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Benjamin Zander on music and passion
TED Talks Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.
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The Pedestrian Woman
She stands at the intersection, waiting
to stride across in that inimitable way of hers,
shoulderbag banging against one hip, head high,
her hair promiscuous to the wind.
Or sits at the typewriter, inconspicuous
as any other woman,
writing messages to the universe
which will get her in trouble with the boss.
No past, no future, flickers ( Read more... ) -
Gratitude
Sexton was a local poet (Weston MA) who suffered from depression all her life, and attempted suicide more than once. A therapist suggested she try writing and she did, and became successful in a short time, even winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1967. She continued, all her life, to suffer from depression and alcoholism. Finally, in 1974, at the age of ( Read more... ) -
PLaying for Change
Playing for Change! October 24, 2008
Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music:
PLAYING FOR CHANGE: PEACE THROUGH MUSIC.
The film brings together musicians from around the world - blues singers in a waterlogged New Orleans, chamber groups in Moscow, a South ( Read more... ) -
The Layers - Stanley Kunitz
The Layers
I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle not to stray.
When I look behind,
as I am compelled to look
before I can gather strength
to proceed on my journey,
I see the milestones dwindling
toward the horizon
and the slow fires trailing
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September
September was a whirlwind.
Settling into the new semester. Beginning internship at AYCC....
that really had me hit the ground running. And having not run for a long time, I was winded.
It's quite something being introduced as a counselor, with my own caseload and groups to set up and run. Somehow, a strange fit.
Some highlights!
BBQ at Erika's
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