Stress? YES! Let’s have less
“The world we have created today is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – commonly attributed to Albert Einstein Show of hands, please…
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Don’t forget fellow Americans who need help after Hurricane Helene
“The little town that rocks.” – tagline from the Black Mountain, N.C., website This column is not my usual outreach to you, dear Readers, to assist you in reaching your…
Changing your diet to fit the season
“It was a beautiful, bright autumn day with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.” – Diana Gabaldon, Outlander Let’s talk about seasonal eating,…
Retiring to someplace other than the recliner
“At daybreak, when loath to rise, bear this thought in mind: I am rising for a man’s work.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, c. 170 I am anticipating that, of course,…
All you need is the air that you breathe
“If you know the art of breathing you have the wisdom and courage of ten tigers.” – Chinese adage Breathing … if you are reading this you are most assuredly…
If you’re like Sir Paul, you do your own cooking
“So, if I’m cooking, I’ll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.” – Paul McCartney When I envision celebrities’ lives (which I seldom do) I imagine…
Cool your jets & halt the stress
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me,…
A good journey is its own reward
“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis, American track and field athlete and nine-time gold medalist Do you, as I do, watch the Olympic events in…
How I spent my summer vacation
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy … Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high …” – George Gershwin, 1934 Anyone remember those “how I spent my summer vacation” essays…
Reflections on Olympians & the power of the body
“Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting…