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 "In the stillness, I am safe, In the stillness, I am free,  In the stillness, I am coming home to me."   LeAnn Rimes (2020)   And in the usual manner, this post has been prompted by a recent happening.   In this case, something known as  “Earth Hour ” took place.   At that time, we were encouraged to spend an hour with the lights turned off.    This was primarily a symbolic gesture, and motivation for contemplation of climate change and other adverse environmental issues.   Its stated aims, however, also include an opportunity to “re-connect” with nature meaningfully.   Taken from the event’s website...   “Let nature power your next moment of calm”   The hitherto words “calm” and “stillness”, are rather resonant with me. In short, I could do with a lot more of it.   A large source of my mental unrest is having a mind that often seems to be overflowing with jumbled thoughts.   I could do with rather less of them,...
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  “If music be the food of love”...   (William Shakespeare 1601 or 02)   Not much (at all) brain injury related stuff, this time. More an update on one way, in which I now fill my time, and one which has been very prevalent, of late.   I’ve mentioned this topic, on occasions before, but given the time that I am currently spending on it, I thought that it was worth a post on it, alone...   Namely...   Music – and beyond simply listening to it!    Playing it, too, and other related things....   Now music has been a part of my life, since early childhood.   As a child, I received lessons in both the piano and clarinet, and played the latter in ensembles, both in and out of school.   I was never much good at it,  but it was, nevertheless a big part of my early life.   This has continued throughout adulthood (albeit in a much less formal context).   For many years this it was primarily the playing of stringed instruments –...
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