I’m trying something new right now. Well, “trying” might be closer to the truth. I was recently listening to a podcast and someone said that they listen to Beethoven for ten minutes each morning because it helps to organize their mind. I could use a little Marie Kondo action in the ol’ brain unit.

I do not listen to a lot of orchestral music, but I’ve heard Beethoven. I’m seven days into this little project and I’m still not to the point where I remember to do it every day. However today was one where I did remember. Most of the music is unfamiliar to me, but as I sat and tried to come up with a topic for this week’s blog the familiar “Ba ba ba baaaaaaam” of the 5th Symphony started up. It made me smile. The playlist I started only played that particular movement and now I have a piano piece going, but it just reminded me that we sometimes find nuggets in unfamiliar territory.

I’m pretty sure that if I keep at this I will eventually get to know more that the tried and true 5th Symphony and Für Elise, but for now I will keep plugging away and hope it helps my newly organized mind to…

—Rise Up!!