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Interview: Dr. Benjamin H. Thurman, M.D.
Dr. Benjamin Thurman is an energetic, enthusiastic proponent of preventive lifestyle changes…
The Secret of Gratitude
What pops into your mind when you think of Thanksgiving? If you’re like me, you really can’t get that turkey out of your head. My son told me that on the east coast, they just call it “turkey day”. What happened to the “thanks” in Thanksgiving? It’s easy to blame the media for the secularization …
Opportunities
How we respond to our circumstances makes all of the difference in our lives. Whether we choose to be like the ostrich— burying our head in the sand—or to face things head on, will determine our future. Ignoring our challenges will rarely improve our lives. However, when we courageously meet our difficulties and seek creative …
Rest for the Soul: Divinely Inspired Art by Nicole
There is a time to be active and a time to rest…
Book Review: Entering the Castle
Caroline Myss, Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul, Free Press, New York, NY, 2007. For those craving to move beyond a ‘hybrid spirituality of intuition and mind-body practices’, for those wishing to be ‘mystics without monasteries’, Entering the Castle provides the grounded framework for your path. In this contemporary writing …
Book Review: Real Success Without a Real Job
It is possible to make money doing what you love; millions have done it before you!
Book Review: The Hundred-Year Lie
Randall Fitzgerald, The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine are Destroying Your Health, Dutton (Penguin Group), New York, NY, 2006. $24.95 Myth: vaccinations are always helpful. Myth: food does not cause violence. In The Hundred-Year Lie, Randall Fitzgerald lays bare the facts in this investigative report on the cataclysmic intersection of the processed food, pharmaceutical …
Interview: Echan Deravy Director, Earth Pilgrims
Can you tell us about your background and how an Irishman ended up living in Japan? I was born in Scotland of an Irish mother and Scots father so my first nationality is British. Later in life I received a republic of Ireland passport, as well as a Canadian one, so I have three nationalities …
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Interview: Steven Cottrell
Students around the world refer to him respectfully as Sifu, which means “teacher”…