Articles dated November 2011

Good
For some time, I have been pondering the concept of “good.” In specific contexts, it is really easy to understand: good food, a good grade, a good battery, good news, my good side, good music, good friends, good weather, a good book, good health, a good job, a good...

How to Listen to Music and Why
I begin with a confession: I am not a musician. I cannot read music, although I can raise and lower my voice with the notes in a hymnal. I cannot play music, although I can whistle it. I cannot sing music…well maybe I can, but I have been denied membership in a church...

Back to School (Part 4): I have fallen behind...
Nationwide Insurance has a tag line that says, “Life comes at you fast”—and it does. I must confess, I have fallen behind in my Foundations memory work. I had to go out of town because of work for a couple of weeks in a row and it really threw me off. I would say I am...

Harnessing Your Creativity through Dream Journaling
I am sure everyone is familiar with the experience of a vivid dream being forgotten just moments after waking. Ironically, it is only if we could remember these dreams that we would appreciate the tragedy of having lost them – for dreams are the raw, unchanneled...