• Floss your teeth.
    Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank filled.
    Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.
    Call your mother.
    Keep secrets.
    Rekindle old friendships.
    Never refuse homemade brownies.
    Look people in the eye.
    Send lots of Valentines Day cards and sign them "Someone who thinks you're terrific."
    Avoid negative people.
    Commit yourself to constant improvement.
    be there when people need you.
    Count your blessings.
    Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
    Have a dog.
    Be the first to say hello.
    Marry only for love.
    Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
    Have a firm handshake.
    Take responsibility for every area of your life.
    Plant flowers every spring.
    Be forgiving of yourself and others.
    Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
    Learn three clean jokes.
    Carry jumper cables in your trunk.
    Don't be afraid to say "I made a mistake."
    Drink champagne for no reason at all.
    Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
    Compliment even small improvements.
    Return all things you borrow.
    Wear polished shoes.
    Use the good silver.
    Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
    Say "please" a lot.
    Sing in the shower.
    Leave everything a little better than you found it.
    Leave the toilet seat in the down position.
    Sing in a choir.
    Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
    Dance like no-one is watching. Sing like no-one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt.
    Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
    Strive for excellence, not for perfection.
    Say "thank-you" a lot.
    Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
    Keep your promises (no matter what).
    Keep it simple.
    Never underestimate the power of love.
    Always accept an outstretched hand.
    Remember other people's birthdays.
    Plant a tree on your birthday.
    Wave at kids on school buses.
    Don't expect life to be fair.
    Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
    Over tip breakfast waitresses.
    Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
    Compliment three people everyday.
    Stop blaming others.

What a busy season it’s been

Silver Chord has had a pretty full season in spring 2025. We owe a great deal of thanks to our two booking coordinators, Sharon and Colette, who contacted a great many places we’ve sung before and got us on their schedules. Since December, we’ve sung:

  • at Seniors’ Village in Maple Ridge
  • with the Preschoolers at the PoCo Community Centre (what a delightful event!)
  • at the Glen Pine Variety Winter Showcase (where we always bring the house down)
  • for a farewell concert for Lil Cumberbirch, the retiring music director at Glen Pine
  • at the Madison Care Centre
  • Willow Manor in Maple Ridge
  • Creekside Day Centre in Maple Ridge (twice!)
  • the George Derby Centre in Burnaby
  • Shaughnessy Care Home (just down the road from where we practise)
  • the Lakeshore Care Centre near Como Lake in Coquitlam
  • Parkwood Manor in Coquitlam

and as of this writing we STILL have four more shows to go in June! Not only that, we’re already making plans for the fall and winter of 2025!

Never let it be said that seniors just sit around all day!

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