Well, I admit it. I am truly and unequivocally a nerd. I am gleaning wisdom and inspiration from Harry Potter.
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I had the opportunity the other night to watch a special presentation on TV about the iconic Steve Jobs. It was an interesting walk through his life and career. I tend to be the type of person who believes that if someone else is successful, you had better study and learn about that person and [...]
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There is an ad on TV from the Salvation Army that I really enjoy. In the ad, the camera is focused on a wall in the downtown environment. The narrator talks about seeing the unseen. He talks about the millions of people who lived homeless, without food or shelter. As the narrator is talking, the [...]
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By Brazos Minshew, Trivita’s Chief Science Officer
I recently read an article in the medical and scientific literature that discussed the role of Vitamin D in the human brain. The article correlated the low levels of Vitamin D in the bloodstream with high levels of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and oppositional-defiant disorder. The most important discussions, [...]
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By John Mews BMT, MA
As a parent, you should be sure you clearly understand the difference.
Music Therapy might seem like a new kind of therapy, but in fact it has been used for hundreds of years. In the last fifty years, music therapy has become a widely accepted treatment modality for patients [...]
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There is no doubt in my mind that I am getting old. Do you know how I can tell? First of all, there are a lot more people around me today who are important to me getting old and dealing with illnesses and disease that are related to age. The older I get, so do [...]
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By Gillian Johnston, RNC
“Jay and I were having a conversation the other night and Jay raised such a terrific point.
He said, “food made with love tastes different.” I couldn’t agree more. Remember going to Grandma’s house and walking in to a smell of delicious food cooking…or cookies in the oven? How did that make you feel? I know how it made me feel…”
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The day that I met up with them was going to be the most treacherous and difficult day of all 5. We got on our bikes and in my cocky adult voice told the boys that this was nothing and that I wished I had come sooner. That was the first hour. (My first face-plant happened 5 minutes after that comment. Sweet justice I guess).
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Failure
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Living With Autism
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Happy As a Dead Pig In the Sunshine
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The End of the World As We Know It, and I Feel...Fine?
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Deng Alinea: Happy New Year Jay. Very excellent advice. I lov...
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Dana: Hello Jay, Happy New Year!! I like your comment a...
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Jodi: Very well said, Jay. And very creative too! Ther...