After an unplanned delay on the return leg of a trip the three of us took other day I had a chance to see how my boys would handle the unexpected. To my delight they rolled with the punches, acknowledging that they would've liked to have gotten home as scheduled, but they also seized the …
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Mind over Body
I've heard a couple of interesting TED talks recently which point to the power of mind over body. The first revealed that simple changes in body position can shift the way people perceive you, but perhaps more significantly, they can effect immediate and dramatic changes in your body chemistry. The second talk points the the …
On growing up
Children are an absolute joy to be with. Their outlook is refreshing, their gaiety is uplifting and their unqualified care for others is inspiring. Your greatest hope as a parent is that they lose as little of that as possible as they go along in life. I found this poem on the topic and hope …
Moments Soon to Come
Moments Soon to Come, by Gregg Hake Squinting at the darkness, I strain to feel the forms Yet shapeless, indefinite- Wafting like the morning brume, Swept up by the sun. My hearts hearkens As heaven whispers- Of moments soon to come.
Life Changing Play
I've observed over the years that a simple act of kindness can instantly change the trajectory of not just one life but many. My mother sent me a link to a short, but wonderful video which illustrates the point beautifully. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ejh_hb15Fc Compassion is an incredibly powerful catalyst for positive change! If you're not one to …
Higher Calling
I believe that every person on earth is born with inherent purpose, a higher calling which transcends physical or even mental pursuits. Each one is called to reveal his or her unique quality of spirit, to translate the invisible into the visible, while uplifting that which is touched in the course of living. Your higher …
The capital-T Truth
What does it take to overcome the inertia of human arrogance, to mature beyond the point most do? What must be done to grow completely and irreversibly out of the self-centered, solipsistic state natural to young children and into the selfless, bounteous state of being which forms the basis of a meaningful adulthood? What does …
Souls and Rain Drops
Souls and Rain-Drops by Sidney Lanier Light rain-drops fall and wrinkle the sea, Then vanish, and die utterly. One would not know that rain-drops fell If the round sea-wrinkles did not tell. So souls come down and wrinkle life And vanish in the flesh-sea strife. One might not know that souls had place Were't not …
Personalized Medicine
I am encouraged to hear that the FDA is playing a critical role in the advancement of what is now known as "personalized medicine," as is evidenced by Commissioner Hamburg's recent blog post and the FDA's report entitled "Paving the Way for Personalized Medicine: FDA’s Role in a New Era of Medical Product Development." Personalized …
Your Prerogative
I am the Autumnal Sun by Henry David Thoreau Sometimes a mortal feels in himself Nature – not his Father but his Mother stirs within him, and he becomes immortal with her immortality. From time to time she claims kindredship with us, and some globule from her veins steals up into our own. I am …
Gregory Hake 