Monthly Archives: January 2020

Eating mindfully

Posted on January 27, 2020 by stillalife

Recently, I attended a class called “Mindful Eating.” Although it was not promoted as a weight-loss program, I went anyway, on the off-chance it would help me lose ten pounds with little or no sacrifice or effort. The class was … Continue reading →

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Calling all Rats; your year is almost here

Posted on January 19, 2020 by stillalife

Welcome to the Year of the Rat (beginning January 25), a title applicable to so much more than the upcoming Chinese and Vietnamese New Years. Zodiac Rats were born in 1936, 1948,1960, 1972, 1984, 2008 and 2020. Other kinds of … Continue reading →

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Generation gap from a new perspective

Posted on January 9, 2020 by stillalife

For the first time I understand what it means to be on the other side of the age gap.  Not that I haven’t had many glimpses earlier, but now they’re following me everywhere. I remember the gap between my views … Continue reading →

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Phone tag

Posted on January 2, 2020 by stillalife

After a two-month break, I’m returning to blogging.  The work I’m doing on my novel has become…well… difficult. How would my protagonist react in this scene?  What about the one after it?  It’s constraining, especially when my writing coach asks, … Continue reading →

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