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What’s Fabulous About the Human Race
Alan is a Lutheran minister who goes to a meditation class with me in San Francisco. He’s about 60 years old but looks 40, tall and straight with sandy hair and a relaxed way with sweaters. He started meditating four … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cooking, cooperation, dance, food, Internet, meditation, music, Pollan, sports, survival
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The Music of Life
Last month I was at a clinic getting my blood drawn. The Jamaican lab tech was singing the whole time. Her voice cheered me up and relaxed me. I asked her why she sang, and she said, “I just like … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimers, animals, autism, evolution, Greeks, harmony, melody, music, Oliver Sacks, Parkinsons, philosophy, plants, rhythm, Tourettes
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Prepare to be Amazed
“To be awake is to live in a constant state of amazement.” – Jack Kornfield, paraphrasing the Buddha Last month I was lucky enough to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was a family event; there were eight of us … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, bodies, Carnaval, cells, children, creativity, gratitude, jellyfish, joy, music, ocean within, proteins, sex, tentacles
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