Monthly Archive: December 2015
“The sun is just rising on the morning of another day, the first day of the new year. What can I wish that this day, that this year, may bring to me? Nothing that shall make the world of others poorer, nothing at the expense of others; but...
The ninth week of SEAL training is referred to as Hell Week. It is six days of no sleep, constant physical and mental harassment and one special day at the Mud Flats. The Mud Flats are an area between San Diego and Tijuana where the water runs off...
There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked, “What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?”Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he...
It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman, in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry and that he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs, and had him...
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage? His father takes him into the forrest…blindfolded…and leaves him….alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night…and not take off the blindfold until the ray of sun shines through it. He is...
The world could really use some love and hope right now. And this video is just that – a message of hope. It’s a gentle reminder that, though all seems dark right now, there is light still left in this world. And it’s time we let it...
Many years ago in a small Italian town, a merchant had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the merchant’s beautiful daughter, so he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the merchant’s...
RSA mission is 21st century enlightenment: enriching society through ideas and action. Everything that the RSA does is driven by this mission, as aim to empower more people to apply their creativity to bringing about positive social change. “We believe that all human beings have creative capacities that,...
There was a very wealthy man who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted many physicians and was being treated by several. He did not stop consulting a galaxy of medical experts; he consumed heavy loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections. But the ache persisted...
CHAPTER ONEI walk down the street. There’s a hole in the sidewalk. It is a very deep hole. I fall in … I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. CHAPTER TWO I walk down the same street. There’s a deep...