A few weeks ago the highly publicized atheist Christopher Hitchens wrote a letter to an annual convention of atheists justifying his position. Hitchens has based his career on being a gadfly, and he’s an articulate, combative one who is widely read and noticed. Along with many others, I wondered how he would respond to the anxiety of his diagnosis of esophageal cancer. He seems to be fighting a losing battle, sadly. Death-bed conversions, which used to be common, aren’t anymore, and Hitchens remains defiant in his beliefs. (more…)
Weekly Health Tip: The Power of Meditation
To Vacation or Not to Vacation
I am currently on “vacation” from work but trying to make a decision on whether to take the family somewhere on a well-deserved time off (especially mom) or really take a good look at our finances and not take a trip at all. I guess my question is, what causes more stress? The not taking real time off or the dealing with the financial strain when you come back?
Daily Inspiration
Own your own feelings. Nobody else does. Accept that you don’t own the other person’s feelings. They do. -Deepak Chopra
Ego Battle
I recently started becoming more self-aware, and read some information on the ego, that was very negative, and I started to have an internal battle with myself, mainly with my ego, and I am trying to find more ways to loosen the grasp of my own ego, but because I started fighting myself, I feel that I became more gripped in it. How do I return to my natural essence, and forgive myself for turning against myself?