Category: spirituality

Be free

July 4, 2006 | 4 comments

July 4th is Independence Day in the United States, a time when US citizens celebrate their right to self-government and self-directed sovereignty. There’s an even greater freedom than political and religious rights, though, that people the world over can celebrate.

Cuckoo bird and averting fear

June 30, 2006 | 5 comments

It’s one of the biggest cons in the bird kingdom. The famous cuckoo bird rarely builds its own nest. When ready to lay eggs, mother cuckoo looks for a nest with eggs similar to hers already in it. When mom

Fear not

June 26, 2006 | No comments yet

F.E.A.R. F.alse E.vidence A.ppearing R.eal Fear is not as scary as it appears when you know how to dismantle it and reduce it to nothing. False Evidence Appearing Real! False evidence is a condition, situation or circumstance that appears true,

Gritty rats and immune systems

June 22, 2006 | No comments yet

Two studies claim rats and mice living in sewers and filthy environments are healthier and have stronger immune systems than their cousins who live in squeaky clean labs. Researchers see a lesson for humans. People can overdo concerns about hygiene.

Medicalizing human behavior

June 9, 2006 | No comments yet

Claude Lewis got it right in a column he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He began, “It may be hard to recall, but once there was a time when people took responsibility for their behavior, without recourse to the psychiatric