BLESSED BY ILLNESS: The Challenge of Patience

I often ponder how rare it is these days to hear the term “patient” being used by the health care industry. The politically-correct term has shifted in recent years to “client”, a term meant to imply that an individual has an active role in selecting services, while being a “patient” supposedly implies reticence, a lack […]

BEING OPTI-MYSTIC:  SURFING THE ZUVUYA AND MANIFESTING ABUNDANCE

BEING OPTI-MYSTIC: SURFING THE ZUVUYA AND MANIFESTING ABUNDANCE

Many people believe that a positive attitude and outlook on life are qualities to which a person is naturally disposed or that develop effortlessly over time.  Let me tell you categorically how false that assumption is.  As a child I was a full-fledged melancholic, convinced I was born into a miserable life and that my destiny […]

HOW DO WE BECOME THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD?

HOW DO WE BECOME THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD?

“All You Need is Love” – John Lennon “You must be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi “It’s all about how we speak to one another.” – Tom Kenyon “Can’t we all just get along?” – Rodney King With the horrors of war, prejudice, anger and hatred confronting us […]