Image of what is happening in a human brain in the final moments   The title of this post comes from a song by Moby  of the same title. I...

“ I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise .” ― Abraham Lincoln   I often reflect on the fact that I have...

One year ago, an American hero passed on 10/31/24 at age 87. His name was Ken Mattingly. Odds are the name does not ring any bells for...

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi   Thirty-Eight years ago, I was beaten down and without hope. I had no...

We are coming up on a very important day in history, the observance of the birth date of Julie Miller, for whom I have a myriad of terms...

“Dropped acid, Blue Oyster Cult concert, fourteen years old, And I thought them lasers were a spider chasing me. On my way home, got...

“ A Who's Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and...

“Paris is simply a place of freedom. Geographically central, it has always been a centre of light, learning and research. It will be very...

I love September almost as much as October, my hands down favorite month of the year, even as detest anything pumpkin spiced. September...

I have been in recovery quite literally my entire adult life. The early days were very difficult. I was 21 years old attempting to stay...

“ Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break .” ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth  ...

“So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have...

“The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll...

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the...

“The extra years that had been returned to me were too terrifying to be beautiful and too precious to be ordinary.” ― Sebastian Junger,...