A guest post written by Keith Wommack, Columnist / Christian Science practitioner & teacher / Legislative advocate for spiritual healing Marine Lance Corporal Carlos Lozano drops from a helicopter during a simulated raid, confronts mock Afghan villagers, and is rocked by loud explosions. Then, obeying orders, he sits silently and stares at his boots. The Marine isn’t happy about
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by Don Ingwerson This post was originally posted July 16, 2012. You hear a lot about living a healthy lifestyle, but what does that mean? Meditation and love are very much a part of healthy lifestyles, according to columnist Mark Bittman, who stated in a New York Times Opinionator article, “For the first time in history, lifestyle diseases…kill more people
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by Don Ingwerson Robert Piper, author, columnist, and writer, in an article in Huffpost Healthy Living, includes meditation in his description for a new and updated concept of the pushup. To explain the need for a new pushup he comments, “The pushup has been a standard part of being American. If you grow up in America and go to school,
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by Don Ingwerson C. Everett Koop, former US Surgeon General, passed away February 25 at age 96. Here’s how I remember him. I was a school administrator when President Reagan nominated C. Everett Koop as Surgeon General for the United States. I recall Koop’s appearing in front of congressional committees and the intense questioning that he was subjected to. However,
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A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan “Your mind can cut your chances of catching a cold by 40 to 50 percent.” Really? Yes – according to a recent ABC News report by Susan Ince entitled, “15 Ways To Prevent Colds and Flu” which lists meditation along with other methods of prevention such
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by Don Ingwerson “Me heart broken,” my 3-year-old grandson said with tears in his eyes as he hugged his mother. This after he had gotten a little too rough in playing and had accidentally hurt her. Her physical hurt immediately drew a reaction from him – a reaction of sympathy, sorrow, and seeking forgiveness. His concern brought appreciation and a
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by Don Ingwerson What comprises good health and how to maintain it can sometimes add up to a fuzzy picture for many of us. A growing number of studies point to the ineffectiveness and inappropriate use of drugs, while over-diagnosis and over-treatment by physicians continue to be a concern. Then there’s the ongoing dialogue about the lifestyle choices we make
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by Don Ingwerson Everyone seems to be affected by fear in some way or another, but looking at fear and its causes isn’t intended to create more fear, but to show that it need not be harmful. Fear is self imposed but so intimately entwined in the individual that it seems as if it were as much a part of
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by Don Ingwerson While establishing goals for the 2013 year, an article by Deepak Chopra titled, “The big idea(s) for 2013: A Critical Mass of Consciousness” caught my attention. As I read further, I realized that a goal has a better chance of being successful if it is in concert with the efforts of others. Chopra successfully makes this point
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by Don Ingwerson A lot people have been discussing the documentary film Escape Fire, and it might seem that everything’s already been said. But I can’t put the story out of my mind. I keep thinking about what I would have done if I were one of those fire fighters. What if I had been one of those smoke jumpers
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