Tag Archives: aliveness

Turn Off Your TV

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Barbara McAfee

Children between 2 and 5 spend an average of 32 hours per week looking at a television. For children 6 to 11 that number is 28 hours per week. Adults average five hours of TV per day. Five hours. Average. … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Solitary Mornings: Four Reasons I Love Waking Up Alone

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Barbara McAfee

I am single and child-free and fifty-five years old. And, oh, how I love my solitary mornings. Here are four delicious qualities I treasure about that time….. Improvisational I do whatever I want in the morning. As a self-employed person, … Continue reading →

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What If?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Barbara McAfee

I’m just being exactly who I am right now and seeing how that goes. After spending nearly half of my time on planet Earth in some kind of earnest form of self-development, I’m giving it up. That’s right, for the … Continue reading →

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Opening Words

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Barbara McAfee

Here are the opening words of Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence.  It comes out next week.  Buy it on Amazon on October 4 to support Fifty Lanterns International and their great project in Uganda! Welcome This … Continue reading →

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Staying Alive

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Barbara McAfee

This whole conversation about voice boils down to one question: how alive are you willing to be? Inhabiting your full voice makes you feel more alive. You breathe deeply. Your body is engaged. Your heart is open. Your face is … Continue reading →

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