Excerpt: BOFAW, chap, 9, “Gratefulness.   Before each trip, I would say that I could not predict what they would experience.   I could predict, however, that they would experience things   that would be impossible to imagine from the comfort of their beds   with their electric blankets turned … [Read more…]

        “You created my inmost being: you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” David. Psalm 139:13-14 It is laughable to even think about writing a “blog post,” essay, poem or book that would be valued in the year “5013.” I wonder … [Read more…]

        Excerpt: BOFAW, Chap. 4, “A Class is Born.” Therefore, the following clarifications were made:   1. The class was not a philosophy class. 2. The class was not a religion class. 3. The class was not a spirituality class. Spirituality noun: the vital principle or animating force within living beings: breath, … [Read more…]

          Contrary to what some Oprah lovers may think, she did not coin the term or concept of an “aha” moment. In 212 BC, after discovering the displacement theory, Archimedes shouted “eureka! I have found it!” Whether he ran down the streets of Syracuse naked is for others to determine. ;o) … [Read more…]

        Happy New Year and a huge THANK YOU to all of you who have contributed images, links, likes, articles, comments and private messages over the last year. You have generated much joy, laughter and light. Conversely, you have also exposed causes of sorrow and suffering which, perhaps, is why Loren Eiseley … [Read more…]

        One of my favorite poems is: “He who serves his brothers best,  Gets closer to God than all the rest.”  While few mortals will approach the bars set by Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr. Nelson Mandela, Buddha or Gandhi, “little people” play an important role in our collective experience called … [Read more…]

Thanks to Jane Berg for sharing the Grand Canyon NP Fb “Timeline” link. The image of the meteor over Grand Canyon conjured up the image of “The Star of Bethlehem.”  Pre-scientific elders, astrologers and shamans viewed cosmic events like these as omens or cryptic messages from The Great Spirit. Many people today are far too … [Read more…]

        Image: Milky Way scientists—Dulce Hidgar, Rebekah Riley, Emmanuel Rodriquez, Jose Miguel Rodriquez Ortiz and Deborah Baker. “We are now in a position to see the wonder and terror of the human predicament.”                                     The Immense Journey, Loren Eiseley Today, 12-12-13, marks the winter solstice for us. Although the official solstice isn’t … [Read more…]

        Each new year, the first paper assigned to Biodesign students was simply titled, “Who am I.?”  I stated, “In order to know the difference between you and me, I need to know a lot about you and a lot about me.” The only guidelines offered were to be as honest and … [Read more…]

        Where the Higgs — or 'God particle' — was found – CNN.com http://www.christiantoday.com/article/nelson.mandela.and.his.faith/34956.htm Excerpt: The Star Thrower, Loren Eiseley “There were just two men under a lamp, and around them a great waiting silence. Out to the ends of the universe, I thought fleetingly, that’s the way with man and his … [Read more…]