by Morning Reflections | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereFears are not created equal.A handful of phobias are so well known that their Greek designations effortlessly roll off our lips. There’s claustrophobia (the fear of closed-in spaces), xenophobia (anxiety...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereTim Hansel loved to push his body to the limits. He went to Stanford University on a football scholarship in the 1960’s. After earning two degrees, he turned down an opportunity to join the coaching...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s not an exaggeration to say that Raymond Loewy invented American style.Most Americans have never even heard of the most influential industrial designer of the past 100 years.But all of us recognize his...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAlong the timberline of Mt. Shasta in northern California, there lives an unusual tree called the Shasta Fir.In its early life it appears twisted and almost brush-like.Winter storms may deposit more than 20...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereYears ago, while driving to work on a warm summer day, I saw a large turtle slowly making its way across a busy street.It was rush hour. This was not going to end well for the turtle.I pulled my car off to...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAt the beginning of the 20th century, radium – element No. 88 on the periodic table – was one of the happiest stories in America.The husband-wife scientific team of Pierre and Marie Curie had identified the...
