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Savoring life…and chocolate

Posted on October 17, 2011 by stillalife

Imagine putting a square of chocolate in the middle of your tongue (preferably 71% cacao), feeling it gradually melt and spread to the edges of your tongue, to the roof of your mouth, and down your throat, where the aftertaste … Continue reading →

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Getting the most from life

Posted on October 10, 2011 by stillalife

I have been savoring a fascinating book for the past month.  It’s called Rapt:  Attention and the Focused Life by Winifred Gallagher.  I know that it’s been a month, since it’s due back at the library tomorrow with 100 pages … Continue reading →

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Poker faces don’t age well

Posted on September 15, 2011 by stillalife

When I was younger I felt certain that sadness and aging were companions united in a conspiracy to ruin the last years of a life.  After all, everyone I knew in their sixties and older experienced aches, couldn’t play sports … Continue reading →

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Acting as if there were no future

Posted on September 13, 2011 by stillalife

“…25% of our happiness depends on our ability to manage stress,” says researcher Robert Epstein.  He bases this conclusion on surveys of “3,000 participants in the U.S. and 29 other countries” and suggests we should be “fighting stress before it even starts, … Continue reading →

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Two passions, two jobs

Posted on August 27, 2011 by stillalife

I’m intrigued by people who live double lives.  I’m not talking about secret agents or cartoon characters like Clark Kent, aka Superman.  I’m referring to people who hold challenging day jobs they love, while also following an artistic passion on … Continue reading →

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A contemporary fairy godmother

Posted on August 18, 2011 by stillalife

There are times in all our lives when we need a fairy godmother, not the one whose sprinkling of magic dust turned Cinderella’s pumpkin into a coach and the castle’s rodents into horses, but someone with the same rousing spirit … Continue reading →

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What’s your mission?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by stillalife

Do you have a personal mission statement (also called a “manifesto”)?  A statement of beliefs and intentions? A set of guiding principles for how to live your life?  It’s possible that you do somewhere in the recesses of your brain. … Continue reading →

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Reading as a cure for nearly everything

Posted on July 19, 2011 by stillalife

As someone who loves to curl up with a book — any book, good or otherwise — I was interested to read an article about “bibliotherapy,” in an on-line magazine called Ode, which came to me via the DailyGood newsletter.  It … Continue reading →

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Worthy of biographies

Posted on July 14, 2011 by stillalife

“Every human life is worth a biography if only we could find the right author.”  Ruby Ewan, retired school teacher from Montana Yesterday we held a memorial service for my mother, and David Kratz, the minister conducting the service, wove … Continue reading →

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The pursuit of happiness

Posted on July 3, 2011 by stillalife

In honor of tomorrow’s Independence Day, this Sunday’s sermon focused on the lines from the Declaration of Independence that say that all men are created equal and that among our inalienable rights are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” … Continue reading →

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