OBOE – REED – SOLO. Yes, those are four letter words. SWAN – DUCK – BIRD — they are too. So what’s so FOUL about 4 letter words. Those last words were simply FOWL.
For years when my oboe students voiced concern and discontent about the troubles they had with reeds, I would remark that OBOE was one of the few four-letter words they could speak openly and NOT get in trouble. Then I’d move on to REED. Then SOLO. Students would need a moment to ponder my comments, and then snickered with the flash of insight to the coincidence of their troubled feeling as countered with their LOVE for the same unique instrument.
I find that writing my blog has allowed me a way to be FREE with words. At least I hope I don’t end up in jail for something I write here especially after breaking free from a “domestic” prison last year . . .
A month ago I was chatting online with a young gentleman (Daniel) who frequented the studio and coffeehouse that I owned and operated up until November 2011. He works 2nd shift — as I do. We had a “heart to heart” discussion about the difficulty in finding people who are capable of less than shallow conversation and behaviors. Even at his young age of 24, he had an insight about how a building is nothing without the person or people who existed there. He reminded me that the home/business I had to evacuate a year earlier was just a building, a shell with no soul. The life created, the joy projected, the creativity encouraged, were GONE when I left.
Replacing ME with a photography studio was a bizarre way for an abusive spouse to gain power and control. Was control more important than stealing my earned income?
I was given a small green notebook entitled GRATITUDE by the couple that gave me a room the first night I evacuated my home. It took several months till I felt like making note of anything. The words finally came. After I listed the freedom from abuse, my precious cat Carmel was next on the list of entries.
After chatting with Daniel, I began a list of all the FOUR letter words that popped into my head – most were POSITIVE. Here are some of the words:
life – cool – hope – oboe – home – game – mini – food – heal – swan – head – love – book – mind – bake – town – song – sing – rest – feel – care – rain – kind – text – call – talk – blog – cook – note – safe – have – look – lake – cake – cafe – save – rose – tree – leaf – bulb – type – able – good – more – many – most – each – will – want – wish – past – take – show – wise – wait – best – soul – wake – dawn – moon – star – wing – full – help – even – ever – grow – sign – gift – last – lark – part – harp – find – seed – bulb – read – seek – calm – free – milk – fork – high – draw – clay – blue – post – flag – frog – meet – horn – meal – meat – stay – gone – sink – soap – knob – roll – wall – bean – need – pack – oven – band – bell – make – mask – loaf – soon – line – fine – fill – soda – time – pure – sure – move – give – snow – word
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