Lessons Learned from the Grammys

by Belinda MunozFebruary 1, 2010

I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either. ~ Jack Benny
Seeing all the hoopla surrounding last night’s Grammy Awards reminded me that, a year ago, I was there.  Dear husband produced an album that was nominated for an award.  I was thrilled for him when the news came [...]

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Is Your Independence Pure Hype?

by Belinda MunozJanuary 28, 2010

Independence. It seems the ultimate goal of parents is to guide their children toward independence.  Babies, helpless creatures that they are who never remain babies long enough, exhibit their capacity for independence as soon as their bones and muscles become strong enough to crawl.  Valiantly venturing away from where they are to where they can [...]

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Sunny Thoughts from Rainy Day Haiku

by Belinda MunozJanuary 25, 2010

Years ago, my husband, a constant source of inspiration for me, put together a collaborative album called Twenty Haiku, a multimedia project involving twenty pieces of original haiku, accompanied by original 2D art and seconds-long, one-instrument music expressed on the spot at the time of recording.  It was a critical success.  I think of this [...]

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Truth or Dare?

by Belinda MunozJanuary 21, 2010

Ugh.  I cower at the title of this post.  I’m not a truth or dare kind of gal and have very little experience with the game.  Truthfully, I’d rather put on a pair of wet socks, have sticky jam hands squeeze my cheeks, plop between a cold wall and a big sneezing man on a [...]

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Doors, Knocks, Locks and Keys, Figuratively

by Belinda MunozJanuary 18, 2010

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Years ago, I had the pleasure of sitting next to Jackson Browne at a dear friend’s wedding dinner.  Jackson is a well-known singer-songwriter of hits such as “The Pretender”, “Running on Empty”, “Doctor My Eyes”.  I didn’t grow up listening to [...]

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Helping Haiti

by Belinda MunozJanuary 14, 2010

I had several ideas for this post but all of them kept pulling me back to Haiti.
News of the devastation in Haiti is a struggle to hear.  A country already one of the poorest, flattened even more.  Generation after generation.   Fraught with abject poverty, political unrest and infectious diseases.  Seemingly unable to catch a break.
I [...]

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101 Things Worth More than Your Bank Account

by Belinda MunozJanuary 11, 2010

A recent survey conducted by Reader’s Digest indicates that money is the main source of stress in most countries.  This comes as no surprise in light of the current fragile economy and the steady unemployment rate in the U.S. of 10% as of last month.
Add to this recent reports of brand new and unsold garments [...]

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Simple Things That Add Meaning to Everyday

by Belinda MunozJanuary 6, 2010

One misnomer that has always bothered me is when the word “everyday” is used synonymously with “ordinary”.  By definition, “everyday” connotes familiarity which connotes ordinariness.  OK, I get it.
But for me, I like to view everyday with excitement.  Everyday is a renewed license to live by our own design; free to share our gifts with [...]

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Resolutions Redesigned

by Belinda MunozJanuary 4, 2010

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle. ~ Eric Zorn
A little exploring, a dash of relaxing, a touch of indulging and a lot of silly-making with my boys and voila, my two-week vacation is lived fully with [...]

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Love Amidst Consumerism

by Belinda MunozDecember 23, 2009

No, no, no.  I’m not looking for romantic love.  I’ve clinched that a long time ago.  I’m talking about something less one-on-one, more come-one-come-y’all.
First, a little background.  I’ve developed an aversion for shopping over the past years.  I’ve grown to dislike parting with fists full of benjamins in exchange for stuff that doesn’t bring me [...]

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