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        <div class="message"><p>It was my birthday yesterday. &nbsp;My sister gave me a book called <a href="http://merrillmarkoe.com/books/its-my-f-ing-birthday-a-novel">"It's My F---ing Birthday"</a>, a series of "state of the union" addresses the thirty-something and then forty-something main character gives herself on seven subsequent birthdays. &nbsp;Upon visiting…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262897/happy-birthday-baby-narcissist--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <p class="post-info">Nov 30, 2011</p>
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        <div class="message">"The truth will set you free"<br><br>A lovely platitude... but total crap.<br><br>Not that I'm dissing the truth, here. &nbsp;Anyone who knows me has seen me in action, my sword in hand, carving away at the B.S. and "beautiful lies"…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262898/the-truth-will-set-you-free--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">I gave an improvisation workshop last weekend to a group of budding young singer-songwriters. &nbsp;My main focus with them was on listening -- the most important part of any musical endeavour, in my opinion -- and we did many exercises…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262899/the-birth-of-a-note--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">One of my favourite questions from students is "when will I be good enough to not have to practise any more?"<br><br>There are two equally valid and truthful answers to this question:<br><br>1. You're already good enough, and<br>2. Never…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262900/when-will-i-be-good-enough--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">In talking about life and emotional fitness, I talk a lot about having the right tools in your toolbox, and knowing how and when to use them. &nbsp; 
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        <div class="message">In the process of pondering personal abuse, I was silly enough to watch some of the footage of the NYC police department closing in on the Occupy Wall Street protesters.<br><br>And my heart broke further.<br><br>It's the same premise, really…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262902/abuse-of-people-abuse-of-power--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">For many years, I have been watching someone I love living in the receiving end of verbal and emotional abuse. &nbsp;Having been through this myself -- in five relationships of which I am conscious -- I have, unfortunately, become a…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262903/when-too-much-is-finally-enough--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">Yes, I have been silent. &nbsp;There have been a few adventures over the past few days.<br><br>What started as a minor fever developed into a ridiculously high one on Monday night, resulting in Don being taken by ambulance to emerg…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262904/crying-wolf--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">This'll be a quickie, because there's too much going on today. &nbsp;But, for my own sanity, and the safety of my dear hubby, I do need to take a few minutes...<br><br>You see, he popped a fever over the weekend…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262905/patience-for-the-patient--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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        <div class="message">It's a fine line, sometimes...<br><br>My daily routine is ritualistic most days. &nbsp;A way to bring my self, my life into focus, prepare the way to get things done. &nbsp;Some days, such as yesterday, I begin to resent the restriction…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/ramblings/blog/3262906/routine-and-ritual--3">Read more</a></span></div>
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