Friday, May 5, 2023

Visiting from Heaven: Butterfly

Butterfly

By Nana Lee, April 24, 2022.

When my mother was younger, I asked her if she could be another creature, what would it be.

“A butterfly.” she replied.

“A butterfly is delicate yet strong, pretty, and can fly into the sky as if it was floating without a care in the world.”

We would talk about that from time to time.

She passed away when she was 47 from colon cancer.

On the day of her funeral on Sept 26, 1997, the morning of the service had been raining, lightly.

We all drove to the cemetery and the rain magically stopped as we stepped out of our cars. The first movement I noticed was a that of a white butterfly circling her headstone. Her wish had come true. She had come to visit as a butterfly. She circled everyone’s heads before she rose up into the sky as if to say “I’ll be ok. I am flying now! Love you all.”

Ever since that day, I remember her when I see those butterflies – the wings visit me at important times in my life – when I fell in love, became a mother, lost a pregnancy, or just when I needed some extra strength to be. I knew. She will always be there. As long as I remember.

As long as the butterflies fly.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

See some of you in Winnipeg in June, 2022!

 https://umanitoba.ca/health-sciences/research/canadian-student-health-research-forum#career-development-workshop

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Launching "Inspired" a 30 Day Music Journey

Welcome to my series of original compositions or arrangements which were created through inspirations from you and the world. This journey takes you on multiple interludes which hope to inspire you as well. Each piece will have its story of inspiration written in the description box. Away we go! #wellness


Starting Day 1 with Hope. https://youtu.be/V7uJT3hF1_8



Sunday, January 31, 2021

Reminisce

During our current times, I reminisce about in-person classrooms, lunches with friends, dinner parties, concerts, meetings with students, exploring campus full of students, hugging our grandparents, meeting our colleagues in-person at annual conferences, weddings, graduations, memorials. Missing these things make me look forward to them even more. Cheers to all the memories we hold of each other and the hope to one day make some more in 3D space! Miss you, my friends!

Reminisce

https://youtu.be/1KGC3z8riD8



Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Warm thoughts for this holiday season

Hello Everyone, 

Captured some nature photos this year accompanied by some rearranged holiday piano music.

Link here: Christmas 2020

Stay safe - may you share some meaningful moments with your loved ones!




Sunday, April 19, 2020

Solo - original piano and art

A tribute to all those in research driven by curiosity, in the arts driven by the human experience, in service willing to help. Each solo journey is made possible with help from others. Each of these journeys interweave to create our rich tapestry. "Solo" is made possible by a painting I drew in 2014 with a song I wrote in 2011 and a vision which came to me today to join them together with a narrative.


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