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Most people equate manhood with testosterone, a hormone produced in a man's testes. Testosterone is responsible for many human qualities. For example, in nature, it is usually the male of the species who instinctively protects and provides for his family. Of course, there are always exceptions to this pattern—just ask the mate of the black widow spider. In the human context, manhood has become synonymous with courage, strength and even the ability to reproduce. H

First of all, amazing is the only word that comes to mind when questing for an adjective to describe the contents of the bag of bones we call our body. The human body comes fully equipped to survive, outwit and outlast disease and eventually death. When one knows that DNA only accounts for 4-6% of all diseases (childhood cancer comes to mind), that means . . .

I recently saw a movie that took place in the poor sector of Mumbai, India. It flashed for three seconds a black widow spider that had no other purpose in the movie except perhaps to exacerbate the poor living conditions some Mumbaikars experience. That same black widow spider made its own appearance in that night's dream, which is prompting this blog. As many of my readers know, I believe that Soul-guided messages come to us through animals, insects, birds and re

I'd like to write a book about weeds someday, but I'm not sure it would become a bestseller, every author's ultimate dream. I've been gardening for over thirty-five years and often earn a "wink" from the local garden club over my well-manicured and flowered yard. The design was relatively easy. Maintenance of my garden – not so much. My biggest garden enemy? Weeds! Besides the spiders, mice and rabbits that are ongoing pests, it's the weeds, no, it's those damn we

It all started when I wrote an ad for my Ten Commandments learning product. I discussed my experience with the Fourth Commandment, which clearly states: 'Thou shalt honor thy father and mother.' When I wrote the word honor in the piece, my whole body vibrated momentarily. Two hours later, I realized I needed to better define honor. So my honor deep dive began. Before I get there, however, please ponder my familial history. My parents were physically abusive as I grew u