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Getting Better at Boundaries

I like to sleep with cover over my head, so that I am fully enclosed. When I was little, I pretended to build fortress with blankets. I would take care to close all little gaps so that it was a complete enclosure. It felt satisfying somehow.   Now I realize …

January 9, 2022 January 9, 2022 Ari's Diary  boundaries / safety
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Mental Health Recovery and Choosing My Path Forward

I spent the last two months of the year sidelined by a mental health episode. Not like a super serious one, I remained functional at day job and such. But during the off hours I could not do anything “positive” – from playing the guitar to being social.   I …

December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021 Ari's Diary  mental health / mental illness
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Music as a Gift to Songwriter

Songwriting is a funny thing. You’d think that you sit down and write music that reflects how the writer is feeling at the moment. And that is what happens some of the times. But other times depending on where the fingers fall on the fretboard, music pops out totally different …

November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020 Ari's Diary / For Musicians / Life Insights  inspiration / Songwriting
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My Father’s Journey

My father died 14 years ago from yesterday. He was 61. He was the youngest of 5 children, but 9 years younger than his closest sibling. He felt like his parents did not pay much attention to him, and that he was raised by the wife of his oldest brother. …

August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 Ari's Diary  journey / Parenting
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Art Saves the World

Art saves the world. I honestly believe that. Politics divide people but art unites them. “That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.” – Dave Grohl Rock stars can get up on stage …

August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020 Ari's Diary / For Musicians  Dave Grohl / John Lennon
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