I believe that the more clearly we can focus our attentions on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.                                                    …

It was completely dark in the bedroom, I'd pulled the shades down to keep the afternoon sun from coming in. My brain was on fire. It had started with a stiff neck, then nausea and then a full blown skull-cracking headache. A lost weekend. Fortunately Mac was in New Bern doing a 100 mile MS…

My friend Richard is a film critic and also writes novels and screenplays. He is also the author of a blog featuring film reviews and race car driving, along with a host of other things. He recently blogged about his issues around the idea of "branding" - the fact that these days everything has a…

Lying on the massage table I tried to quiet my mind and to focus on the massage therapist's hands that were kneading deep into the muscles of my tight hamstrings. I slowly took some deep breaths to open up the pinched places. Closing my eyes, I did a sensory body scan from my tired legs and…