This is your life. Do what you want with it.

And have fun.

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ambitious time of playing more music professionally and traveling with Mary Ann. Instead covid

happened. Gigs stopped and now I'm okay with it. Being together with Mary Ann is enough. We

play ukulele together and I'm finding much joy in that.

What would make my life fuller, richer? Ironically, the simpler the better. More acceptance on

what is, not thinking of how I need to change things. Even if I don't do as much gardening,

dancing, playing musical gigs or exercise as much as I thought I would, there is a freedom I feel

The older I get, the more at peace I am and satisfied with what is present in my life now. I am a

big procrastinator in terms of the day in/day out, but I try not to beat myself up for it. I thought

retirement from my day job would be an

The previous two paragraphs were written prior to the tragedies of this week and of seeing Joe

Biden’s speech on guns on Thursday, June 2

nd

. I find myself feeling down, scared, helpless and

confused on what difference I can make about the tragic deaths that are occurring through gun

violence. My passivity is something I am not satisfied with.