Category Archives: Psychology

Of Reeds and Strings and Other New Things

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

I’m learning violin. I’m forty-six. I’ve never played an instrument. Why now? I’ve always wanted to learn violin, and one day this very instrument made its appearance in my life as if to announce It’s time. I had heard violin was … Continue reading →

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Of Tigers and Teapots

Posted on December 11, 2016 by

(This was originally written in the fall of 2015. I found it in my drafts and decided it was time to post. Much has changed since I originally penned it, but the sentiment remains the same.) Our family has been … Continue reading →

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Good Neighbor: Control of Tone in Writing and Life

Posted on December 3, 2016 by

Reading The Writer’s Control of Tone edited by Edward M. White, I learned something about myself in the first two pages of the introduction. Talk about effective writing! White relates a story of a curriculum salesman visiting a college composition … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Kindness, Psychology, Tone, Writing | 2 Comments

Reflecting on Giants with Sophie and Scout

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

“Man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” ~John Calvin I’ve been thinking about giants. Some giants we make and others are made for us. Specifically, I’ve been considering one of the giants in England and the … Continue reading →

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