We walked from the Long Beach Peninsula to Trader Joe’s this morning, approximately 2 miles each way. Our quest was to get some kitchen supplies and to accumulate some steps on our Fitbits. My measure of self-worth and human value has devolved from my checkbook to my daily walking steps. […]
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A young mother came in to the office during this lockdown, (I am considered essential), she told me of taking her 3 year old son out to the lawn on a hot day and squirting him with the hose…..”shrieks of delight” is how he responded she said. I cannot remember […]
While jogging this morning and feeling smug about empowering my immune system with movement and aerobics I was listening to that part of my brain that likes to worry. I do not need any blue tooth or headphones to listen to that narrative. I am reminded of my favorite Mark […]
Dr Robert Sharp, one of my mentors told me many years ago that viruses, fungus and parasites that effect Human Beings are natures “recycling agents”. He said that when a tree falls in the forests the fungus and bugs begin to break down the tree to recycle it’s structure. The […]
Danny, age 17 and I were driving away from the cemetery where we had visited the grave of a 19-year old friend of his, Alex had been killed in a gang event in Wilmington. Danny asked me, “Do you think Alex heard any of what we said to him?” I […]
When is enough enough? One of my patients, a young man, is a musician playing in a very successful reggae rock and roll band. He is a “side-man”, that is he is featured on his instrument however he is not an official member of the band. He gets paid like […]
Several of my friends said they had no experience of the 10-hour a day meditation I described and could not imagine that kind of concentration. I suggested that they did have experiences that relate to it. Any time anyone is so focused on something or some task where they are […]
This is part two of my Vipassana Meditation 10 Day Retreat. There were 42 men and 40 women, 4 assistant teachers all effectively separated from any kind of contact to practice “noble silence” with no contact of any kind. We each had private rooms and baths with one main meditation […]
4 of us left Long Beach CA on Dec 21st headed for the Southern California Vipassana Meditation Center at 29 Palms California. My friend Jim Smith, retired attorney and current ham radio operator at the Queen Mary had invited me to attend this 10-day meditation retreat. This was his fourth […]
There were 150 singers and a 20-person orchestra performing a holiday concert at the 1st Congregational Church here in Long Beach tonight. The church was sold out holding about 600 people who were all enchanted with the virtuoso musical talent. The interior of the church is massive beautiful natural finished […]