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Law of Supply and Demand

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I need the expensive, big filter on my reverse osmosis water system in my kitchen. I replaced all the other filters, and in the process my handyman noticed the big filter needed replacing as well and -- oops! -- the O-ring broke. I put the new filter on my to-do list, but didn't buy one yet. Consequently, the water is still being filtered, but because of the vacuum created by the missing O-ring, it dispenses slowly and only a little bit at a time. And then, I got to thinking.... Aside from … [Read more...]

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Go Mother Yourself!

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In the month of May, we traditionally honor the woman who gave us birth and/or the woman who nurtured and cared for us -- our Mother. The second Sunday brings us crowded restaurants, over-worked florists and candy manufacturers working on overtime. It also allows us a day to reflect, with gratitude, on our Mother's love. In acknowledging the love showered upon us by Mother, our spiritual path calls us to take loving care of ourselves in ways that allow us to blossom and grow and bring us to a … [Read more...]

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Mother Earth – Alive and Well

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The month of May joyfully reminds us of the rebirth of nature. In acknowledgment, we celebrate Mother's Day - honoring our birth mothers, and ultimately our spiritual mothers. Symbolizing the greater gifts of the earth as Mother to all living things, we dedicate one day to recognizing our origins by honoring she who gave us life, and the earth which sustains our life. This month, take a look at your own walk on the planet, and see the many different forces which give birth to your … [Read more...]

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Treat the Person, not the Disease

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Our Featured Topic: Envisioning the Future of Health Care

Often in the everyday stream of things, we enjoy comfortable assumptions that allow us to float on the river of life. Sometimes facing reefs of regret or butting against the banks of negativity, we nonetheless continue on our voyage. We see that we cannot travel backwards upstream since that path existed in the past, yet our future most certainly contains steady waters as well as rocky rapids. When challenges of the body appear, we face the depths of our humanity when we no longer separate … [Read more...]

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Learning as a child: Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

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My niece Taylor, when asked how she enjoyed first day of school, responded with a sigh, "I went to school, I learned everything and I came home."The innocent child, unaware of her wisdom, went about her playful activities after a hard day at kindergarten. Unbeknownst to her, her declaration offers a lesson for all of us.We think we know it allTotally confident in her education, Taylor reflects many of us as we go through life thinking we know it all. Proud of our ability to ingest … [Read more...]

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Back to School

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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward Each year, millions of children return to school to complete another year of education in their young lives. Some anxiously await the first day of school with eager anticipation while others face an annual dread of the entire process. From the earliest forms of learning such as the original home-schooling, then one-room schoolhouse, to modern trends of … [Read more...]

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New Year, New Growth

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We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential. - Ellen GoodmanThis year, when the ball drops at Times Square in Manhattan, New Year's Eve celebrations make their mark all over the country. In a long tradition of using the New York ceremony as a benchmark for other cities, we look at other ways to … [Read more...]

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Secular Seasonal Sentiments

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Secular - Of or belonging to the present or visible world as distinguished from the eternal or spiritual world. Not dedicated to religious uses. - Oxford English DictionaryProper names in the past 50 years or more morphed into our speech patterns as common, immediately identifiable nouns (and in some cases verbs) and we use them without giving them a second thought. Many of us didn't grow up using facial tissue; we reached for a Kleenex when we felt a sneeze coming on. Also, we didn't enjoy … [Read more...]

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