HIV Spreads Like Wildfires in Gay Bathhouses
Back during the AIDS epidemic of the 80s, to get a knock at your door from the Department of Health could mean life or death.
Category: Wellness
When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.
The Next Pandemic Could Be Worse. Much Worse.
The Covid-19 pandemic had a traumatic medical, political, and economic effect on the world with a 1-2% mortality rate. But there are diseases around the world right now, and potential diseases in the future, which could be much more deadly. Here are just a few.
Forgetting to Be Yourself
Though we might not recognize it, in these and many other moments in daily life we relax into our true nature and are freed from the exhausting job of defending or promoting our conditioned self. One might even call this falling effortlessly into the reality of one expansive mind a form of “everyday enlightenment.”
During Difficult Times
If you are going through a difficult time, you, like many may find the part of what is called The Serenity Prayer helpful: Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can: and the Wisdom to know the difference.
Have a Heart
For reasons too complex to describe here, the childhood message to me was that I didn’t have a heart. So perhaps that is why I was so shocked when I noticed the sweetest feeling arising. I laughed with joy and relief when I realized that, at last, I was falling in love with my own heart. It was an unequivocal enjoyment of what was here in this moment and a complete ease in the depth of my being.
Book Review – Preventing the Next Pandemic, by Peter J. Hotez
Dr. Hotez’s main expertise is in tropical diseases and vaccination treatments for them but this book includes a wider range of options for disease control and prevention.
Searching for My True Self in Greenwich Village
For most of my life, stillness eluded me. I struggled to be present in any moment, to experience joy or comfort, let alone peace. My mind was a relentless scanning machine, forever searching for what was wrong or what came next.
Just What’s In That Body Lotion You’re Using?
Well, it’s winter and as everybody knows ‘tis the season when we suffer from dry skin. I had a condition where my skin felt as if it was being stung by a thousand bees. My dermatologist determined I had dry skin and a fungal infection. Yuck! I got the cream she prescribed and eventually the yuck went away.
“The Blue Hour”
In an era defined by distraction, overscheduling, and competing demands, one of the quiet casualties of modern life is sustained emotional connection between couples. Many relationships do not fracture dramatically; they thin out slowly, worn down by logistics, parenting, and exhaustion. What is often missing is not love, but time—specifically, intentional time.
America at 250
- Driving With Your Pet
We were recently car shopping and were pleasantly surprised to see how pet friendly car companies have become. This led us to check information at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and The Center for Pet Safety (CPS).