While we live, let us live by Peter Loewer Hopefully, some of our readers will recall Curmudgeon’s statement at the end of last month’s report… …to wit: “I want you…
Devastation in the Making
by Max Hammonds, MD Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a devastating disease. It maims the victim long before it kills the victim by causing an increased incidence of heart disease, blindness,…
Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
Part 1 of 2 by Bill Walz “Our suffering is holy if we embrace it and look deeply into it. If we don’t, it isn’t holy at all. We just…
Just Sit
by Bill Walz “A meditative practice is not some “airy-fairy” process, but a way of getting in touch with our own life… it will have its effect on every phase…
A Radical New Year
Time to Realizationalize Yourself! by Greg Vineyard Sometimes the smallest decision can turn out to be quite the radical action. Take deciding whether to get out of bed, for example….
The Poets Voice: January 2014
Opened by Wonder by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist My niece sent me a postcard with these words on the front: “I’d rather have a mind opened…
Spinning Discs January 2014
by James Cassara Welcome to 2014! Let’s celebrate another trip around the sun with a few discs left over from last year (meaning I meant to cover them but kept…
New Guidelines for Elders
by Max Hammonds, MD In early November new guidelines were published for health care professionals to manage people at risk of cardiac or vascular (stroke) disease. The guidelines were written…
Raise Your Eyes to the Heavens
by Peter Loewer Some readers will recall the end of last month’s column. In brief: Curmudgeon suggested that the various members of the General Store Membership List might be persuaded…