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Category Archives: Personal
I Would Never Play Tackle Football Or Box
I think I played tackle football twice in my life, sometime around seventh grade. I hate being hurt. I hate getting tackled. I hate pain. I hate the risk of injury. Yet I love watching football. I love to see … Continue reading
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Tagged advice columnist, art education, carolyn hax, contact sports, destructive nature, meatpacking
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I’m On The Up-Side Of My Bipolar Cycle
My frequent posts this week indicate that I am on the up side of my bipolar cycle. Though not clinically bipolar, I have many tendencies in this direction. If you read many of my posts, you’ll notice that I tend … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Personal
Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teacher, alexander teachers, alexander technique teacher, anti psychotics, mood stabilizers
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How Can You Figure Out Your Purpose In Life?
I heard an Orthodox rabbi recommend that before you go to bed, you reflect back on the holy moments of the day when you felt most alive. Write them down. They’re a guide to your purpose in life.
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I Have A Friendly Face!
I feel isolated much of the time. Standoffish. Most people, I don’t feel much inclination to get to know them. I frequently feel lonely in a crowd. I’ll go to a conference one weekend and there might be only one … Continue reading
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Tagged forehead, inclination, postures, shul, stranger
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I’m Thinking About Moving To Taiwan
This thriving country of 23 million has no Alexander Technique teachers. I should clean up! Email me if you’d like an Alexander lesson in Taiwan for US$100. Maybe I’ll pay a visit. On the down side, there are only about … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teachers, dense population, kosher restaurants, nature of the beast, orthodox jews, shooting match
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