Eleanor Roosevelt wrote, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face … You must do the ...

What is our responsibility given all the distractions we currently have? The number one responsibility is to identify our values and not waver because everyt...

If we could unscrew the top of everyone’s head and have their thoughts spill out, it could be pretty shocking. It would probably be a combo of negative self-...

After all the anticipation and celebration, we have the ceremonial divestiture of hoopla. This starts with the stripping of the Christmas tree (sad), and the...

I grew up in a family that endured the #ArmenianGenocide. It was another in a recurring story of brutality that repeats itself too often. Long after the acts...

I’ve found that the hardest thing in my life is self-forgiveness. That’s probably an “ego thing,” the belief that I was and am supposed to be better, wiser, ...

As we take the old calendars down and put the 2019 planners away, the idea that it’s “20/20” has me hoping that it’s more than a number and reflects the need...

Cannabinoids are a class of chemical compounds native to the hemp plant. After a considerable number of scientific studies, 85 cannabinoids have been identif...

Nature whispers wisdoms we often miss in our mad rush to get to the “next thing.” Take tsunamis for example… Tsunamis are huge waves that come from geologic...

There are two places where we can find motivation; one place is to avoid pain. This works, but the problem is that we get locked into finding pain to avoid!...

Who convinced us that we’re the superior species? And who said subjective thinking was all that and a bag of chips!? The Buddhists say that the thinking min...

We humans are tied to our senses, so the subtleties of shifting energy sometimes escape us. We’re in the process of the seasons changing, the days shortenin...

In the past I’ve treated you to my disbelief over what people leave in the parking lots of various establishments. I’ve noted those little plastic thingies w...

When I was on break in Florida, I did the obligatory sunbathing despite warnings that the Sun ages your skin. The truth is, time ages your skin and the Sun ...

Traumatic Brain Injury = brain injury as the result of destructive action from external causes, such as a blow to the head. Chronic Brain Injury = a term I c...

Many of us regard current American politics as a dumpster fire. I’m not sure if our friends in the UK have been watching because in the wings over “the pond...

The “why list” is growing. Why is bird poop two-toned (in a back blog)? Why are there Q-Tips and plastic dental floss thingies in parking lots? And the mo...

I’m not a Buddhist, but maybe there’s something in my DNA that is? Much to my dismay, about a month ago, I got my mail out of the mailbox covered with ants. ...

When I was little, Spring meant I’d color with the light green crayon from the Crayola box. The darker green was reserved for Summer when the leaves matured...

What would it take for you to walk a thousand miles? There would have to be a damned good reason for me to put on my dancing shoes and migrate. At our sout...

Is the truth a “thing,” or is it a matter of our own interpretation? If there was ever a source of disagreement (and being disagreeable) it’s our subjective...

We all look forward to vacations. I find that detaching myself from the web of obligations and daily routines is a fight to the finish! So many details… How...

Last week I gave into vanity and wore boots with heels to teach my class. I was on my feet for 2 hours and 45 minutes. The floor gave little compassion and...

Woe unto us in New Jersey as our deductions seem to have evaporated! I’ve been procrastinating confronting the bottom line, but I’ll have to face the price ...