A New Health Paradigm

Not too long ago what the world now knows as Western conventional medicine didn't exist. While conventional medicine is a newborn compared to the Eastern systems of medicine, several of which have been in use for many thousands of years, its rapid ascension to becoming an internationally recognized standard is worthy of note. Three advances …

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Subtler Ways

Subtler Ways by Gregg Hake I asked my steed to lift me high, "Collect yourself, give it a try!" He weaved and bobbed and said "I shan't" I bid him more, he said "I can't." So once again another day We exercised in subtler ways. And once the balances were set To my delight he …

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Fools Rush In

A recent article on a relatively new phenomenon called seabed mining caught my attention yesterday. New discoveries in marine geology have led to a gold rush at the bottom of the ocean, a frenzied search which will likely never be tempered by a careful analysis of its side effects. There's gold in them thar waters …

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The Test of Time

Never before in human history has such a concentrated release of creative expression occurred in such as short time as in the American experience. Unparalleled technological advances, scientific breakthroughs, athletic dominance, military and commercial superiority just to name a few, all in the space of two and some odd centuries. As is so often the …

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The Bee’s Knees

Some life lessons come packaged in an instant. They're the sort that you miss if you blink. I had a "funny in hindsight" moment on a mountain bike ride last weekend and as brief as the moment was, its implications keep expanding like one of those kid's dinosaur sponges that grow to many times their …

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Make us a king!

Those who initially think you can do no wrong are the most likely to eventually think you can do nothing right. These are the two-sides of the coin of any elected leadership position. In the vacuum created by people who refuse to mature into responsible adulthood, children in adult bodies set out to find someone …

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Latent Advantages

My brother-in-law's chain broke during our mountain bike ride yesterday morning. It happened at the far end of a 5 1/2 mile trail and we unfortunately did not have a spare master link with us, so he had to hoof it up the hills and coast down. Rather than curse his misfortune, he took the …

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Are you ready?

Morning dawns are you ready? by Gregg Hake Mist rising from lake below Air rich with summery scents Infusing earth's crescendo Heart is filled with what presents. All things made new Not one refrain Doth nature feign I heed her cue. My world today unfolds A new song, a new day Infused with fresh bouquet …

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Enemies of Truth

Enemies of Truth by Gregg Hake My enemies are craven Lurking in dark halls Heeding when fear calls Loving idols self graven. In shadowy vexation They labor in vain Enveloped in pain Praying for liberation. But freedom comes not to those Who jail me above And hate all I love Enslaved as long as they …

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Your Art

"When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard." - O. Henry When you live from the outside-in, what you are doing takes on greater importance than how you are doing it. When, conversely, you live from the inside-out, what you are doing pales in comparison to what you bring to the activity. The …

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