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The transformative power of love
There is a saying that love conquers all. Many people who are intelligent and educated believe this is a fallacious statement. I think...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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The dog - part 2
After a bit of searching I found a beautiful dog being housed at a veterinary clinic outside of the city. I spoke on the phone with his...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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The dog - part 1
Anyone who knows me knows that I love dogs. I'm a bit of a dog-aholic really if I can make up a word. Just before my husband and I got...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Purpose
If you've ever felt like you had no idea where your life was going or what you should do next, you'll relate to where I was a few months...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Changes...
When we moved away from our lives in Toronto to come home, I left behind everything that I had built in the six-ish years we were there. ...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20213 min read
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Joy and suffering
When I was struggling to "make it" as a classical singer, I thought that being an artist was hard. That it was a ticket to being...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20211 min read
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Birthday wishes
Today would have been my father-in-law's 77th birthday. I am thinking about him, and although he isn't here to celebrate with us, I see...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Well I finally did it
Several weeks ago Canada had a Federal election. This is an election that I believe will transform our country. And it has transformed...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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First re-birth, and now death...
A year ago last May, an event occurred that has fundamentally altered the trajectory of my life. My father-in-law was diagnosed with...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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First thoughts
Where to begin? As a singer, the answer to that question unsurprisingly comes to me in the form of a song. The song "Do, Re, Mi" from...
Cindy Koistinen
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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