We live to connect. Connection is one of the fundamental purposes of conscious existence. Connection creates both purpose and meaning in life. Imagine being stranded alone on a desert island with no hope of ever being rescued. Initially, you scramble around just trying to survive, but once you get a survival routine established, you […]
My sweetheart, Ellen, has been in the hospital after suffering a seemingly small fall in the bedroom. Since then, she has been unable to put any weight on her leg, rendering her unable to even transfer into her wheelchair. X-rays and CT scans have shown nothing to cause all this weakness and pain. The emergency […]
We are a nation of addicts. The numbers for the socially unacceptable addictions are scary: 51.8% of people over 12 drink alcohol 23.1% (40.6% of young adults) have binge drunk in the last 30 days 24.7% of Americans use tobacco 68% of the population is overweight or obese 35% to 69% of Americans by state […]
The purpose of life is to discover who we are and then bring who we are into harmony with life. The two halves of this journey involve very different skills. I want to focus on the second half today and offer a very simple understanding that makes harmony much simpler to achieve. The understanding involves […]
Happy New Year! 2010 is upon us. A new chance to start fresh with our lives. I hope your holidays were excellent; mine were. I still have one party left to attend. In another week my family is gathering to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday – Congratulations mom. Where do the years go? Most likely […]