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    This I Believe . . .(I Believe)
    This I Believe . . .(I Believe)
    This I Believe . . .(I Believe)
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    This I Believe . . .(I Believe)

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    This I Believe . . .(I Believe) is a heartfelt series of reflections from a woman born in Middle America in the middle of the 20th century. Robin Munson scavenges the depths and the shallows of her mind to share her perspective on subjects ranging from the ongoing battle between humans and ants to the possibility of redemption to a woman's quest for the perfect bag. It is a hodgepodge of observations and confessions strung together with a light touch and a wry smile.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMunsonLLC
    Release dateApr 14, 2011
    ISBN9781452422497
    This I Believe . . .(I Believe)
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    MunsonLLC

    Art and Robin Munson have been making music together for many years. Their music has appeared on numerous TV shows including The Today Show (NBC), The Voice (NBC), Raising Hope (FOX), Oprah (ABC), Let's Make A Deal (CBS), ABC World News, Burn Notice (USA), Nate Berkus (NBC), Dance Wars (ABC), American Pickers (History Channel), Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E!) as well as shows on MTV, VH1, TLC, BRAVO, NATGEO, TELEMUNDO, Fox, DIY, Style and more. For several decades, Art has been involved in many facets of the music business as a guitarist, recording engineer, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with artists as varied as John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Billy Joel, Dick Dale & The Del Tones, The Righteous Brothers, Paul Williams, Kris Kristofferson, Vonda Shepard, Brenda Russell, David Sanborn, Bill Medley and many more. Robin Munson has an extensive background in dance and theater arts. She is a songwriter/singer/keyboard player who has performed in many venues in Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Santa Fe, showcasing her songs. Robin's songs have been performed by artists such as Lucie Arnaz, Amanda McBroom, Sharon McKnight, and Shelby Flint, and included on Nostalgia Television's "Live at The Russian Tea Room" series. Robin is currently working on her third album.

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      This I Believe . . .(I Believe) - MunsonLLC

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      THIS I BELIEVE...(I BELIEVE)

      By

      Robin Munson

      PUBLISHED BY:

      Robin Munson at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 by Robin Munson

      Smashwords Edition

      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table Of Contents

      Chapter 1 - This I Believe, I Believe

      Chapter 2 - Beware Of Fairy Tales

      Chapter 3 - The Unisexification Of America

      Chapter 4 - Ant Wars

      Chapter 5 - The Radio

      Chapter 6 - God Bless Us, Every Last One Of Us!

      Chapter 7 - The Quest

      Chapter 8 - The Grand Fantasy

      Chapter 9 - Confessions Of A TV Addict

      Chapter 10 - Abra Cadabra!

      Chapter 11 - The Piano

      Chapter 12 - America

      Chapter 13 - I Had The Japanese Straightening Process

      Chapter 14 – Fragile! Handle With Care

      Chapter 15 - Taking The Leap

      Chapter 16 - Prayer

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      Introduction

      This is a collection of personal essays that I’ve written over the course of the past ten years. It spans a time of tumultuous transition from middle age to, let us say, late middle age. (After all, who knows where the half-way point will be?) It’s been a time of great loss and difficult lessons, but it’s also been a time of growth and new adventures. I’m a bit of a late bloomer in some ways, having only just begun to feel truly at home in my own skin, so while I feel that at 60 I have finally reached an age where I can share my view of the world, I also recognize that by the time I reach 80 I may have to revise all of it! The title expresses uncertainty – which, in my experience, is the only certainty in life. So I apologize in advance for any ambiguities or inconsistencies. They are in keeping with my life, which I admit, is always a work in progress.

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      This I Believe, I Believe

      One day last year I heard the last broadcast on NPR of a series called, This I Believe. I had only heard it for the first time maybe two years before, and I must confess, every time they announced a new segment I half expected to hear a bar or two of a song that was popular when I was a little girl, I Believe. They probably thought of it and decided against it as being too schmaltzy. Wise.

      I really loved this series. It is fascinating to hear people from all walks of life and in all sorts of circumstances make a public statement about their most privately held and most central core belief. Most of the time I would listen and think to myself, Gee! That's a good one! I believe that, too! But I had never consciously thought about most of these ideas. They just informed my life, always working at a subliminal level, the mirepoix that flavors the soup, but whose taste nobody can identify. (I had an English teacher in high school who said that was the mark of good literature; it confirms what you already know, but says it in a new and powerful way.)

      Then, inevitably, I would say to myself, Gee, I really ought to write a This I Believe essay and send it in. Then I would think: Who knows? They might choose mine to put on the air". (Notice the immediate departure from ‘Art for Art's Sake'?)

      So I have to ask myself this question: Do I really

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