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Roller coaster days

Posted on October 14, 2011 by stillalife

Each morning I prepare my husband and myself for the day ahead by reading aloud our horoscopes by astrologer Linda Black, despite the fact that most days they seem to address other people’s lives.  After 40 years together it’s easy to feel … Continue reading →

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Don’t lose face and don’t take off your clothes in church

Posted on September 18, 2011 by stillalife

“Never lose face,” was the motto a friend and I adopted years ago.  The pressure to live by such a stuffy guiding principle came after we presented a workshop on an icy winter night in a forest retreat center housed … 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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Imperfection as a way of life

Posted on August 5, 2011 by stillalife

The Gifts of Imperfection.  Somehow this book ended up on my library request list, although I don’t remember what prompted me to request it.  It was probably the title. I’ve always thought perfection was a gift, so finding a book … Continue reading →

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Formula for success?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by stillalife

In early May, I urged readers to capture their life stories in writing.  I said it was a way to leave a legacy and possibly to help future generations understand aspects of the past.  I should have added that when you … Continue reading →

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Winter light inspires rhyming doggerel

Posted on February 20, 2011 by stillalife

I love winter light and yesterday’s was especially good for taking photos, not so contrasty that shadows were muddied and objects in sunlight were blinding.  I’ve included a bit of rhyming doggerel to set the scene. Walking near Juanita Bay … Continue reading →

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