Breathing air enriched in oxygen is a real treatment for conditions in which either disease (for example smoking-induced lung cancer) prevents the absorption of sufficient oxygen, or conditions (for example reduced peripheral blood flow) make it desirable to increase the amount of oxygen in the bl...
85-year-old Jack has crossed way too many lines himself. Despite his enduring charm, he’s being evicted from his senior community for unspecified misdeeds. After a lifetime of letdowns and betrayals, Laura wants nothing to do with him. But now, as an impoverished single mother, Laura need...
I was already interested in spirituality, and my conversations with Scott took a fascinating turn, like unravelling an unknown depth in everyday reality. Suddenly, what seemed drab and boring no longer was, and the world began to feel very exciting. My father had always admired Buddhism for th...
In my previous post, I shared impressions of Old Dhaka gained from an unscripted walk and a 30-minute ride on one of the small ferries. Recently, however, I had the opportunity to enjoy a completely different kind of tour of Old Dhaka – somehow simultaneously more organized and more disorg...
114. Replace your fear of the unknown with curiosity.”— Alan Watts 115. “Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.”—Friedrich Nietzsche 116. “The secret to having it all, is knowing you already do.”— Isabelle Hall 117. “Everything that is real was imagined first.”—Velveteen...
114. Replace your fear of the unknown with curiosity.”— Alan Watts 115. “Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.”—Friedrich Nietzsche 116. “The secret to having it all, is knowing you already do.”— Isabelle Hall 117. “Everything that is real was imagined first.”—Velveteen...
We really thought the lake would be pretty non-exciting and smelly. It smelled a little, but was not bad. It might be worse at different times of the year. We drove the 17-mile length of the island and took one hike. There are thousands of birds there as well as antelope and buffal...
Other than the Burkina Faso movie, only the two US directors were unknown to me (and one of them turned out to be a Brit, anyway). Precious, Lee Daniels (2009, USA). This is on another list, rather than the one I’ve been using for the past two years. And it wouldn’t ...
114. Replace your fear of the unknown with curiosity.”— Alan Watts 115. “Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.”—Friedrich Nietzsche 116. “The secret to having it all, is knowing you already do.”— Isabelle Hall 117. “Everything that is real was imagined first.”—Velveteen...
114. Replace your fear of the unknown with curiosity.”— Alan Watts 115. “Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.”—Friedrich Nietzsche 116. “The secret to having it all, is knowing you already do.”— Isabelle Hall 117. “Everything that is real was imagined first.”—Velveteen...