This week we published a show about Dr. Robert Greenberg. Dr. Greenberg is gifted. He is a talented musician writing an impressive body of work as a literate musical composer. Also, Dr. Bob is also a wonderful entertainer with the spoken word. On the surface, these are the reasons why he makes a great guest for our show. However, the reality is much deeper.
Pete found Dr. Greenberg while listening to “The Great Courses” while deployed. Pete often talks about his time in war zones and the things he’s seen and done. With Dr. Greenberg it’s different; he provided Pete with an escape. Pete shares below how Dr. Greenberg helped him cope with combat.
“I’d come back from a patrol, you know, you’re hot and tired, probably need to drink at least a liter of water and get a bite. You never know when you’ll have to head back out, so you take care of your body first. If possible, I’d lay down and take a nap. These naps were part of my recovery. Though I fall asleep easily turning off your brain is another story. Much of what I’d hear during my “combat interviews” was created a mental and emotional strain.
I found that I needed something to allow me to escape Iraq for a few minutes. That escape was often lectures by either Dr. Rufus Fears or Dr. Robert Greenberg. Dr. Fears was a passionate lecturer who dealt with history. Dr. Greenberg focused on music, particularly “classical” music. Anyhow, either lecturer provided me with a totally new and interesting topic.
I’d play a lecture on my laptop while I did something else mindless…maybe play solitaire, or doodle; really anything that would drown out my brains need to solve the problems I was facing on a day to day basis. This overloading with Dr. Bob and Dr. Rufus worked fabulously. They have both taught me a lot about life and about their particular field of study; while giving me the mental break I needed.
Dr. Bob has inspired me to attend and grow passionate about orchestral music and particularly opera. He’s given me reason to read books or learn about people who were never available to me before. In short, Dr. Bob made my time in Iraq, my time away from my family, more bearable and survivable. I mean survivable in the heaviest of ways.
His gift to me is immeasurable. I love that I’ve had the opportunity to tell him face to face what he’s done for me. I wish I had the chance to do that with Dr. Fears; sadly he passed before I ever got to thank him.
Dr. Bob means the world to me. I am deeply thankful for Dr. Bob, he’s made my life sweeter, my passion deeper and my world more open to music.”
If you haven’t had the chance to listen to our episode featuring Dr. Bob, don’t hesitate. Go right now and click on his episode. Dr. Bob is brilliant and we love him.
Pete found Dr. Greenberg while listening to “The Great Courses” while deployed. Pete often talks about his time in war zones and the things he’s seen and done. With Dr. Greenberg it’s different; he provided Pete with an escape. Pete shares below how Dr. Greenberg helped him cope with combat.
“I’d come back from a patrol, you know, you’re hot and tired, probably need to drink at least a liter of water and get a bite. You never know when you’ll have to head back out, so you take care of your body first. If possible, I’d lay down and take a nap. These naps were part of my recovery. Though I fall asleep easily turning off your brain is another story. Much of what I’d hear during my “combat interviews” was created a mental and emotional strain.
I found that I needed something to allow me to escape Iraq for a few minutes. That escape was often lectures by either Dr. Rufus Fears or Dr. Robert Greenberg. Dr. Fears was a passionate lecturer who dealt with history. Dr. Greenberg focused on music, particularly “classical” music. Anyhow, either lecturer provided me with a totally new and interesting topic.
I’d play a lecture on my laptop while I did something else mindless…maybe play solitaire, or doodle; really anything that would drown out my brains need to solve the problems I was facing on a day to day basis. This overloading with Dr. Bob and Dr. Rufus worked fabulously. They have both taught me a lot about life and about their particular field of study; while giving me the mental break I needed.
Dr. Bob has inspired me to attend and grow passionate about orchestral music and particularly opera. He’s given me reason to read books or learn about people who were never available to me before. In short, Dr. Bob made my time in Iraq, my time away from my family, more bearable and survivable. I mean survivable in the heaviest of ways.
His gift to me is immeasurable. I love that I’ve had the opportunity to tell him face to face what he’s done for me. I wish I had the chance to do that with Dr. Fears; sadly he passed before I ever got to thank him.
Dr. Bob means the world to me. I am deeply thankful for Dr. Bob, he’s made my life sweeter, my passion deeper and my world more open to music.”
If you haven’t had the chance to listen to our episode featuring Dr. Bob, don’t hesitate. Go right now and click on his episode. Dr. Bob is brilliant and we love him.
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