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Joy to the Worm

December 10, 2015

“EDIBLE, adjective:  Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.” ~ Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary I should have titled this post “Joy from the Worm” because joy is […]

Alternative

November 23, 2015

“Human energy is always in communion with heaven and earth in the alteration of exhalation and inhalation.” ~ From the book, Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body, translated by Thomas Cleary Yoga practitioners and even those with a superficial knowledge of yoga are familiar with the term pranayama, referring to the […]

Creepy, Crawly, Chocolaty

October 31, 2015

“Nature composes some of her loveliest poems for the microscope and the telescope.” ~ Theodore Rosnak This Halloween, don’t give all of your candy away to the kids.  Be sure to save some dark chocolate for the microscopic creatures that are living in your gut (in anatomical terms, gut refers to the alimentary canal, which […]

The Earth Plus Plastic

October 12, 2015

“The planet will be here and we’ll be long gone… And if it’s true that plastic is not degradable, well, the planet will simply incorporate plastic into a new paradigm: ‘The Earth Plus Plastic’… Could be the only reason the Earth allowed us to be spawned from it in the first place. It wanted plastic […]

Shine On

September 26, 2015

“For this is what America is all about.  It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge.  It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground.” ~ Lyndon B. Johnson A full Moon symbolizes potential realized, a dream fulfilled and a harvest ready to be gathered. […]

Citizens of Earth

September 12, 2015

“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it.  Because cynics don’t learn anything.  Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.  Cynics always say no.  But saying ‘yes’ begins things.  Saying ‘yes’ is how things grow.  Saying […]

Un Nuevo Rumbo

August 17, 2015

“Despite the differences in our governments, at a human level, there’s so much we share: laughter, music, the love of good food and the sheer genius of rum in a box.” ~ Conan O’Brien Cuba as seen by the crew aboard the International Space Station (NASA)   The United States Embassy has reopened in Cuba.  […]

Bee Grateful

August 4, 2015

“It is well to remember that the entire Universe, with one exception, is composed of others.” ~ John Andrew Holmes Did you know that it takes 12 bees, each working their entire lifetime, to collectively produce a single tablespoon of honey? Meditate on that for a minute.  Imagine that you and 11 of your friends […]

Heart Shaped World

July 20, 2015

“For our entire lives, Pluto was nothing more than a dot in space and now it’s an entire world, with surface features and personality and – Oh my God! – this section right here looks like a heart!  It hearts us!” ~ Stephen Colbert “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Many of us […]

May the Focus be with you

July 8, 2015

“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” ~ From Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (1999) “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” This signature phrase from the opening of every Star Wars film, tells of a futuristic time and place in the distant past.  The language brings to mind […]