Until I wrote how afraid I was of losing my music for good, I don't think I really understood the depth of it. And here in this wonderful, music-focused forum, are the people who could hear and understand how essential that music can be to a person. Naming that fear and having it validated, really eases it.

Many of you have sent pm's. Absolute strangers reaching out to offer compassion and support. So many "laps to curl up in" as Susan talked of above. Knowing that many of you have been through something similar and are singing today is very comforting. I see that the music does not have to go the way of the artwork. Indeed, the music has been in my life ALL my life, in a way that the artwork never was. It may have gone underground for a little while, but is not likely to run dry. The music dwells in my heart, and my heart has been hurting from a lot of things, so I have been trying to avoid that place.   

May we all dwell in our hearts.

Janie