There’s something about being thankful that seems to grow over time. As the years accumulate our sense of gratitude deepens. One possible explanation is that, as our lives lurch forward, we accumulate more life experiences about which to feel thankful. Sounds simple enough. On the other hand, as the years pass we also encounter more…

When I was a young boy, sometimes while asleep I clearly knew I was dreaming. I would even inform other people appearing in those dreams that it wasn’t going to last. On occasion, I would solemnly share that when I woke up they’d likely be gone. In one particularly memorable dream, as I felt myself…

By way of background, for the past five years I’ve started each day with a 15 minute series of standing exercises (called ba duan), staring out a window looking across the valley onto the Oquirrh Mountain range seen above. It began as a way to enhance a decades long daily practice of tai chi but…