Dear beloved, beautiful, strong women:

Managing multiple, challenging tasks we face daily,
Along the wonderful odyssey of life we embrace gently.
Kismet of goodness we share in many ways,
Engaging others to be of light, glowing against darkest decay.

Intelligence, ingenuity, industriousness in any line of duty
Trusting, truthful, tender heart matching tenacious, tolerant spirit.

Happiness we share spreading gravity of motivated minds,
Alert, appreciative, altruistic spirit engaging unity of hearts,
Persevering, peaceful, patient, souls in a wheel of wholesome growth.
Pleasure after pain, pragmatic, wit, efficient in conquering problems,
Enduring with strength, decisiveness, faith, hope, love intuition, values,
Nurturing respect, harmony, justice, dignity, equality peace, humble commitment with unmatched courage.

~ an acrostic poem by Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn

Happy International Women's Day! 

An equal world is an enabled world.
A challenged world is enlightened and empowered by resourceful, resilient, hard working, loving, empathetic, patient, honest, holistic and mindful women. 

March 8, 2021 International Women's Day

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Angelica Hopes

In The Morning Light

Wake up from the nightmare of false hopes. Wake up from the hopeful, feasible dreams and make them come true. Hope is a partner of tenacity, a salve for pessimism or self-doubt. With a dauntless hope goes with audacity to succeed.
~ Angelica Hopes, an excerpt from the section, Spirit of Hope, from my memoir, Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul
Book 1, Speranza Odyssey Trilogy
©  2014 Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn

Only Reminds Me of You

This is a practice . . . I need to vocalise first and I seldom sing. 
Usually I only play the piano and I don't sing. The silent voice of lyrics flow in my head but not sing while I play. So this is a good start and a trial . . .
Only Reminds Me of You
Composers: St. Paul Carl Sturken and Ivan Rogers
Arranged by Priscilla Halili Enriquez
Piano and Voice: Angelica Hopes
p.s. One day I will also share some of my lyrics and composition. One particular lyrics/song "Who Are You, Who Am I," I had recorded in guitar back then in 2006 in my old apartment in Lugano. I have to borrow Giulia's guitar if I have to record it again this year.
Happy listening . . .
p.s. despite the slight error . . . just keep move forward and onward and continue singing.

Piano and Voice, Only Reminds Me of You

This is an excerpt from Chapter 9, Sea of Discrimination 
from my memoir, Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul
Book 1, Speranza Odyssey Trilogy

Read to you by the author, Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn.
Angelica Hopes
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Lady Stronza Calls

Reading you part 1 of Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul
Book 1, Speranza Odyssey Trilogy

Genre: memoir 
© 2014 Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn

Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul

And what if I never kiss your lips again
Or feel the touch of your sweet embrace
How would I ever go on
Without you there´s no place to belong

Well, someday love is gonna lead you back to me
But ´till it does I´ll have an empty heart
So I´ll just have to believe
Somewhere out there you´re thinking of me

Until the day I let you go
Until we say our next hello
It´s not good-bye
´Til I see you again
I´ll be right here rememberin´ when
And if time is on our side
There´ll be no tears to cry
On down the road
There is one thing I can´t deny
It´s not good-bye

You´d think I´d be strong enough to make it through
And rise above when the rain falls down
But it´s so hard to be strong
When you´ve been missin´ somebody so long

It´s just a matter of time I´m sure
But time takes time and I can´t hold on
So won´t you try as hard as you can
To put my broken heart together again

Until the day I let you go
Until we say our next hello
It´s not good-bye
´Til I see you again
I´ll be right here rememberin´ when
And if time is on our side
There´ll be no tears to cry
On down the road
There is one thing I can´t deny
It´s not good-bye

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Laura Pausini - Ascolta Il Tuo Cuore (Live Holanda)

Yanni - Truth of Touch (Live at El Morro, Puerto R_1.mp3

"Rey's Theme", from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, transcribed for piano

Download score (PDF): http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=01207945711447849346

Download MusicXML:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=60809696114354643855

Transcribed and sequenced on Finale 2014.5

Rey's Theme (piano transcription)

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