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Gratitude for Nuts
O Great Nourisher, we give thanks for nuts from trees.
Study: Eating nuts can reduce your risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and several other ailments, according to Harvard research publi…
Gratitude for a Decrease in AIDS-related Deaths
O Healer, who watches over all living with the HIV virus around the world, we give thanks for the researchers and the scientists who have given us effective drugs that have decreased the number of A…
My Teeth: Floss and Pray
In her little prayer book Grace on the Go, Barbara Bartocci mentions a dentist who said: "Every day has two important things: floss and pray." She took this lesson to heart and since then has used f…
A Prayer for Those Affected by the Coronavirus
March 3, 2020: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that "we are in uncharted territory" with more than 90,000 cases (and counting ...) of Covid19 worldwide. As of this writing, 73…
The Multiple Benefits of Optimism
In an article in The Guardian, Luisa Dillner states that optimism is linked to health benefits and makes people more resilient. A recent paper in the American Journal of Epidemiology shares the find…
More Sleep Means More Happiness
Improving your sleep quality is as beneficial to your well-being as winning the lottery. This is a finding in a report appearing in ScienceDaily.com by Dr. Nicole Tang from the Department of Psychol…
Please Be Quiet
In a recent article in The New York Times, George Prochnik wrote about philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's crusade against noise as the archenemy of any serious thinker. He was convinced nobody could …
My Cold, My Spiritual Teacher
It's that time of year again. The cold and flu season is in full swing. It is amazing that we can put a remote controlled vehicle on Mars and probe the bottom of the deepest seas and still can't cur…
A Prayer for Distracted Walkers
More and more people seem to be totally absorbed in their smartphones. An informal poll at Judson Memorial Church in New York City revealed that one of the greatest fears of elderly members was bein…
A Data Driven Life
Benjamin Franklin was very interested in monitoring his daily movements and activities. His goal was to progress in the development of 13 virtues including frugality, silence, and moderation. In an …
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