Long read, written in 2015. In which I accidentally make three new friends and thereby diminish my chances of suffering from loneliness in old age. One goal of my boot camp for old age is to make at least two new friends this year and every year. Now why would I set myself such […]
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Reposted from 2015. In which various kind people give me personal advice, much of it valuable, all of it appreciated, on how to live my life. In August 2015 I went on a seven-day cruise of New Zealand’s southernmost fiords with two friends, 29 soon-to-be friends, and six friendly crew. (What, only six? Yes: […]
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In which I look back over the relationship of Death and me, see a pattern, and get overly personal.
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Reposted from 2015. Ukulele kindergarten: In which I embark on a learning challenge that is bound to fail, and experience irrational joy and relief. Learn a new skill (this year and every year): this task is a pretty significant one, and you know why! For years scientists have told us that a powerful key to […]
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I was feeling anxious for no apparent reason. I checked in with “my” cognitive therapist. We decided I was feeling a big fat lack in my life of a big fat writing project, the sort that brings me not mere pleasure but sustained joy, the sort of project that makes me leap out of bed […]
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