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Month: June 2018

Friday Musings: Your Deepest Presence

Friday Musings: Your Deepest Presence

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The other day I pilfered a copy of The Essential Rumi from my daughter Wendy’s bookshelf. This is one of the benefits of having a child who is extremely well-read. It’s literally like having a library at your disposal. She’s unaware that I “borrowed” her book, but if she’s reading this post then she certainly knows it now. Rumi was a 13th century philosopher and theologian who just happens to have written truly beautiful poetry that is extremely relevant to our 21st century world. He is considered by many to …

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Music and Cocktails: Speak to Me

Music and Cocktails: Speak to Me

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To say that I spend time thinking about relationships between people is a true statement, wouldn’t you agree? So many of my posts are written about the subject of love, whether it’s romantic (that’s my favorite), or platonic, or what we feel for our children or our parents. Human interaction fascinates me, especially because the relationship that exists between any two people is something that has presence, weight, and importance, yet it has no real substance. It’s impossible to measure, evaluate, or analyze in …

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Movie Bars: Grace Under Pressure

Movie Bars: Grace Under Pressure

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One of the best parts of doing these Movie Bar posts is that I get the opportunity to watch some of my favorite films again and see them in a totally new light. The subject of this week’s post, Midnight in Paris, is certainly no exception. Released to much critical acclaim in 2011, the movie was written and directed by Woody Allen, and actually won the Oscar that year for Best Original Screenplay. I watched it the first time around with my daughter Wendy in anticipation of our unforgettable trip to Paris in …

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Friday Musings: A Riot of Pinks

Friday Musings: A Riot of Pinks

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Last night I stood by my window and watched the most beautiful sunset fill the sky with so many different shades of pink that I couldn’t even count them all. It seemed so appropriate to me because my granddaughter Nora turned one this week. It was as if the sky was offering up its riotous display of color just to celebrate her, and there is, after all, so very much to celebrate. What a year she and I have had together! When I first found out I was going to be a grandmother, the thought of it filled my heart …

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Music and Cocktails: Sweet Like Candy to My Soul

Music and Cocktails: Sweet Like Candy to My Soul

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Ah, yes. You know this line. It’s from “Crash Into Me,” released by the Dave Matthews Band in December of 1996. It reached #19 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and rose all the way to #7 on their Modern Rock Tracks chart in March of the following year. Before we go any further, let’s be honest and say that since Dave Matthews admitted on VH1 Storytellers that the lyrics are about a peeping Tom, it has become somewhat embarrassing to confess that this is a song we actually like. Even prior to …

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