Category Archives: personal reflections

Reframing when facing life’s detours

Posted on July 30, 2012 by stillalife

It’s so easy to complain.  The reasons may change from season to season and person to person, but we all do it. Lately, crews have torn up roads in our area, contractors and the transportation dept. have closed bridges and … Continue reading →

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Have you found your tribe?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by stillalife

Everyone who has set a personal or professional goal needs a tribe.  “Tribe” as it’s used these days refers to a group of people who are connected, have a leader, are passionate about a common cause or idea, and use specific … Continue reading →

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Paying attention to the world outside us

Posted on July 14, 2012 by stillalife

While I’d like to pay close attention to my surroundings year round, I find it easiest to do so in summer.  A covered patio, sunny days and warm evenings give me the means and opportunity to commit the crime of … Continue reading →

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And more on clutter

Posted on July 11, 2012 by stillalife

Just when I thought I had said all that needed to be said on the topic of clutter (Good solution to problem of clutter),  I ran across more information in an unexpected place, a memoir called The Happiness Project, in … Continue reading →

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Good solution to problem of clutter

Posted on July 9, 2012 by stillalife

Note:  I posted this last week and saw today that it had disappeared, so I’m trying one more time. Apologies to those who are receiving it a second time. Clutter is a killer.  Do an online search for “house clutter … Continue reading →

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Leaving our comfort zones

Posted on June 30, 2012 by stillalife

“Whatever scares you, do it. Now.” That advice comes from Ken Budd, author of the article, “New Adventures, New Risks, New You,” and of a memoir with an exceedingly long title that begins with The Voluntourist: A Six-Country Tale… Budd has had … Continue reading →

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When we are not the center of the universe

Posted on June 28, 2012 by stillalife

A good day happens when we are able to get outside ourselves.  The other day I saw a trailer for a movie (or was it reality TV?)  in which a young woman said, “I’m the center of the universe.” Most of … Continue reading →

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Living in the Third Age

Posted on June 25, 2012 by stillalife

For me, yesterday’s tour of gardens on Vashon Island went beyond views of beautiful plants, homes, and garden art; it also brought the flowering of new insights. Two of the three of us who traveled to Vashon together have been … Continue reading →

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“Let it not happen again”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by stillalife

All memorials tell a story of loss, usually of lives. We’ve all seen them, from crosses on the side of the highway marking the scene of a fatal traffic accident to large-scale national memorials such as the Vietnam War Memorial. … Continue reading →

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Inventing stories

Posted on June 13, 2012 by stillalife

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