Episode #7: Music to Find Yourself: Performer, Teacher and Digital Composer, Bernie Sirelson

Rev. Dr. Mimi Munroe ministers to those who describe themselves as spiritual but not religious, the non-church-goers who still want wedding ceremonies and funeral services, and couples who have differing religious backgrounds. Mimi listens to joys and sorrows alike with an open heart. In this episode Mimi shares her spiritual journey from growing up in “an atheist, communist, Freudian” childhood home to a life as an interfaith pastor and lead soprano in an Episcopal church choir. To make an appointment to talk with  Rev. Munroe, contact her by e-mail, rev_mimi_kate@yahoo.com.

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Artist, writer, teacher and environmentalist Lori Wostl is working on her second trilogy of romance novels on an island just off Puget Sound, a 22-acre property with old-growth cedar and spruce. Lori’s 20-year-old granddaughter and husband are working with Lori to turn the five-bedroom house and grounds into a wedding venue and nature conservancy. Lori hopes to partner with the local university to set up an
academic research Residency in Forestry.

Lori describes her romance novels as “A few degrees hotter than Nora Roberts and a
few shades less kinky than Christian Gray.” Her first series, published under the pen name Lora D. Roland,  “House of Bliss" (“House of Bliss,” “More Bliss” and “Pure Bliss”) is available on her Website www.LoraDRoland.com, where you can download the free prequel to the series. The books are also available on Kindle Unlimited. Her second
series is called, “Hazy Shades of Time.” (NOT science fiction! Stay tuned.)

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Frank Herch in retirement is the Record Mensch, selling LPs, CDs, DVDs and vintage t-shirts, art and books. He tells us about his background as a civil rights attorney in the Bay Area, his eleven years in Israel and his current life as a singer and actor. If you are interested in which specific jazz records Frank can hook you up with, contact him at The Record Mensch, frankherch@hotmail.com or 303-358-7128. In addition to jazz, Frank has vintage blues, rock, folk, soul, reggae, early CW, comedy and spoken word.

Book Recommendation: "Telegraph Avenue," by Michael Chabon for a peek into life during the civil rights era in California.

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Shoshanna French’s goal is to cultivate wildly successful leaders through the practical power of intuition. As the founder of Simple SpiritTM, a keynote speaker, and coach to NFL leaders, Broadway and television stars, million and billion-dollar business founders, CEO’s, and business professionals, Shoshanna French generates unpredictable and profound results for leaders who are looking to develop a deeper connection to their purpose. Shoshanna also shares her spiritual journey from “an Evangelical Bible thumper” to an traditional Irish high priestess.

Email Shoshanna at shoshanna@simplespirit.com to book a consultation or read her blog, Simple Spirit.  These show notes will be updated when her new book is published. Follow her on Facebook, SimpleSpiritTips.

Recommended reading: “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell.

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Boomers Tom, Mary and Sheri focus their life together on staying healthy through exercise, clean food, vitamins, spiritual activity, friends and family, and making a difference. Tom is a US Army veteran, master skier, and an ardent participant in “2030 or Bust” which has him skateboarding hundreds of miles to generate awareness around climate change. Tom, Mary and Sheri are nomadic throughout the year, moving to their house in Utah for winter skiing, a farm in Michigan for the summer crops and their inner-city neighborhood in Cincinnati during fall and spring for their commitment to urban renewal. All three are active in programs promoting personal growth and development wherever they are.

For more information about 2030 or Bust, an activist hub mobilizing a critical mass of humanity to seize responsibility for ending the climate crisis, taking the actions required to bridge the 2030 emissions gap, go to  http://www.2030orBust.com.

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Artist Elizabeth Percival’s iconic  Hippie Life began in 1966 after college when she arrived in San Francisco with $7 in her pocket after a bus ride from New York City. After a few years of  sex, drugs, rock’n’roll, topless modeling, meditation and Eastern religion, politics and Saturday nights at the Filmore, Elizabeth met a guy and moved Back East to North Carolina,  and began raising her son and daughter in a community of back-to-the-land folk. At 78 she is a widow down-sizing and packing in preparation for a  move from the green mountains of North Carolina to the glaciers of Juneau, Alaska—to be near her grandchildren. 

Her daughter’s take: “I’m so proud my mom was a real hippie.”

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Michele shares her take on Ash Wednesday and Lent as celebrated by Christian Protestants.

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Hugh Pixler is a retired civil rights and labor attorney. Throughout his career he provided legal advice to many poor Coloradans who might not have found help anywhere else. While that work was satisfying in itself, it is in retirement that Hugh has found what satisfies his heart. 

Hugh has published two Westerns, “Fourth Gun” and “Revenge Is Never Enough” set in Boulder, Colorado immediately after the US Civil War. (Available on Amazon.) He is currently working on the final volume of the trilogy. [Note: we will update these show notes when the new book is available.] 

Hugh works out several times a week. For years Hugh has run races and bicycled. After he had a major accident with multiple broken bones, his doctors were pessimistic. Hugh says he has recovered not merely due to his commitment to rehab but due to the timely intercession of his niece Rebekah Griffith, an Emergency Department Physical Therapist. Hugh is training now for Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in Durango in May.

Hugh’s spiritual journey started as a United Methodist preacher’s kid; he now leads weekly meditation in the Yellow Hat Tibetan Buddhist tradition at the Shambhala Tibetan Buddhist Center, 1345 Spruce Street in Boulder. He welcomes experienced meditators to join him, 7:30-8:30 am. Come by 7:15 am to be admitted.

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Meryl Sher began singing opera as a teenager at Julliard School of Music and she graduated from Oberlin College. Meryl has always been acknowledged for her wide range, versatility and intense dramatic soprano voice. She has spent her life since college then singing and coaching.

Meryl’s next live performance will be in ”Cavalleria Rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni live from The Church of the Village, 201 W. 13th St., NY, NY on Saturday, April 29, 2023.  The performance will be live-streamed at the time and available afterward.  Call 646-481-9890 for ticket information.

Cavalleria Rusticanna is set near dawn on Easter morning in Sicily, around 1900. The cast includes Meryl Sher, Nicholas Simpson, Adam Unger, Elizabeth Shoup and Anna Schumate with William Hicks, pianist and chorus of 20.

Meryl generously performs for schools, churches and senior living communities. Contact her at http://www.merylsher.com to request a booking.

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Mary Wood-Fossen and Michele Parish Zuniga, Boomers from the US Midwest, share highlights of their spiritual journeys from little girls in Methodist Sunday school to Alcoholics Anonymous and Krishnamurti to singing “Amazing Grace” together. 

Recommended: 

• “Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) The Big Book” by Anonymous
• “As One Is: To Free the Mind from All Conditioning” by J. Krishnamurti
• “The Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality” by Kristy Nabhan-Warren
•  “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said” by Shane Claiborne and Tony Compolo
• “Taize Songs and Prayers” by Joseph Gelineau
•  “United Methodist (UMC) Beliefs: A Brief Introduction” by William H. Willimon
• “Walking to Santiago: A How-to Guide for the Novice Camino de Santiago Pilgrim” by Ryan Tandler
• “Why I Am an Atheist: Including a History of Materialism” by Madelyn O’Hair
• “Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church” by Jenifer Gamber

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