I have a friend; he was going through a major transition in his life and decided to give up sex for three years. I thought one-year of celibacy was a challenge, but compared to three-years that is like beginners ballet to break dancing. I know spiritual practices like Trantric and Taoic traditions encourage celibacy, but I have no affiliation with …
I have an obese friend who has a lot to teach me about food. He has a bowel movement after every meal he eats. Now I do not gather his average meal is nutritious, but he is doing something right. With a healthy digestive system you poop 30-45 minutes after every meal. For months now I have been on a …
Every now and then I have to stop to really appreciate how blessed I am. In the past, when things were going good in my life, I used to feel guilty about my good fortune. I would contain my own enthusiasm for life, because I felt undeserving or unworthy. I made myself feel as though I was stealing the happiness …
As an adult I have always identified myself as a non-denominational Christian, although I was christened in a Baptist church and confirmed in an Anglican church. But my identification with Christianity was always loose and sometimes even contemptuous. Earlier this year, I finally overcame the fear of God’s impending wrath if I declared I was no longer a Christian.
Sometime in 2008, I was so stressed out I tried to eat myself, physically. Stress is toxic. It was the poison feeding Steele’s cancer and my high blood pressure. This is the conversation I had with a friend about it. “When Steele and I get in fights or we have ‘issues’ I cannot function properly. It drives me crazy. Until …