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Adagio
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http://Adagiolyrics.blogspot.com
From conception to death we live transitionally. We gracefully modulate
some transitions while during others we experience imponderables off
key. At Adagio Lyrics we explore transitions together.
ADAGIO
When we bought our adult family home we were edging side step toward
retirement. Having never been retired before, we were uncertain how to
define our life. Time was obviously an element of the definition
as was activity. Remove meaningful activity and retirement
becomes a slow death. We decided we preferred transition.
Our
licensed home carried a name that began with an R and had little
meaning for us. My husband suggested Adagio which would put us at
the beginning of the alphabet (marketing tool). A musical term, Adagio
indicates a slower tempo than Presto or Allegro, but faster than Grave.
We
particularly liked the dance definition as “a section of the pas de
deux in which the ballerina and her partner perform steps requiring
lyricism and great skill in lifting, balancing, and turning.”
Lifting and turning sounded a lot like transfers and physical therapy.
Adagio is usually the second movement in a four-movement symphony. After
almost three years of senior care, movement is written daily in our log
but accompanied by important words like hard, formed, loose.
Adagio is a deliberate tempo giving time for reflection and deep
breathing, rich harmonies and counterpoint. We move with ease from
running arpeggios into soft, exploratory chords.
Adagio is a good change of pace regardless of your age or situation, a
balanced stance during transition.
LYRICS
Lyrics are words written to accompany music as expression of emotion and
thought. Our emotions may set us to chattering. When we take a deep
breath and release the unessential verbiage, we enter a spiritual
exercise in succinct storytelling.
First we tell our story to ourselves. It is wise to apply the adage,
don’t believe everything you think. Then we call for accountability and
confirmation and the harmony begins. In time Truth may settle our
nerves, and while it may not give us perfect pitch, Truth will
encourage us to keep living with lyricism.
We
enjoy favorites that combine musicality and words expressing our
feelings of identity, place, belonging. Experience can be so individual
that we continually invent new expressions. When we experience change
these favorite lyrics keep us on the page.
It
is a plain song that denies the history of our relationships, the
connections with previous generations and dependence on a creative being
beyond ourselves.
Unfortunately some days come when we begin to sing and the words wander
away from us, when we need others to pick up the staff and lead us.
Dementia or stressful circumstances force us into transitions we barely
recognize. The stories of family, friends and faith support us.
I
look forward to sharing lyrics with you.
HDO Care Empowering Independence
In Home Care Specialists
HDO
provides Companionship
and
social interaction as well as:
meal
preparation
light housekeeping
personal care
bathing
shopping errands
transportation
Resources that empower our clients
to remain independent
and stay in the comfort
and security of their own home.
Helton de Oliveira,
owner-provider
425-894-4033
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