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I am just one person
I don’t have magical powers, and I have 24 hours in my day just like everyone else. So when it comes to how I spend my time, I have to be realistic. These are my truths: I have a full … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, courage, creativity, honesty, Life on Life's terms
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If My Life Is The Way I Want, What About The Things I Miss?
I spent some time this morning looking at what I think is important to me as compared to how I actually spend my time. I’m depressed. On my list of important stuff, only about half of it is actually getting … Continue reading
Posted in beginnings, fear, honesty, Life on Life's terms
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Before and After: a Study in Clutter
Before I am not proud of this picture. I share it to show you how badly out-of-hand the clutter had become in my home office before I was compelled to deal with it. This is from early November, 2012. Art … Continue reading
Posted in Clutter, courage, Life on Life's terms, Organization
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Bossing Myself Around
I’ve been talking to myself in a whole new way lately, and it’s working. It’s a new spin on self-discipline for me. I recently started a very daunting project: completely overhauling my home office. (When I get done, finally, I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, courage, honesty, Life on Life's terms
Tagged discipline self-talk
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I used to have a Life, didn’t I?
I haven’t always lived in South Carolina, working my butt off at a job that takes everything I have to offer and demands more. Funny how music touches us – a little Bruddah Iz (Over the Rainbow), Keali’i Reichel (Kawaipunahele), … Continue reading
Posted in Kahua Institute, Kutira, Life on Life's terms, Maui, Music
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So how IS that Artist Reawakening Going??
Life just gets in the way. Two weeks ago I committed to spending some time every day to a creative endeavor of SOME sort. I blocked off a half-hour at lunch every day on my calendar, both to remind me … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, creativity, Life on Life's terms
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Reawakening the Artist Within
I have a thousand excuses why I haven’t done anything really creative lately. I won’t bore you with them. At last, though, I can’t stand it anymore. My birthday was last week, and these are two of my favorite presents: … Continue reading
The Summer of my Discontent
I’m just keeping my head down these days, trying to get through my days peacefully. One of my cats has been missing for weeks now, presumed dead or moved on to a new family. Good-bye, Mr. Beekman. My car has … Continue reading
Posted in Life on Life's terms
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You Can’t Go Home Again (If Only)
Boy, I would be so happy if that were literally true if applied to vacations. I am not ready to go home, but tomorrow is the day. This morning we went back to the tunnel Mercado to look for a … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica
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Everything Old is New Again
Thursday, April 26, 2012 Today we revisited some of our favorite places in this part of San José (Avenida Central and Barrio Amón), ate, and shopped. Not necessarily in that order. After breakfast in our hotel, we walked over to … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica
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