A plant-based diet isn't for everyone. To resolve conflict, e.g. meat-based versus plant-based, focus on your similarities, rather than differences. Move from static to dynamic tension. I do eat less meat. Now I'm on this vegan diet. But I don't like to preach. Each person has to decide for themselves. A few years ago, I accepted joint responsibility for a multimillion-dollar drug-safety program. My co-leader, ... Read more
It's funny how my mind can make up it's mind, too fast. And be really, really wrong. I picked up my ginger tea today, before settling down to work. I glanced at the side of the cup. ONLY ONE TEA BAG. My mind starts to say (I watch it instead of listening), "I asked for two tea bags. It's too weak with one. Should I go back and complain. It's always the same person who does that [Not true!]. Maybe I should go to ... Read more
"Heed no hoary willow! Fear neither root nor bough! Tom goes on before you. Hey now! merry dol! We'll be waiting for you!" Tom Bombadil, Lord of the Rings. Have you ever had the feeling that someone, or some idea in your head, was holding you back? They probably are, so it's time to move on - easy for people, harder for hard-wired ideas in your head, especially fear, though you can fix that ... Read more
The Subject Of Plant-Based Or Vegan Diets Raises Lots Of Questions Related To Health, Animal Rights, And Global Warming My latest adventure is the plant-based or vegan diet. Plus saving rats from chemical testing, which I did for years). I suspect that people who take on Ironman, or other endurance sports training into their 70s, are probably a little bit OCD, or as a friend of mine described me, ... Read more
"The true dogwood flowers are actually tiny, yellowish to yellowish-green and insignificant, being compacted into button-like clusters. However, each flower cluster is surrounded by four showy, white, petal-like bracts, which open flat, giving the appearance of a single, large, 3-4” diameter, 4-petaled, white flower." Ultraviolet Photography The world is not necessarily as we perceive it. Some of us are so sure ... Read more
The feeling of coming home contains a valuable message about who you are. Many years ago (1970s), I left a well-paid job, as a large animal (cows mainly) veterinarian in the Southwest of England, to accept a poorly-paid position in sheep diseases research, in the hinterlands (Scotland). I entered the office of my boss-to-be (Dick), who was away for 3-weeks, to find these simple instructions, "Don't forget to ... Read more
One key to fixing bodily and mental injuries, is to learn to reduce tension. I have to admit that I really love to relax with a good book or a country walk. Sometimes a book will promote long forgotten memories of events gone by. The other day, I was reading a biography, recommended by a friend, about Paris in the fifties, when La Rue Du Chat Qui Pêche was mentioned in the narrative. This is a famous, very narrow, ... Read more
"The Master has no mind of her own. She works with the mind of the people. She is good to people who are good. She is also good to people who aren't good. This is true goodness. She trusts people who are trustworthy. She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy. This is true trust." Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu. I've made some really bad choices in my time, so I often wonder why I chose this course of ... Read more
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