Doulas and mindfulness for birth and death
Many people are not familiar with the term doula. Based on a Greek word for female helper, a doula is trained to provide advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth. While midwives have medical training to assist with birth, doulas serve as advocates and provide nonmedical […]
Practicing mindfulness on a disc golf course
In Halifax County, Virginia, we are fortunate to have a great and well-maintained disc golf course at Edmunds’ Park. I’m very fortunate to have a 91-year-old Grand Legend World Champion teaching me the game. I found that disc golf is every bit as fun and frustrating as regular golf. I had many misconceptions before starting […]
AppleScript Automation
You may have reached this site from my other life at Automated Workflows and Scripting Matters where the specialty was/is publishing automation chiefly using AppleScript. Although I’m not actively seeking any new clients, I’m still open to more projects if the fit works for us both. I have some long-time clients maintaining and enhance automation […]
A prediction for when you will stop reading this column
I’m hesitant to share this column because the most common reaction might be, “Is this guy crazy, or what?” I’m considering being part of a group aiming to fast for seven days in mid-July, only drinking spring water during that time. There. That was the point where I predicted you would stop reading. Yet we […]
A poem for Alice
How could we loseBoth the sun and the moon The cool summer rainWinter day still River’s calm whisperIn the flow of the daoCrane’s graceful wingsTortoise gaze within Bereft in our sighsLungs thicken with painWe want to ask whyWhy, oh why, this one Vase suddenly shatteredIn clamor, in hasteThen earthquakes and thunderChaos takes reins Yet somehow kind […]
A life of kindness and hope: In memory of Alice Rhett
We all mourn when we lose leaders in our community—people prominent in government, church, business and other areas of life. Sometimes, we grieve at the loss of a bright light who lived a humble life of kindness. Such a person was Alice Rhett, who died in a car wreck Tuesday. Alice was doing what she […]
Tai Chi for Diabetes at TJM Community Center
SUMMARY INFO Time and Location: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 2:30pm at TJM Community Center, 1011 Cluster Springs Road, South Boston, VA. Enter at the front and turn right. The classroom door is at the end of the first hallway. No stairs are involved. Cost: Free with an optional small donation of any amount. What […]
Buddha Crane system introduction
In the darkness there is still light. The Yin and Yang of life remain. During a very dark time, I was given a special gift via meditation. It is a Qigong system named Buddha Crane. At first I didn’t understand what was happening, until I recognized an opening movement, a main movement, and a closing. […]
Qigong for addictions and cravings
Update: Embedded video added: It is a long story on how this new form came into being. For now, I will just settle on sharing what I wrote for the local newspaper… A humble effort at providing relief from addictions and cravings Less than three months after moving to South Boston VA in 2022, we […]
Laughing While Driving is a Good DUI
I left our home in South Boston, Virginia, five minutes later than planned. I was still going to be 25 minutes early for a class in Halifax, but that was later than I wanted. Heading up North Main, a lane was closed for powerline work. Once I cleared that, I had to wait in a […]