Dr. Dohn’s Blog

A great person that I love deeply passed away recently. I know that “Love” is the glue that keeps all of life in existence. And often the passions of anger and hurt separate us from love and from each other. Those passions in no way diminished the tremendous love I […]

1976            My fathers celebration of life. This was held in his sister’s home in her  large family room. Maybe 30 people including 5 of his brothers and sisters, many cousins and friends. He had lived in the South Bay of LA his entire life. He was 60 years […]

The Phenomenon of Craving.  I am now cancer free. However, I have a diagnosed fatty liver condition to live with. The best treatment for the liver thing is to give up eating sugar in any form. It’s also a good idea to avoid sugar as cancers feed on sugar..  So […]

         It was brought to my attention that my prostate gland and I had in-advertently created some cells that wanted to take over my life. These cells, also of God’s creation like the rest of me, have the phenomenon of craving for power and domination. This craving is not unlike […]

Grief doesn’t make an appointment, It shows up when it will, Walking in the park, Tears begin to spill, The trees swaying in the breeze, The bushes huddled together, Memories envelope me, I really miss my father.

           I am feeling helpless and powerless over what is going on in the world. I remember a widely distributed and read story about a famous man who was being tortured to death many years ago on a cross. It is said that with his last breath he asked […]

The Colors of YES! Yes. I’ve decided to say YES! with a capital YES! from that place within me that’s beyond decisions and decision making. I’m stepping out into the only place to fly that place beyond pros and cons beyond prison bars marked permission and deserving beyond shoulds and rules […]

This year Patti and I hosted two 18 year old Marines from the 29 Palms Marine Base here in the desert. Private Austin and Pfc Cameron joined us for 6 hours of heartfelt conversation, two big meals(they could eat), a tour of the Indian Wells Golf Course, Bocce Ball, our […]

Whoops, I’m back, Sorry, I thought I had a good reason I embarked on a perilous hike down an un-maintained trail into the Grand Canyon. 4 of us, age 26 to 79. 79 was me. We only made 2 miles of the 7 ½ hike and I called it quits […]