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Persistence in Seeking

Persistence in Seeking

When I quit playing the recorder after my 4th grade music class wrapped up, it was a super easy decision.  I had precisely zero interest in finding a solution to the challenge of learning to play the recorder well.  When I walked away from that instrument,...
Blaming My Disability

Blaming My Disability

What I’ve found as my life has gone on and I have grown is that I used to feel extremely limited, yes.  However, I no longer imagine this sense of limitation was caused by my disability, but rather by my habits and personal practices….or lack thereof.  ...
There’s No Going Back

There’s No Going Back

Have you ever had the notion that despite all your efforts, you always wind up back at square one? I know I do. But how would this be so? Let’s say you count from 1 to 99, as you say each number, they sound different, they look different and they even feel...
Choosing What to Play

Choosing What to Play

Let me start this by making a public apology…  To my fourth grade music teacher, classmates, my parents and anyone else whose ears had to suffer through my half-hearted attempts at playing the recorder, There’s no good reason you should have had to endure...
Just Another Day

Just Another Day

Have you noticed how New Year’s resolutions would be so much simpler to keep if life didn’t have the super annoying habit of getting in the way?   I mean, on any given day there are countless distractions in our lives, from devastating fires in Los...