Tag: journal
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MAKING MY PEACE … with seasonal sadness
Making My Peace … with seasonal sadness Like the last scene of a riveting adventure movie on a cold night, you know that it will end, that you’ll don your coat over the pretty dress that you really wanted everyone to see, and contemplate the way home. Cheaper by bus, quicker by taxi,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the end of summer vacation
Making My Peace … with the end of summer vacation It is September as I write: the long, summer August vacation in France is over. For me, I did not take a month-long vacation as the French do; instead, I took two, short, 4-day trips – remaining in France, no more than two…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with listening to sad songs
Making My Peace … with listening to sad songs Elton John, the English musician, sang about sad songs. Remember his 1984 Sad Songs (Say So Much)? He wrote, “If someone else is suffering enough, oh, to write it down, when every single word makes sense, then it’s easier to have those songs around.”…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with managing the chaos of creativity
Making My Peace … with managing the chaos of creativity The creative process never runs smooth. Ideas run wild, then they dry out. Motivation moves like a runaway train, then comes to a screeching halt. Routines work until the rhythm is disrupted. Certain potential successes turn out to be slow-moving sloths. Oh, the chaos…