I recently spent a month working on a piano composition.* The process wasn’t arduous, though it did take awhile. In fact, I worked on it in between doing other things. I wasn’t…
Author: Chris
Already a Great Year for Introspection
I admit it. The first five months of 2024 seemed, um, challenging. To be sure, everything is actually going fine. Maybe it’s growing pains. For whatever reason, it wasn’t always easy to…
A Verbal Sculpture Garden I Just Keep Adding To
My last post was from January 31st. At the time, I intended to pause the blog for February only. I ended the post with “See you in March!” Today is June 1st….
Hello, Old Friend
It’s a stormy Wednesday night here in Sacramento. It’s windy out. I almost felt like I was going to get blown over when I got out of the car coming back from…
Thoughts on the Vibrational Universe
What thoughts do you want to empower? It is not so easy to focus on what we want sometimes. This is because what we have is so prominent, right there in our…
Give Them a Break
Previously I wrote about being at the cafe with my friend. Someone was talking loudly next to us. My initial reaction was to be annoyed at the distraction, but then I remembered…
The Ideal Weekend for Highly-Sensitive Me?
I often want downtime. In fact, I have consciously structured my day to maximize time for replenishment, contemplation, and recreation.* Do I need more time to myself than the average person? I…
The Book (Update #6)
Since blogging again this month, I have mentioned my book on piano-playing a bit. I wanted to go more in depth, so here’s an official update! Last month I printed out my…
Beethoven’s Third Symphony with my “Digital Orchestra”
A few months ago I found myself inspired to put the entire first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, ie the “Eroica,” onto Logic Pro. I wanted to see how my “digital…
Tonight’s Answers to Quality Questions
Sometimes I look back on older posts to get inspired for new ones. Tonight I found reference* to “Quality Questions for Personal Happiness” . These are great questions. I want to answer…