To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Brace yourself for some dreadful news. If today is an average day, approximately 15,000 children will die somewhere on our planet of preventable or treatable causes. That number should break our hearts. If losing a child represents the deepest sadness, imagine multiplying such grief by 15,000. It’s hard to know even… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here So, are you ready to slip into the passenger seat of a car that drives itself? Ready or not, here they come. Most major car companies have been investing heavily in the design and production of autonomous vehicles. Tesla, Ford, Honda, and Mercedes-Benz have led the way, not to mention start-ups… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here During the time John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped launch America in the 1770s, they became close friends. But two decades later, as they each took a turn as America’s president, they morphed into bitter enemies. Adams won the election of 1796, narrowly defeating Jefferson, and thus became the nation’s second… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Last month the world lost a one-of-a-kind character. Arthur Blessitt, a self-described hippie minister, died on January 14 at the age of 84 after a lifetime of crisscrossing the planet hauling a 12-foot cross. By his own reckoning, he walked 43,340 miles – that’s about 86 million steps – through 323… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here 206.8 is an oddly specific number. But that’s the figure that emerged from the research of socio-economist Randall Bell, who diligently studied the habits of more than 5,000 people from all walks of life. Bell concluded that there is a particular daily practice that makes it 206.8% more likely that you… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In the 1880s, northern Wisconsin was still essentially an unsettled and untamed wilderness. Teams of lumberjacks worked for years bringing in harvests of virgin timber to supply the needs of America. Logging camps were not for the faint of heart. Like the Wild West, these male-dominated communities tended to be governed by… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Here’s a pop music pop quiz: What’s the most frequently recorded song of all time, now estimated to have been covered by at least 2,200 different artists? Hint: It also happens to be a song that was literally dreamed up by its composer. In 1965, Paul McCartney awoke one morning with a… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here There’s a story about a pastor who became annoyed with a particular woman in his congregation. She claimed to have daily personal conversations with Jesus. More and more enthusiasts came to her house. They sang hymns and offered prayers of hope and desperation. He wondered if this was about to get out… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Dario DeLuca is quite a guy. The ruggedly handsome 60-year-old hails from Positano, Italy. He’s a neuroscientist who specializes in human consciousness, is fluent in 13 languages, and skillfully navigates the realm of financial investment. He’s also nuts about Lynda, his 60-year-old American girlfriend, with whom he enjoys deep conversations and… Read more »
Because of a tech concern, there is no podcast for today’s post. Author Rita Snowden remembers sitting in a café late one afternoon in a small village near Dover, England. As she was sipping her tea, she was suddenly overwhelmed by an astonishing fragrance. It was quite simply one of the most pleasant aromas she had ever smelled. “Where is that… Read more »
