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MUSIC THERAPY: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR STRESSFUL TIMES

March 22, 2022 by

Music therapy comes in so many flavors. Listen to calming tones, or listen clanking tones. Find live music, or play your own. The thing with playing music is you need to practice. But how long should you practice? That long.

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RICK STEVES SAYS TRAVEL IS A POLITICAL ACT

March 21, 2022 by

Is Rick Steves right about travel? He ought to know after all the traveling he’s done. From all over Europe, to Paris, he’s been around. So why is travel a political act?

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FUTURE PLANS? CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH

March 20, 2022 by

Who is making plans for the future? Now that the covid pandemic is over, now that there’s world peace, and you’ve reached your life goals, the future looks bright? Not so fast, my hopefuls.

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PRISON TIME DOESN’T WORK FOR EVERYONE

March 19, 2022 by

If you do prison time, what are you supposed to learn? Is education even part of the sentence, or is it a waiting game? People I know have been to prison. One of them twice. Three times is a bigger problem in some states. Oregon has its own sentencing guideline grid.

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TWO WORLDS, ONE PEOPLE

March 18, 2022 by

We live in two worlds, or so it seems. One world is bright and shiny with hope for the future. It’s glass and steel with clean, clear surfaces. Shades of blue light sparkle between the dreams of the builders and us, the visitors. That’s one world. Looks good, smells good, feels good.

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VISUAL PROOF? SEE IT AND BELIEVE IT

March 17, 2022 by

Take a good hard look for visual proof when you hear something that sounds good, too good. Maybe it’s good, but too good? Perfect? Inquiring minds like yours and mine want to know how good. Take a good hard look. You’ll know it’s good enough and hard enough when you look like the top pic. […]

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BODY ISSUES TO AVOID IF POSSIBLE, AND HOW TO DO IT

March 16, 2022 by

When it comes to body issues, America leads the pack. From fat shaming to thin shaming, tall shaming to short shaming, we’ve got it covered from coast to coast. But, have you ever wondered why California’s nut and berry lettuce eaters feel so superior to the fried diet of meat and potatoes still popular in […]

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AFFIRMING LIFE ON THE EDGE

March 15, 2022 by

How much do I like seeing people work at affirming life? I like it a lot. From this blog I’ve seen how important it is. I’ve also seen the need is never ending when confronted by adversity. A body laying in the street is just such an adversity, and I’m not in a war zone.

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HONOR LIFE WHEREVER IT’S FOUND

March 14, 2022 by

How do you honor life when you don’t understand how anyone could live the way some people live? First, try to understand instead of judging. Besides, if you don’t understand their way of life, chances are they don’t understand your’s either. Remember, it’s not a contest, but if it was, the winner is the one […]

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GOING HOME THE LONG WAY

March 13, 2022 by

If going home doesn’t bring the warm and fuzzies, you need to review. Are bad memories of a bad home town a problem? You should check your map for the best way to get there. If current times are any measure, being homeward bound is not getting any easier.

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