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Jumping ahead – why does age make us mellow?

Softer speech, greater deliberation, more introspection – all seem to accompany the aging process and progress along with it. Why was this not available to me earlier? Does life have its own caste system – each decade of aging putting … Continue reading

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..and another dream ends – to start the very next immediately :)

Life, in its eternal wisdom, has a funny way of keeping us guessing. We think we have arrived, and then if not pull, life changes the rug under our very feet even as we struggle to find balance. We can … Continue reading

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Summer wine

And I always thought it had something to do with alcohol. But how will the senses be able to drink in summer’s grandeur while muffled by those airy fumes? Nay – this grand bouquet from nature is the real summer … Continue reading

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When I write, I dream.

..and when I dream, I float. When I float, I have no weight – and this extends to the subconscious and mental spaces. With no baggage, there is nothing to hold me down or tie me to a spot – … Continue reading

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Will the snow give up?

Another storm came and went, and dumped more snow on top of the ice, and ice on top of the snow. Backs have given up on trying to kill the ice from the driveway. And now the Arctic Vortex is … Continue reading

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December – and 2013 is drawing to a close

Our music school’s annual day is now behind us – and what a day it was! Students really teach us – every day – why we started teaching in the first place. Just one look into their eyes is all … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving is here – and I am ready, this time :)

Family, friends, and a collected me – just the right ingredients for a perfect Thanksgiving. How can the weather gods but cooperate? Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone!

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The magic of learning because we teach!

As time moves on, I am truly enjoying all of my teaching experiences. A look, a gesture, the frown of question, the brushing away of a lock of hair that gets in the way, the innocent question, the seemingly malicious … Continue reading

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Drifting – is it another name for one person’s purposefulness ?

Days flow into nights, weeks into months, and time inexorably keeps up its measured march forward. Children grow up, parents become grandparents, and fresh youth opens eyes in wonder to a brand new world. Age and experience complain bitterly even … Continue reading

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Time keeps flying

Lives change, and people move on. The only thing we can depend on is change – and it is very reliable in it’s persistence. Are we on the cusp of global change? Always. Can we depend on tomorrow being exactly … Continue reading

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