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The Muses: Honesty

I do not think there is a person on this planet that does not experience some degree of self-doubt at at least one time in their life.  Small children, perhaps, but that supreme confidence of the very young is soon … Continue reading

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The Muses: Memory

O Muse, help me remember . . . This week I am taking my AP Latin students into the ancient Roman epic, Virgil’s Aeneid. True to the ancient Greek and then Latin form, the epic, somewhere in the first few lines, … Continue reading

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The Muses: What I am living for–Part 2

(We are sharing, over three days, the homily given by Karen Smith in the January 10 service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett.  In the first part, Karen set us up to ponder how it is we share with … Continue reading

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The Muses: What I am living for–Part 1

(Over the next three days, we will share an edited version of Karen Smith’s homily from the January 10 service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett.  (You can find parts 2 & 3 here and here)) A couple of … Continue reading

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The Muses: Calliope

Music: Song of the Caged Bird, by Lindsey Stirling The Song I heard the song today. The melody so sweet, It has never played So softly before. It is very strange because, Although I cannot feel the cold, I’m being … Continue reading

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The Muses: Drawn In

I am fascinated by the dynamic experience that is inspiration.  I don’t pretend to understand it, which maybe only makes it all the more fascinating.  I think we think too narrowly about inspiration.  I think we think of artists being … Continue reading

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The Muses: Which Games to Play?

Last year around this time my world turned upside down. It was not what you think. My mother passed away in November of last year but that was expected with her 94 years and ailments and we were thankful she … Continue reading

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