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LAST CALL? NOT FOR YOU

February 1, 2024 by

Last call for alcohol? Nope, not that one. If you don’t hear from yourself on a regular basis, check in. If it’s busy, make a recall.

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QUIT NOW? THEN WHAT

July 12, 2023 by

Quit now and forever hold your peace? Who do you say that to? And who would listen? Quitting is the easy part, it’s what comes next that’s hard to figure out.

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CHOOSING SIDES: IT’S MORE THAN SHIRTS vs SKINS?

February 25, 2023 by

The secret to choosing sides? Sometimes you don’t choose, you get chosen, picked. Then you find yourself standing on one side of a line. How do you make sure it’s the best side for you when you know the other will eventually look better?

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MUSIC MANNERS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING

August 31, 2022 by

Music manners start with listening, which may be a reason school music programs get cut: No one knows how to listen. And being able to listen is the key to musical education. Teachers don’t tell their class to shut-up and listen, but it’s a goal.

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MENTORING WORK FOR A LIFETIME

July 11, 2022 by

Mentoring work starts when you learn a better way of doing things from someone you trust. You might learn how to teach someone else what you’e learned. Mentorship says, “If you can do it, show others how it’s done.” Let’s go:

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH OF MAY, 2021

May 12, 2021 by

Mental health never takes a day off, but it gets a month out of the year for more awareness. Except mental health is a harder reach. Talk to someone about it and it goes good until you hear more about their problems. Then what? It’s good to have a plan.

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MUSIC EDUCATION MAKES A GOOD LISTENER

August 11, 2020 by

From flutophone to virtuoso, music education is an essential subject. One online expert said there are two kinds of music: easy and impossible. They finished with: The path between them is called practice.

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CURIOUS CAT: REPORTS OF ITS DEMISE GREATLY EXAGGERATED

May 12, 2020 by

A curious cat looking for the right answers starts a journey. But where does it really begin? If it starts with reading, which books give the best answers? Young parents know this drill: Ask around at the library.

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