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2007

When I Open My Heart

 

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This is exactly what I am doing… opening my heart to you

 

 

 

When I Open My Heart is a song

 

A song about missing someone

missing someone who has died

and the desire to be with that person – now

 

It is about feeling the love coming from someone who has passed on,

to feel being surrounded with this love and

to see it reflected in small, miraculous ways that the spirit of love
can
touch one’s heart.


Whether you believe in

life after death or the miracle of memory
to feel connected to a loved one who has died

I want to share this song with you.
 

 I want to share this song so that you may not stand alone,

so that you may reflect and feel the presence of a loved one,

to appreciate just how connected one can be to this love,
and more importantly

to help see you through a difficult time.

 

It is sung by me – only me – alone.

Much like the journey when losing a loved one….

 

 

 

When you listen, imagine

 walking a path or

being in a park

during a gentle rain 

When you listen, imagine

standing in a gentle rain

feeling the wind

hearing birds in a tree

 

Listen

song > When I Open My Heart < song

Listen

 

 

 

Read more of what has been a journey of love, below.

 

 

 

 

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About the Song

 

 

 

Having come home from the journey of burying my father and being with my family, I was sitting in my backyard, missing him. I had been crying, wishing to talk to him, wanting to hear his voice.

 

I lovingly remembered some of the nicer times we shared together - his laughter, his vegie jokes, the way he placed his hand on my head and ruffled my hair - when this song came to mind. A short while later, I had captured this love I felt in a song.

 

 

 

My dad, Napoleon

I was so elated. I truly felt a calm in the storm of grief.

I immediately wanted to share this with my family. I was not sure how.  I did know my family wanted a copy of some of the scratchy recordings I had of Dad’s old cassettes. So, I set to work on creating a momento for the family, which included the song I wrote, When I Open My Heart.

 

This took time, and with some help and encouragement I managed to create this momento and I sent this to them. But I felt I needed to share this song with others who may also appreciate this song.

 

Again, I wasn’t sure how to go about doing this. My computer needed upgrading, both hardware and software. Certainly, this would help to figure out how to record and publish my songs. But, I wasn't getting any further ahead in dealing with life's computer problems. My frustrations were consuming me.

 

 

I went and sat on my bed and said to the universe – This isn't working out! What am I to be doing? How am I to get my songs out there?  And as I sat there going through some papers, the thought came wheniopenmyheart.com

 

This took me aback, but I thought wheniopenmyheart.com - mmmm

OK - maybe I am to go a different path. Other people are doing things differently now that the internet has become a part of our world.  I spoke with my husband about this. We found that this url was available. Excited, we immediately went ahead.

 

So, here I am opening my heart to you. I am going this different path in order to share this song. This is what WhenIOpenMyHeart.com is about.

 

 

If you haven’t yet, take a moment now to

listen to my song

 

When I Open My Heart

 

 

I admit this feels rather risky… do be kind

 and YES

I know it could be improved, but as I said above,

this is what I was able to do…  and besides

this song deserves to be shared.

 

When I Open My Heart

 

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The Songwriter

 

Michelle Andruskievicz

 

 

  

Music has always been a part of my life. Dad was in a band since high school in Grimsby, Ontario and he had several bands over the years. I can still hear him practicing. My mom sang in a choir, to the radio in the car or at home.

 

As for me, I grew up singing in choirs, school music festivals and with siblings. I continued to sing as an adult and I love getting together with others for sing-a-longs! Songwriting started in 1998 when dealing with emotional challenges. I share my songs with friends and at a local Coffeehouse.

 

I now live on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia with my husband, where we settled to raise our family.

     

 

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Contact Information

 

 

 

If you would like to contact me to discuss how this song can be promoted further, or to support my efforts and help fulfill my aspirations as a songwriter,

 

Send an email to: michelle.andruskievicz@gmail.com

 

Or write:

         Michelle Andruskievicz

PO Box 1453

Lake Cowichan, BC  V0R 2G0

 

 

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My Goal

 

 

 

Yes, as an aspiring songwriter, I plan to share my songs from this website. If you are able to help, that would be great. Do contact me to discuss this.

Right now my goal is to have 5 songs recorded with the right people on an independent label to share with the world!

Thank-you for taking the time to listen.

 

Sincerely,
Michelle Andruskievicz

 

 

 

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