Journal – Page 3 – MARGIE ADAM

November 3: An American Moment

31st October 2020 A dear friend asked me today: “How are you on the eve of election…?” My first reaction was, I can’t bear to even think about it. My second thought was: I want to go on record. I want to say out loud — during the weekend before this extraordinary American Moment — how I am. I want you to know what I am thinking…and even more importantly, what I am doing. And actually, my heart is quiet this moment. Please click on the soundtrack I have chosen for this message: “Avalon-Remix.” If you can, just listen without reading until the soprano sax comes in… and then continue… Read More

This Shimmering Picture Window…

15th September 2020 Time is a collapsible concept. I remember the initial encounters with this truth, I felt so relieved… so liberated from the unconscious commitment that I must somehow hold myself to a sort of excruciating self-discipline in order to maintain a steady tempo from day to day, month to month, situation to situation. Today it is much later in the day – much farther down the road – and I am standing in what may be the middle or possibly just early days of a ghastly global pandemic. It is more challenging than ever, it seems to me, to “show up” for three appointed times in a single… Read More

“Running an errand” in Scotland…

1st May 2015 I used to think songwriting and composing were only done at the piano. So, of course, I was often filled with guilt for not spending more time at the piano. It was my dear friend, the songwriter Meg Christian who taught me that time spent doing errands is part of the song-writing process. According to Webster’s Dictionary, an errand is “a short trip taken to attend to some business.” So it is that I am “running an errand” in Scotland and Wales this Spring, I will be travelling once again to the Callanish Stones in the Outer Hebrides as well as to the stones pictured on the… Read More

Margie’s Latest Endeavor

1st May 2015 A few years ago, at a crossroads some would call a trivia, I embarked on a new endeavor that brought my performance work in Women’s Music to a close. Having enrolled in a 3-year PhD/Psychology program at the University for Integrative Learning, I went on to complete a dissertation entitled “12-Step Sponsorship & Psychotherapy: In Search of A Hybrid Therapeutic Modality” and opened a practice offering integrative counseling to the community. I am currently accepting new clients in the San Francisco-Bay Area and beyond (phone sessions). My other website – MargieAdamPhD.com – is focused on my counseling practice. Contact my office at info@MargieAdamPhD.com or call 510.517.5013 for… Read More

Was it Something I Sang?

15th March 2013 After a long and winding process, I am ecstatic to announce that these three recordings are finally available online as MP3 downloads at CDBaby. Starting this moment, you can download each album in its entirety or comb through the song lists and pick out your favorites. I cannot tell you how relieved I am to have these songs out in the world once again after two decades. Although each album was represented on Best of Margie Adam with a few songs, most of the music has not been accessible since LPs and cassettes went obsolete in the 90s. Margie Adam. Songwriter. Best Friend (The Unicorn Song) Images… Read More