Monthly Archives: February 2017

Music as meditation

Posted on February 27, 2017 by stillalife

No one would call me mindful.  I forget where I set my reading glasses, have returned empty envelopes to Comcast and others while leaving the payment checks in my checkbook, and once left my cell phone on an outdoor bench in Haarlem, The Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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Aging like a monkey

Posted on February 19, 2017 by stillalife

I don’t usually write about — or even admit to — aging as it affects me, but after reading an article in the New York Times, “What Old Monkeys and Old Humans Have in Common,” I think it’s time we talked … Continue reading →

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The satisfaction of doing it yourself

Posted on February 9, 2017 by stillalife

Have you held on to something you created earlier in your life,  maybe an elementary school finger painting or a junior high wood shop birdhouse? I have collections of greeting cards I made and never sent, and booklets I made … Continue reading →

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