It’s no Good Trying to be More Spiritual Than God  

On the Hidden Messages of the Health Food Industry

On how reflecting on my mortality is less scary than I fear, and actually useful

I need these stories when I curse my disrupters, wishing they would diminish, fade, and vanish. We all need these stories to expand us, teach us empathy, and see the central role of suffering in human experience.

People may differ on the role of the mind in healing, but one thing is clear, we can choose life-affirming or life-denying responses to our disrupters. Are you active or passive, scrappy or docile, a resistance fighter or a compliant civilian?