It is the 23rd century, and in the frigid heart of the Arctic, where the relentless march of time had preserved ice for millennia, a chilling transformation had been underway for over two centuries. The glaciers, part of the earth’s ancient secrets, were melting. And, more than 10,000-thousand-year-old ice mountains…

True love can transcend dimensions — Inspiration for a poem I was inspired to write this poem after watching a movie by the same title. I saw it in the 90s, but it is a hauntingly romantic 1980 movie starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. It is about a playwright who became obsessed with a photograph of an early 1900s…

Pouring life without measure is a habit of the masses — The hustle and bustle of daily life has been a fact of life that we’ve all dealt with for as long as we probably can remember. So, I get it. I know how easy it is to blindly let the day go by without really savoring the moments or just…

Savoring food in the moment is an awesome way to promote holistic health and wellness — Hey, so the next time you’re at a restaurant or having a meal with family or friends, pay attention to how people eat. You will probably see that most people eat mindlessly while eating fast, scarfing down big bites like there’s no tomorrow, and gulping down drinks all throughout the…

It’s not all about good genes or bad luck vs. good luck, and you have more control than you think — Have you ever heard about somebody dying ‘before their time’ or that somebody is ‘gone too soon’ at an age that’s way too young? And what about all the RIP posts in your social media feed that are a constant reminder that you need to step up your game and…

It pays off to be more causal instead of at the mercy of the effects in life — Just about every time my son and I get into a conversation about somebody’s negative circumstances or bad news, he quips that it must be because of “bad luck and God’s will”. But he’s really being facetious. The church that we both grew up in taught that when something bad…

Poetry to Ponder —

This is a little-known secret — You may want to incorporate this health-boosting habit if you are interested in ways to be healthier — no matter your age. You are interested in good health, right? Well, keeping with healthy routines and habits is a way to achieve that. Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do). — Stephen R. Covey And many people may not have even heard…

But the only way to escape it is to check out of the hotel of life early and not grow old — It is for sure scary to still feel like the same person on the inside that you’ve always been but slowly or quickly becoming trapped in a different housing — a body that is aging. It is a frightening thing. When we’re young, mortality doesn’t seem like so much of…