bachelor of Music, piano. She received her master’s degree from the New England Conservatory in 1974 and was a student of Katja Andy.
Inspired by old handwritten letters found in the bookcase as a child and the sound of the freight train passing through Lincoln, she was determined to explore new possibilities. As life moved onward, the adventures of traveling and her unquenchable desire to gain more insight into music, cultures, and people inspired her to keep her backpack handy. Her experience as a teacher, a performer, a healer, a businesswoman, and a spontaneous traveler reverberates throughout the pages of this book. Her destiny was Europe.
An endless search for the source of inspiration, the lost chord, the Holy Grail, has colored her life with many unforgettable experiences.
She now permanently lives in the Netherlands with her partner, Lia, and enjoys the spirit of Maine streaming vigorously through her veins.
Spirituality is normality, humor is the twist,
Life; joy, tears, sorrow, and laughter. More on the list?
Love is the basis, begin with yourself,
Open your heart, breathe the warmth,
Your smile, unconditional wealth.
Excerpts
Once the strings have loosened,
That which binds, released,
The cosmos, unlimited fusion,
Life. Unleashed.
“How time passes, sometimes seeming to move quickly and eloquently, and at other times as if the earth has stopped turning, total stagnation. Personally, this latter phase has been the most productive and decisive time for my own progress and development into new territories.”
“The polarity of trust—jumping or tying oneself to old traditions—is a delicate matter. Sometimes it’s a jumping matter from the beginning, and at other times, there’s a period of quietly waiting until the moment arises after being tied down for a drawn-out length of time.”
The knowing, of which a person can sense the depths of the thoughts which enter
The knowing, of that which invites a person to discover the world of within and beyond
The knowing, which leads one to the vast boundaries of discovery, worlds unknown
The knowing that inconceivable guidance is reigning over the mysterious decisions of life.