Music Is Good for the Soul
May 30, 2018
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Music is good for the soul, the spirit, our health. This we know. Even Plato said as much! And here’s Leonard Bernstein’s take on music:
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Taking an Awe Walk
April 27, 2017
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Taking an Awe Walk. What does this mean? At my music lesson, after an initial bit of crunchiness*, Stephen and I followed the symphonic score of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony,
The Crunch of Criticism, the Promise of Forgiveness
April 14, 2017
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I recently experienced the “crunch of criticism.” (No forgiveness on the horizon!) It happened as I was reflecting with friends (Diamond Approach Inquiry work), exploring
Commitment – Stand Up, Join Together
November 18, 2016
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Commitment is what keeps coming to my heart and mind as I continue to deal with the reality of the election results. Commitment to
Challenges and Spaciousness
October 14, 2016
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Wild and crazy things are happening these days, and many of them are full of challenges: the unfolding of the US election; many dear friends, including close family
In Praise of Awe
July 13, 2016
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When I look at the night sky and am present, I am flooded, opened, and transformed by awe. Praising awe: I am deeply touched, life is
Basic Goodness
June 14, 2016
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“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he/she listens to it and acts on it, he/she is giving a great deal of
Judgement or Curiosity?
April 1, 2016
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Love has been on my mind, and in my heart. It’s Spring, for one, and everything is bursting out all over! More than that, it’s painfully
Stubborn in Our Gladness
March 1, 2016
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The world we live in, Life itself, is full of suffering — and of joy. ‘Twas ever thus. There has never been, and likely never will
Loving the Mystery
February 12, 2016
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It’s mid February, and Love comes to mind, and heart! Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂 And if you’re not big on that commercialized holiday, then I’d
Surprised and Touched
December 17, 2015
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It was an ordinary grey morning, typical December in Vancouver. I was at the breakfast table, looking out the window at the red beech, now
Music, of all the Arts…
December 3, 2015
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Music is good for our soul and spirit. “Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own,
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