Tag: music
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Roots and Wings
If you know me, you know that I am a learner. I like to gather information, pick up new skills, broaden my horizons, read a lot of books, and meet a wide variety of people. (I didn’t say a LOT of people. I am an introvert, after all.) All of this learning means that I…
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Losing the Meaning
Did you know that if you surgically separate your amygdala from the rest of your brain (your amygdala is where your emotions come from) your experiences stop holding any meaning? Like if you separated my amygdala from my brain, I could walk up to you and have a conversation about death and tell you you’re…
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The Full Story
I won the lottery this week and was chosen to play on the worship team at church. During band rehearsal on Tuesday, I kept thinking I wanted to take a video to document this strange Pandemic/church experience so I could look back on it in years to come. Finally, during a quiet moment, I stopped…
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Good Stuff for the Holidays
As we barrel full-speed ahead into Christmas (where did December go?!?) I feel a little bit like I got hooked onto the back of Santa’s sleigh and dragged reindeer-style across the globe. It’s not a great feeling. Consequently, I’ve decided that it’s time to pause and enjoy a few little things in life lately. So…
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More of the Good Stuff
Last week’s post was pretty intense. Like the circus. Or camping. Get it? Intense. In tense. In tents…Hmm. That joke doesn’t really work so well in writing, does it? How about this one? An atheist, a Crossfitter, and a vegetarian walk into a bar. The only reason we know is because they told everyone within…