These were the first three words to the Preamble of the Constitution and a siren call for the will that is needed to overcome an enormous problem American’s have, our increasing weight. The National Institute of Health estimates 300,000 American’s die annually from obesity-related reasons. The biggest obstacle we face…

THOUGHTS ON GRATITUDE, FORGIVENESS AND OTHER STUFF Today I woke up and meditated for 30 minutes. After reading the paper and watching a little TV, I decided to turn off my television and took a beautiful nap. I woke up feeling grateful, which is a feeling I aspire to. Gratitude…

I am now 53 years old and life has been throwing me curveballs since I was 8 years old. Since that age I have had a boatload of anxiety issues. As an adult I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t get my anxiety under control. I knew what caused my anxiety…

is a learned skill and technology frequently hampers the process. I have to admit I am not really gung-ho on cell phones, in particular I dislike their harmful effects on communication and on being present. It takes skill to be a to a good listener and knowing when to speak…

I had that thought as I was watching a video of a protester in Portland, Oregon, get shot on July 13th, by Federal Agents as he was nonviolently protesting. His skull was fractured and he was bleeding profusely. It took me a while to get here. The question is what…

There are many excellent ideas on medium about improving your life, however, I couldn’t make any major changes in my life until I got my anxiety under control. I lived the first 41 years of my life with a tremendous amount of anxiety and whole slew of panic attacks. I…