Monthly Archives: January 2012

Skipping the resolutions in 2012

Posted on January 5, 2012 by stillalife

To resolve or not to resolve? Do New Year’s resolutions serve any purpose? Do they do any good? This week I’ve read several commentaries on this topic, which interested me because I decided not to make any resolutions this year. … Continue reading →

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Expect the unexpected in the Year of the Dragon

Posted on January 3, 2012 by stillalife

Why bother with New Year’s resolutions when the end of the world is coming on December 21? I read in this morning’s Seattle Times that apocalyptic thinkers are predicting even stranger things: the reversal of the earth’s polarity so that magnetic … Continue reading →

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The “sounds” of music

Posted on January 1, 2012 by stillalife

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.*Matsuo Basho Last night we ushered out 2011 and welcomed 2012 in grand style. “Sound”  tied both experiences together. Expressing gratitude for the causes and conditions … Continue reading →

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