Speed matters or the matter of speed

Photo courtesy Tea, Two Sugars,  available under the Creative Commons license on Flickr. Speed matters In the last few weeks my son was learning to ride a bike. Although he previously refused to use a balance bike, he suddenly got super interested in riding a chunky...

Why sitting kills, while moving heals

  Sitting kills, who would say that? Sitting Kills, Moving Heals is a title of a book by Joan Vernikos. It grabs my attention. Why? Because it is a light read with an important message. Joan is an expert in stress and aging, a former director of Life Sciences at NASA....

Let it go – only you can free you

This year is perhaps seeing a comeback of a powerful vocal duo – JazzyFatnastees. Two Ladies with incredible voices. Voices that penetrate and crush the hardened hearts. I saw them live, many years back, and they made a huge impression on me. They were humble...

We’ll hear the music of the spinning Earth

Music feels like magic Music awakens us to the truth that life is so much more than the petty details or daily struggles. Music is universal. It reaches us at the depth of our intuitive existence. It speaks to the senses directly. It touches us profoundly and perhaps...