From The Blog Series… 365 Blogs To Finding Pinocchio A Home  

I am sitting on my bed with my wonderful friend, “Mr. MacBook Pro” on my lap doing some music business and I am thinking, “What about if I just write a blog now, right in this space of abundance that I am feeling right now.” Let me explain, you see, I have been spending a great amount of time over the past year praying and staying connected to my higher power asking him for guidance on what action to take next on this journey of life.  And as I have been practicing this concept of living with faith rather than living in doubt and lacking, I am noticing that abundance is coming into my path pretty smoothly without my pushing or pulling or tugging or controlling any part of it. The great news about it is that I am not letting those fears, “False Evidence Appearing Real”, scare me away from this abundance. In the past, I most definitely would have and I have spoken about that need to stay under the radar to keep myself small in past blogs and it is wonderful to share with you this growth spurt of seeing the abundance appear before my very eyes and allowing it into my life, rather than shutting it out. I want to share with you three specific events that have happened in the past two weeks and it will give you a clear picture of the power of positive thinking and saying “YES”!

A few days ago I was at the taping of “The Rhythms Of New York”.  I was asked to be their musical guest and I will be talking more about that in a minute. I had gotten to the studio 30 minutes early and decided to check my email. It’s a blessing to have these gadgets now, like the iPhone, but yes, it can also be a curse if I let them run my life. I personally find it useful to be able to stay connected and on top of important events and musical projects. So, as I check my email, there is one from this guy saying a friend of mine recommended me to him. He was looking for a artist to complete his final line up for an upcoming event in NYC. He sent me all the info and said to check it out and let him know asap if I would be interested. I calmly looked through the info and then ended up speaking to him on the phone and even with that negative chatter racing around in my head, I took a deep breathe and  said “YES”! As thoughts quickly roamed around inside my head saying, “Who do you think you are?”, “People don’t want to spend their Monday night watching you and 8 songwriters sing songs”, “Forget it, no one will come”, I kept my thoughts focused clearly on my purpose, “To Be Of Service Through My Music” and  “To Be Part Of The Bigger Plan”. And so I said “YES”!

I would love for those reading this blog and who do live in NY to share in this wonderful event with me. I now see that the only way for me to be fully abundant as a storyteller and artist is to practice sharing my gift with others, while letting go of the fear of being judged. By my saying yes to perform with this wonderful touring group coming to NY next month called, “The 9 Songwriter Series”, I truly get to practice inviting people, one at a time, and being ok with whatever happens as a result of my courage and fearlessness. I am now excited to share my gift rather than run away from it. I want this night to be magical and that means having you sit in a seat at the City Winery on March 19th to experience the gifts of 9 GREAT storytellers play 27 songs done in a format you have never seen before, and yes, I am one of those 9!

So, I am humbly extending an invitation to you, personally. We are all connected on some level and therefore you were a part of my saying “YES” to this wonderful opportunity. I would be grateful if you came, if you were available. I am a storyteller and I am happy to have this opportunity to share this event with you!

If you would like to accept this invitation to: “The 9 Songwriter Series on Monday, March 19th at 8pm at City Winery”,

Click Here: CITY WINERY: 3/19 – “The 9 Songwriter Series”  & For Directions: City Winery

All the information you need will be at these two links above, along with ticket prices and a full description on this wonderful series started by a talented musician named Justin Trawick 

Thank you for being a part of this journey!

2. “The Rhythms of New York” – The Teaser & The Taping

The past two weeks have been pretty fun, both with shooting the teaser and then with the taping of “The Rhythms of New York” this past Tuesday. Dave Brodsky, the producer and host of the show got a hold of me about two months ago to see if I would like to be a musical guest on an upcoming show. Well, staying in my present state of mind, I said… “YES”! Rather than talk about those two experiences, how about I just show you what happened.  Enjoy…..

This show will air on: Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) – Channel 56 (TW)/ 83 (RCN) /34 (VRZN)

Saturday: 3/10, 4/07, 5/05 & 6/23   AT: 3:30 PM  

This show will air on: Bronxnet – Channel 68 (Cablevision) / Channel 34 (FIOS)

Tuesday  3/13, 4/10, 5/08 & 6/26   AT:  11:30PM 

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3. “I Wanna Be Pinocchio”

And Lastly… I want to share a fun story with you. Last week, a friend on mine got in touch with me on Facebook after watching “The Rhythms of New York Teaser”.  She said how she loved the Teaser and the song I sang on it, which was a small portion of, “I Wanna Be Pinocchio”. Then, she said she had an idea. Her daughter is having a Talent Show at her new school in Arizona; they have an audition on Feb 28th.  She said how her daughter loves to sing and had decided to try out and sing one of the popular songs for the audition.  And then she said that she wanted to know if her daughter could sing one of my songs, preferably “Pinocchio”!  She said she’d make sure to say I was the writer and composer, and she understood if I chose to say no. “NO? I think not”. Once again, I said “YES”! And again, those thoughts came to my mind… what if this and what if that… and then I thought…. “What if” doesn’t do anyone any good. But, sharing my talents and gifts with others, that surely does! That is the bigger plan here; not to hold onto it… but to give it away! And now, I am so excited to hear all about the audition and how my friends’s daughter does. I told her to tape it so I can share it with you guys. Her response to my saying “YES” was, “Thank you, Jenny! I told Sonya that you let her sing your song and she was jumping!!! She was so happy!” And that response made my saying “YES” already worth it!

Until We Meet Again…

Ah, I think that’s it for now. Blog #10 is complete! Slowly and calmly I take one more step closer to finding Pinocchio a home! Thank you for being here to witness this journey and thank you for allowing me to be of service to you.