Then and now : a call to pause -- Honoring the present in the best and worst year -- "As if" : more of that first year -- Scott's spirit on Lassen Peak : finding the spirit that sustains you -- The rhythm of education : Dr. Harriet Werley, thank you for teaching me -- How can the students help us teach? -- Presence with students : posing interest, not merely paying attention -- Clinical teaching is where the magic lies -- The novel : "listen her and she will show us everything" -- The students co-construct the classroom -- Creative projects : "Could you please tell us what you're looking for?" -- Teaching life, not teaching work -- Afterword: The musicality of teaching : more dreams for the future than memories of the past