Uncertainty
“In a way, the certainty of death was easier than this uncertain life.” You might be surprised to learn that sentence was written by a doctor, a 36-year-old neurosurgeon, eight ...
Practice Equality
Equality is real, but in order to know it, we need to experience it. That takes daily practice — Reiki practice, meditation practice, or another spiritual practice of your choice.
What Peas Taught Me About Changing Behavior
I’m savoring the end of summer, watching the Yankees, shelling peas. And considering something radical. These are the last shelling peas of the season. Calculating how far I could stretch ...
With Gratitude, Work Diligently
In practice, there is much repetition, and there is no repetition. Much repetition when we repeat the form of our practice— the when, where, and how. And often repetition in ...
Really? Questioning Conventional Weight Management
Time.com published an article by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Debunking 10 Myths About Dieting. The first entry: You can eat after 8 PM. Really? Dr. Nancy justifies this statement with the ...
Spiritual Practice? Energy Medicine? What’s the Diff?
The distinction between spiritual practice and energy medicine is often blurred, as if the two were interchangeable, or even the same. They are both valuable, but they are not the ...
Exercise is Not Enough
According to a recently reported study, lack of exercise has not caused the epidemic of obesity in the US. If anything, American adults are more active now than we used ...