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

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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