Upon awakening, I heard the song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” When I received a call from a friend in Missouri a few hours later, I understood why. Tearfully my friend, Jane, explained her dear dog, Zoie, was slipping away due to kidney failure caused by cancer. But along with the sadness came beauty and hope. Jane mentioned her husband, Kurt and she were sitting on [..] read more …
In the movie, “Carbine (short barrel) Williams,” Jimmy Stewart’s character, Williams, explained to the prison warden (Wendell Corey) the experience he had while confined to a dark room. He realized a person cannot think of two things at one time. At first, he focused on his back pain; then he went to childhood memories like fishing and hunting and the joy he got working on [..] read more …
My brother, Tommy, has a very good philosophy of how to start his day; he decides to be happy. I’m similar in the way I see the importance of laughter to release endorphins in the body to create a natural sense of euphoria. It helps if one decides to start the day with a positive attitude. From the mid-nineteen thirties through the mid-nineteen fifties, our [..] read more …