What ever happened to the search for truth and understanding the universe? These days, much of what’s done in the name of science has more to do with politics, the securing of grants for educational institutions, and the advancement of a company’s products.

Returning to work before you’re fully recovered from illness can be a disconcerting experience when you discover that the skills you rely upon to do your job seem to have deserted you. So how do you recharge your spiritual reserves as well as your physical and emotional ones?

If you or someone you know is nearing retirement, you’re probably plenty familiar with worries about boredom, activities, finances and more. But there seems to be a set of some common factors that can make the difference between a retirement filled with angst and one rich with challenge and excitement.

Some wonder how the modern talk radio hosts have managed to capture and maintain such a large audience. Some even argue that some balance in programing ought to be imposed on station owners. But the fact is that the audience the popular radio hosts play to was out there all along.

Are we going to have to invent some new words to “delete” from normal conversation and save for the moments we really want to make an impact?

In the end, all of our quests for ultimate understanding necessarily relegate us to metaphor. And over the years I’ve been exposed to many different explanatory metaphors.

Are dreams merely the result of random firings of our brains’ neurons, or do they contain powerful messages from the deepest recesses of our unconscious mind?