I just read yesterday that people with good social support networks have a longevity edge. I would think being gregarious would give a species a survival edge as well.
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A Full Day, and a Monk Seal, too!
Tagged with: a survival edge, knowing and doing gaps, monk seal
Posted in learning, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing, Uncategorized
Posted in learning, so much to learn, The difficulty of changing, Uncategorized
The Stiff-Upper-Lip App
“Every Family should have a Suzanne.” Even better, every family should know how to make use of a Suzanne.
Home, Glorious HOME!
While at the end of the day my mind and heart are FULL. Well, full is too kind. Jumbled! That is a more accurate word.
Making our way back to non-industrial food
Good Morning, God! Sometimes, God, I feel like this cat as I try to get us back into non-industrial food. Tradition used to set our tables. Mothers used to make sure their children ate their “greens.” Not just vegetables but…
Tagged with: eat your greens, experts and studies, frankenfoods, traditional food, what to eat
Posted in choices, food questions, The difficulty of changing, traditional food patterns
Posted in choices, food questions, The difficulty of changing, traditional food patterns
A Love Gift to Kit — and Me Too!
Good Morning, God! Here we are, God, after running 3.1 miles. Kit, of course is fresh. I could hardly speak after a fast finish. Connie Comiso, the race organizer was standing 20 yards from the finish yelling at me, ‘You…
What happened to MY Overfill Alarm?
Good Morning, God! I just happened to notice this small little box the other day while I was getting gas. I didn’t remember ever seeing it before. It clearly says it is an “Overfill Alarm.” My instant response was WHY…
Tagged with: adrenalin addiction, anhedonia, busy builds a wall around our pleasure center, Dr. Hart, Financial and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Margin: Restoring Emotional, overfill alarms, Physical, Snowmass Retreat Center, ten day silent retreat
Posted in Borrowing from the Body's Bank, busy, setting my life in context, systematic rebuilding required, The difficulty of changing
Posted in Borrowing from the Body's Bank, busy, setting my life in context, systematic rebuilding required, The difficulty of changing
On Being Between — Travel and Transitions
Good Morning, God! This morning Kit and I fly back home — spending most of the day BETWEEN Tucson and Honolulu. I feel “between” God. I think I am in the middle of a “molt” which tends to make me…
Drifting Happily Through a Sabbath Day
Happy Sabbath Day, God A slow leisurely morning, God, then on into Church, and afterwards we had a nice visit with Fred and a surprisingly enjoyable “picnic” brunch with people we got to know over the food. Then home to…
Bright Blossoms, Dark History
Good Day, God! I really can’t bring myself to say Hi — which is strange, God, as I am sure most people would be appalled at my informality with You — Creator of EVERYTHING! Today was a day of Grand…
Victorian Gardens, Famines and White Flour Lives
Thank You, God, for our being on this trip! Thank You that the volcano’s cloud is no longer stopping planes — and, yes, it would be wonderful if we don’t see a repeat of that Power of Nature Exhibit. I…
A Moment with God 